Kosta Eleftheriou
Founder at FlickType
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolKosta Eleftheriou is a seasoned founder and software engineer with nine years of experience, focused on accessible text input and novel user interfaces. He has founded multiple startups, including Fleksy and FlickType, achieving acquisitions by Google, Pinterest, and Formax Group, demonstrating a proven ability to turn ideas into market-ready products. FlickType is an award-winning universal keyboard app praised for accessibility, with endorsements from the National Federation of the Blind and inclusion in Apple’s accessibility collections. He blends research, prototyping, and scaling to deliver delightful software that works across devices, including smartwatches. Based in San Francisco, he leads with clear vision, strong communication, and a mentoring mindset to grow teams and empower others. He earned a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Warwick and an MSc in Natural Computation from the University of York, reflecting a balance of practical engineering and theoretical curiosity.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Natural Computation, MSc, Natural Computation at University of YorkBSc, Computer Science, BSc, Computer Science at University of Warwick
English, Greek
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Github Skills (80)
telegram10
keyboard10
telegram-bot10
apple-watch10
universal-links10
applewatch10
watchos10
smooth10
telegram-api9
ipados9
swift9
storekit9
swiftui9
ios9
asynchronous9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
keleftheriou/AccessibilityKit
Sep 2018 - Jul 2019
Contributions:238 commits, 82 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
FlickType/FlickTypeKit
Mar 2019 - Oct 2021
A powerful keyboard for your Apple Watch app
Contributions:9 releases, 2 reviews, 212 commits in 2 years 7 months
apple-watchkeyboardioswatchosapple
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