Lars Rasmussen: Cofounder of Google Maps and Panathenea

from Scaling Europe · host Sebastian Johnson

Lars is a leading angel investor and founder based in Athens. In 2004, Lars and his brother Jens sold their mapping startup, Where 2 Tech to Google. Lars became the Head of Google Maps from Where 2’s technology, and was then the Director of Engineering at Facebook in Menlo Park and London. He's now founded Panathenea - a leading tech event in Athens.

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