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Health

How to build a resilient team amid rising global challenges: insights from mental health startups

By Elena Vrabie 31 March 2022 5 mins read

Global Pandemic, a war in Europe, raising inflation – with global issues affecting both business […]

Fintech

Greek fintech Woli raises €700K to help more teens across Europe become responsible spenders

By Elena Ivanova 30 March 2022 3 mins read

Woli, the Greek family banking app, and prepaid card for kids and teens, closed a […]

Ecosystem

Is Greece becoming a hotspot for US investments?

By Elena Ivanova 21 March 2022 5 mins read

With already 3 mergers and acquisitions in Greece, 2022 started strong for the Greek ecosystem. […]

Women in Tech

Women In Tech: Stefi Vasilopoulou, co-founder of Hellenides, the future of work is collaborative

By Elena Vrabie 15 March 2022 6 mins read

In this new “Women in Tech” series, we will introduce you to talented tech professionals […]

Diaspora

Greek-founded blockchain platform Axelar closes $35M Series B round, reaches unicorn status

By Bojan Stojkovski 17 February 2022 2 mins read

Axelar, a platform that connects the blockchain ecosystem, closed a $35M Series B funding round, […]

Leadership

Spreading the ideas that matter: ecosystem community builders on the power of innovation storytelling

By Elena Vrabie 15 February 2022 7 mins read

As a community-born media, The Recursive’s mission is to spread the innovative ideas that are […]

AI

Music tech companies in SEE: How is technology advancing the entertainment sector

By Elena Vrabie 11 February 2022 4 mins read

  “Hey, Alexa, put on some jazz” has become the new way for listening to […]

Deals

Greece on the Meta map: Facebook owner to acquire AI audio startup Accusonus and build a Metaverse R&D center

By Elena Ivanova 2 February 2022 3 mins read

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, steps in Greece. This week Accusonus, a Greek-founded audio […]

Deals

Greek customer insights startup Pollfish gets acquired by American company Prodege

By Elena Ivanova 1 February 2022 3 mins read

In less than a week after the Greek neobank Viva Wallet was partially acquired by […]

Deals

Greek neobank Viva Wallets gets partially acquired by JP Morgan, possibly reaching a valuation of €1.5B

By Elena Ivanova 24 January 2022 5 mins read

Update: As of December 20, 2022, Viva Wallet announced the deal has finalized, despite previous […]

Startups

Backed up by VentureFriends, e-commerce startup Simpler aims to simplify online shopping with headless checkout

By Bojan Stojkovski 20 January 2022 4 mins read

Most of the time, online shopping can be lots of fun. However, sometimes the shopping […]

Investors

The Greek Phaistos Fund raises €3M from Deutsche Telekom to enable the growth of the local 5G ecosystem

By Elena Ivanova 19 January 2022 3 mins read

Phaistos Investment Fund, the Greek €93M+ fund that is focused on enabling the development of […]