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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 […]

AI

Greek-founded Brainomix raised over €18M to scale its AI solution and support physicians treat cancer and lung fibrosis

By Elena Vrabie 22 December 2021 2 mins read

British MedTech startup Brainomix, which has a Greek co-founder, raised over €18M in a Series […]

SPONSORED Ecosystem

Startups in Greece take off in 2021 with 6 exits, over €500M in funding, and unicorn valuations

By Found.ation 21 December 2021 8 mins read

The holiday season is almost here and many of us are already thinking about the […]

Investors

VentureFriends makes first closing of its new fund at €90M to expand its focus to Latin America and the Middle East

By Elena Ivanova 14 December 2021 3 mins read

VentureFriends, the early-stage venture capital firm with Greek roots, makes the first closing of its […]

AI

Greek Cube RM raises an $8M Series A to digitize tendering processes globally

By Elena Vrabie 14 December 2021 3 mins read

Cube RM, an AI revenue management software, has raised over $8M in a Series A […]

Health

Greek-founded FemTec Health empowers women to reclaim ownership of their health

By Elena Ivanova 13 December 2021 5 mins read

Did you know that most healthcare research, solutions, and related tech have been created by […]

Fintech

Greek BNPL startup Finloup raises €1M to bring interest-free credit to consumers in Southeast Europe

By Etien Yovchev 19 November 2021 3 mins read

Greek buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup Finloup has raised €1M in a pre-seed round to fuel both […]