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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 […]

Investors

Marathon Venture Capital’s Fund II for Greek founders reaches €70 million

By Antoanela Ionita 4 February 2022 3 mins read

There is a momentum in the Greek startup ecosystem. The most recent news comes from […]

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 […]

Deals

The EIF backs Greek angel investment platform Genesis Ventures with €20M

By Antoanela Ionita 22 December 2021 3 mins read

The European Investment Fund (EIF) will invest €20M in Genesis Ventures, an angel investment platform […]

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 […]