Greek Startups Tap into More Than €500m in 2021

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Photo source: thefoundation.gr More than 70 startups, up by 30 percent over last year, benefited from over 500 million euros in funding this year validating Greece’s growing ecosystem, according to a report released this week by the Found.ation and EIT Digital. More specifically, according to the annual “Startups in Greece 2021/2022: Venture Financing Report” carried […]

Tourism Enterprises Among Greece’s Top Startuppers

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Photo source: consilium.europa.eu Enterprises active in tourism are among the top startups in Greece, according to national startup registry Elevate Greece. The data was presented last week during the first National Awards for Startup Entrepreneurship by Deputy Development & Investments Minister Christos Dimas. Based on Elevate Greece data, startups in life sciences

Arcadia Chamber to Create Online Platform for Tourism

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Screenshot from the recently released tourism video of the Arcadia Chamber. The Arcadia Chamber is planning to create an online platform that will promote the area’s destinations, experiences and products to potential visitors. According to the president of the chamber’s tourism department, Yiannis Sambrakos, the platform will include holiday packages to Arcadia as well

Chambers of Arcadia and Guiyang to Join Forces in Tourism

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The Chamber of Arcadia in Greece will join forces this summer with the Chamber of Guiyang in China to promote common initiatives in tourism and entrepreneurship. Arcadia Chamber President Yiannis Troupis on Monday announced that the two Chambers will become “sister organizations” during a ceremony to be held on July 9, during the opening of […]

Greek PM: Foreign Investors Trusting Greece More Than Ever

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the online meeting with EIB’ senior executives. Source: Youtube – Prime Minister €875 million new long-term EIB financing to accelerate nationwide implementation of Helektra energy efficiency programme and Antonis Tritsis sustainable urban investment scheme More foreign investors are now trusting in Greece’s long-term

Greek Startups Gain Ground, Attract $6bn in a Decade

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Photo source: Marathon VC Over the last decade, Greek startup companies have raised 6 billion dollars, according to research carried out by Marathon Venture Capital on investments and acquisitions. More specifically, 608 Greek startups raised a total of 6 billion dollars in 927 investment rounds by 790 investors between 2010 and 2020. In the same […]

EIB to Fund Small Scale Climate, Social Projects in Greece

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Deputy Development & Investments Minister Yiannis Tsakiris and EIB President Werner Hoyer The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Greece agreed on Monday to allocate 200 million euros in funds to accelerate small-scale investments in innovation, entrepreneurship, clean energy, environmental protection, education and health. The funding is aimed at ensuring

Elevate Greece Announces Funding for Startups

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Startups that have enlisted on the registry of Greece’s national startup entity Elevate Greece will be able to apply for 60 million euros in funding for working capital in the form of non-repayable grants, the development ministry announced. Very small, small and medium-sized companies registered on the national registry are eligible for non-repayable financing for […]

UNWTO Partners with Expedia Group to Guide Tourism Recovery

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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has joined forces with the Expedia Group, aiming to strengthen ties between the public and private sectors and drive tourism’s recovery from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The two parties recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Brussels that will see them collaborate on a range of topics, […]

G20 Tourism Ministers Agree to Public-Private Actions for Sector Recovery

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In a historic meeting this week in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, tourism ministers from the world’s leading economies met in Saudi Arabia, to explore ways to make tourism work through private-public partnerships, keep and create new jobs, ensure safe and seamless travel, and develop the sector sustainably. Aimed at addressing the unprecedented […]