Founder Story
Hi, this is Konstantinos
I’m a 17-year-old entrepreneur, cybersecurity enthusiast, and the founder of Threat-Watch, the first privacy-first, premium cybersecurity news app built for professionals who value quality and their time.Over the past year, I’ve grown a LinkedIn audience of 8,000+ cybersecurity professionals, and laid the foundation for a product that puts privacy, clarity, and speed at the center of threat intelligence.But, this is just the beginning and I’m more determined than ever to reshape how cybersecurity news is delivered.
The story behind Threat-Watch
Threat-Watch started as a concept and NGO organization back in 2023. Relying solely on volunteers though, put a lot stress on meeting the deadlines and resulted in incredibly slow production, leading me to turn it into a for profit organization in 2025. After that everything clicked, I managed to built a LinkedIn audience of 8000 people, made numerous viral posts e.g. 250+ reactions and 25k+ impressions, alongside a pre sale for Threat-Watch to a high profile individual. Additionally, I started building the email list to help professionals get early access to the app and I even built 90% of the front end on my own, before I started outsourcing or using AI assistance.
The background struggles
I happen to be building Threat-Watch during one of the hardest economic periods in my country’s modern history ( Greece ). With no venture capital, no rich family, and no financial safety net, I’ve bootstrapped my vision from the ground up while still a student. After graduating high school with honors, I earned a place in one of Greece’s top-ranked universities for Computer Science (ranked in the global Top 800). While studying, I taught myself the skills to design and launch a premium cybersecurity product for professionals, despite not knowing how to code even an HTML website two years ago.