Founder Profile
Anastasis Germanidis
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Anastasis Germanidis?
Anastasis Germanidis is a founder of Runway, which was founded in 2018 with Cristóbal Valenzuela and Alejandro Matamala-Ortiz.
- Company founded
- Runway
- Founded
- 2018
- Co-founders
- Cristóbal Valenzuela and Alejandro Matamala-Ortiz
Background
Greek-born engineer and creative technologist; studied at Wesleyan University and NYU ITP.
Founding Story
Anastasis Germanidis co-founded Runway in 2018 and led its research and engineering as CTO. In 2026 he became co-CEO alongside Valenzuela, a change Runway said formalized his role driving research. He has publicly announced the company's 2026 ARR milestones and its push into robotics. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
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