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Diaspora

Virtual accelerators: An opportunity to connect the Greek tech ecosystem with the Hellenic diaspora

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 30 March 2021 3 mins read

What are the major challenges the Hellenic startup ecosystem is facing? Similar to most founders […]

Investors

The “invisible” female entrepreneurs bring visible value to the CEE ecosystem

By Elena Ivanova 29 March 2021 4 mins read

Gender-balanced teams and those with female presence in all fronts in the ecosystem – from […]

Smart Cities

Are digital twins the future of physical assets and infrastructure management?

By Elena Ivanova 29 March 2021 4 mins read

Cities, companies, and public authorities are beginning to see what benefits can derive from the […]

Events

Innovation Academy: the educational competition set to scale youth entrepreneurship in Bulgaria

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 26 March 2021 3 mins read

How can young entrepreneurs build their skills and knowledge in order to be able to […]

AI

Romanian unicorn UiPath files to go public

By Etien Yovchev 26 March 2021 2 mins read

The tremendous growth story of UiPath is finally about to culminate in a long-awaited initial […]

Smart Cities

Plant algorithms can make gardening “cool” again

By Elena Ivanova 26 March 2021 5 mins read

In times when most of the urban population doesn’t have a balcony, let alone direct […]

Investors

Inside the mind of an investor: regional VC insights, opportunity areas and community growth

By Elena Ivanova 25 March 2021 6 mins read

Only in 2020, the venture capital community in the CEE region closed some 734 rounds […]

Agritech

Precision farming startup Augmenta raises $8M Series A round on its way to automating crop fertilization and reducing pollution

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 24 March 2021 3 mins read

On March 23, 2021, the automation farming startup Augmenta announced closing its $8M Series A […]

Investors

Sofia-based VC LAUNCHub Ventures with a new company exit

By Elena Ivanova 24 March 2021 4 mins read

Whether it is Slack, Zoom, or Teams, IT companies are trying to reduce their fixed […]

Ecosystem

Hellenic Development Bank of Investments launches a new fund aimed at technology transfer and startups

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 24 March 2021 3 mins read

The Hellenic Development Bank of Investments (HDBI) officially announced the coming into existence of a […]

Sustainability

Can decentralized production be the answer to sustainable and affordable energy?

By Elena Ivanova 24 March 2021 4 mins read

Due to the generous Green Deal investments from the European Innovation Council, the increasing need […]

Startups

The potential of mixed reality in the maritime shipping industry and Greece as a sandbox for innovation in the sector

By The Recursive 23 March 2021 6 mins read

Maritime shipping is one of the cornerstones of the global economy, with the total goods […]