About Us
"Every company starts somewhere. Ours started with a simple frustration: too many AI products that impress demos but fail in real life. We decided to build differently."
Vasilis Lagios
Founder
How We Got Here. I spent twenty years in industries where things had to work. Live television. Global sporting events. Digital platforms serving millions. In those worlds, there's no "we'll fix it later." Either it works when it matters, or it doesn't.
2004
Athens Olympics Venue Producer
2010
Digital platforms serving millions
Sep 2021
Started a family
Jun 2024
Founded Accelerate Partners
Oct 2024
Became a parent, understood the problem firsthand
Future
BubbleMom launch
That's a different mindset than most tech. I've watched companies raise millions for products that looked great in pitch decks but fell apart when real people tried to use them. Beautiful interfaces, impressive AI demos, and no actual value delivered.
So when I started building AI products, I brought that operational discipline with me. Start with a real problem. Talk to real people. Build something that actually helps. Measure if it does. Improve. Repeat.
It sounds obvious. It's surprisingly rare.
Accelerate Partners exists to build AI products that work in real life, not just in demos. Products grounded in domain expertise, not generic models. Products that respect users, not exploit them.
That's it. That's the whole thesis.
"A bad system will beat a good person every time."
W. Edwards Deming
We build good systems.
What We Believe. Three ideas shape everything we do.
Start with People
Start with people, not technology
The best products come from understanding problems deeply, not from chasing what's technically possible. We spend more time listening than building. The AI is the tool. The human need is the point.
Domain Expertise
Specialized beats generic
Generic AI knows a little about everything. We build AI that knows a lot about one thing. Custom knowledge bases. Verified sources. Real expertise encoded into the system. When the answers matter, precision matters.
Respect the User
Your data, your decisions
European values from day one. Privacy by design, not privacy as an afterthought. Our AI informs your decisions — it doesn't make them for you. No dark patterns. No manipulation. No selling your information to the highest bidder.
Why Estonia? People ask why an AI company is based in Estonia. The better question is: why not?
Digital Infrastructure
Estonia understands what it means to build for the future. E-Residency. Digital-first infrastructure. 0% corporate tax on reinvested earnings. A government that sees technology companies as partners, not problems to regulate.
Startup Nation
Estonia is one of the world's most digitally advanced nations. 99% of government services online. Birthplace of Skype, Wise, Bolt. Ten unicorns from a country of 1.3 million people. That's one unicorn per 130,000 citizens, the highest ratio in the world.
EU Market Access
Full EU market access, GDPR compliance baked in, and a base designed for global operations. Estonian structure, worldwide reach.
Small country.
Big thinking.
Good fit.
The Person Behind This. Vasilis Lagios
My career has been a series of environments where failure wasn't an option.
Vasilis Lagios
Founder
Athens 2004 Olympics. I was a Venue Producer coordinating live coverage to over 4 billion viewers worldwide. Not "up to 4 billion potential reach" but actual live broadcast, actual global audience, actual zero-margin-for-error pressure. When the cameras roll, everything has to work.
Twelve years at Alpha TV. Production Manager for Prime Time television in Greece. Teams of 40 to 180 people. Budgets up to €4 million per project. 100% on-time delivery record across hundreds of live broadcasts. In live TV, there is no "let's push the release." The show starts when the show starts.
BBEND/DPG Group. General Manager building digital platforms. 18 properties including some of Greece's most-visited news websites, serving millions of users.
Ten years building Shortcut Media. E-commerce agency, Shopify Partner, Klaviyo Partner. Built one of only three integration bridges between Shopify and Skroutz in Greece, plus custom ERP integrations. Ten years of direct-to-consumer work taught me what actually converts, what retains customers, and what makes people pay.
Now, Accelerate Partners. Same discipline, new domain. I'm building AI products with the same mindset: understand the real problem, build something that works, measure if it does, improve.
I'm also completing an Executive MBA at ALBA Graduate Business School, graduating July 2026. Not because I needed another credential, but because I wanted to pressure-test my instincts against formal frameworks. Turns out they hold up.
Ready to connect? We're always happy to hear from people who care about building better products.
Questions? Ideas? Let's talk. Whether you're curious about our products, interested in collaboration, or just want to say hello. We respond within 48 hours.
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