Greece 232 articles

Agritech

VentureFriends invests in Agro.Club to help it connect agribusinesses across the value chain

By Elena Ivanova 13 July 2021 3 mins read

Agro.Club, the digital agribusinesses platform that connects farmers, retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers across the agriculture […]

Startups

Car-as-a-service startup FlexCar closes €50M in the biggest round in the Greek ecosystem

By Elena Ivanova 30 June 2021 3 mins read

The mobility startup FlexCar received a record investment for the Greek ecosystem with the closing […]

Startups

A Greek academic spin-off that aims to build a better internet backbone with new $1.5M

By Elena Ivanova 23 June 2021 3 mins read

Code BGP, which develops commercial solutions for network operators, has raised a $1.5M seed investment […]

Deals

Greek-Cypriot digital insurance agent Hellas Direct raises €32M and plans an expansion

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 21 June 2021 3 mins read

The digital insurance company Hellas Direct, raised €32M in a new financial round with the […]

Deals

Startups from Southeast Europe have raised over $1.2B in the first half of 2021, more big rounds coming

By Etien Yovchev 20 June 2021 4 mins read

The first half of 2021 is almost gone, so it’s time to stop for a […]

Diaspora

The Greek YC graduate Terra raises $2.8M to unify health and fitness data

By Elena Ivanova 11 June 2021 3 mins read

Last month, The Recursive told the story of  Kyriakos Eleftheriou and his exciting entrepreneurial journey […]

Startups

Greek Venture Friends expands its investments to Latin America

By Elena Ivanova 2 June 2021 3 mins read

Founded in 2016 by the serial entrepreneurs and angel investors Apostolos Apostolakis and George Dimopoulos, […]

Startups

The Greek Causaly raises $17M to help medical experts get through mountains of data

By Elena Ivanova 21 May 2021 2 mins read

The Greek ML startup Causaly just raised $17M in Series A in a round led […]

Diaspora

150 pitches: the long run of API startup Terra and its Greek founder to Y Combinator

By Elena Ivanova 20 May 2021 6 mins read

Before being a founder, Kyriakos Eleftheriou was a commando in the special forces, a weight […]

Startups

Greek Startup Universe wraps up with tech founders all set to grow and scale

By Antoanela Ionita 18 May 2021 3 mins read

It’s a wrap-up for the Greek Startup Universe online program. The tech ecosystem in Greece […]

Fintech

Greek neobank for SMEs Viva Wallet with an $80m round and a vision to unify the fragmented European payments market

By Etien Yovchev 30 April 2021 6 mins read

Just a few days ago, Viva Wallet, a Greek cloud-based neobank focusing on European SME […]

Investors

Inside the Greek startup and VC ecosystem with Apostolos Apostolakis, co-founder and partner at VentureFriends

By Irina Obushtarova 29 April 2021 < 1 mins read

VentureFriends (VF) had the first 100% private venture capital fund in Greece. Launched in 2016 […]