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Innovate in Greece by SEV & Endeavor Greece

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Niki Goulimis: The founder of Nova Credit

Niki Goulimis has lived in the UK and studied English Literature. She founded Nova Credit to solve a problem she faced when immigrating to America: immigrants' lack of financial confidence. She believes that the "no" someone says gives value to the "yes."


She talks about the difficulties of recruiting, the time she dedicates to her team daily, and gives tips on "raising" money from VCs. In conversation with Marco Veremis, they discussed what’s next in the energy field, Silicon Valley's monoculture, the fintech talent in Greece, and the challenges of raising a child while living in the universe of entrepreneurship.

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Record of applications for patents in Greece

More than 1000 patent applications have been filed at OBI last year, making 2022 a record year. "This record highlights a more comprehensive and very promising renaissance of innovation in our country", according to OBI's official statement.

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Carlyle Group invests $55 million to acquire a minority share in Hack the Box.

The Series B round was also joined by the Endeavor Catalyst Fund - the rules-based, co-investment fund of Endeavor - alongside Paladin Capital Group, Osage University Partners, Marathon Venture Capital, and Brighteye Ventures.

Shuttle Catheters is the winner of the EIT Health InnoStars Awards 2022, the most competitive healthcare business accelerator program in Europe. The company is working on technology for chronic, severe arterial narrowing.

Viva Wallet and J.P. Morgan announced the closing on a 48,5% ownership stake in Viva Wallet Holdings Software Development S.A. Viva Wallet founders secured their majority shareholding after the closing of the Transaction, as they hold 51,5% of shares in Viva Wallet. As part of the Transaction, J.P. Morgan is also converting Viva Wallet's Convertible Loan Note, and as a result, Viva Wallet Group eliminates its debt. Viva Wallet further increases its capital by a €100m cash injection provided by J.P. Morgan. The agreement between J.P. Morgan and Viva Wallet was announced in January 2022.

Prosperty secured EUR 2.6 investment from existing investors Venture Capital Velocity Partners, Metavallon, BigPi and new ones. Capital will be used to improve services in Greece as well as the expansion of the company to Italy and Spain.

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Marathon Ventures released their 2nd Greek startup compensation report to provide in-depth compensation and benefits information for companies and professionals in the technology industry.

A deep dive into everything there is to know about Greece’s Digital Nomad Visa.

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Deputy Minister of Development and Investments Christos Dimas describes the ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship that unfolds in Greece.

Read the interview here.

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Director for Industry Growth Technology and Innovation at SEV, Maggie Athanassiadi, discusses the initiatives of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises for the Greek innovation ecosystem.

Read the interview here.

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Read here an interesting analysis of the relocation of CEE startups to other regions and whether and how the trend may be reversed.

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Multinational Zepp Health, the world leader in Smart and Sport Watches, relocates its R&D center in Athens. The Center will focus on designing microchips for the company's smartwatches.

ELPEN will invest EUR 155 million by 2025 in a new drug facility at Keratea (EUR55 million), the Athens Lifetech Park (EUR35 million), and two new production lines in Tripoli (EUR30 million).

After its recent acquisition by Phillip Morris International, Papastratos becomes the HQ of PMI in Southeast Europe with responsibilities in 12 countries, with expected revenue of over $5 billion and 4000 staff.

Sitecore, a world leader in the field of digital experience creates a tech hub in Athens/Greece. The company, that has acquired Mossend in 2021, has currently 170 employees in Greece.

World leader in semiconductors Intel, is investing in Greece. Announcements are expected in the coming days.

Fairfax becomes the 2nd largest shareholder in Mytilineos by increasing its investment by €50M, plus a potential for a further €50M, in light of MYTILINEOS' strong performance and outstanding growth prospects.

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Digisec is a Greentech solutions provider designing products based on Computer Vision, especially for the Renewable Energy Services industry. The company recently won the startup of the year award 2022. We met with COO George Diakomanolis.

Here is what he told us.

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Learn more about the trending stories of Hack the Box and Prosperty from the founders themselves on Outliers Podcast!

Stay tuned into the latest episode with Fotis Fotiadis, CEO & Founder of Better Origin. More entrepreneurial stories to come!

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