Listen "The State of Greek Venture Capital"
Episode Synopsis
A Zoom panel discussion about the record state of venture capital in Greece, which is fueling activity in life sciences, retail and agritech. According to a report from Found.ation and EIT Digital, over €500 million in funding was invested in over 70 startups in 2021. Of six exits, three were in the all-time top 10 list for value. Notably, Greece now lays claim to its first “unicorn” startups: PeopleCert, Blueground and Viva Wallet. With The Greek government pledging €200 million for further startup activity, where is this all heading?
George Dimopoulos, Venturefriends
Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou, Velocity Partners
Myrto Papathanou, Metavallon
Katerina Pramatari, Unifund
George Tziralis, Marathon
Marco Veremis, Big Pi
Moderated by Niko Bonatsos, General Catalyst
Introduction by Dean Dimizas, Cambridge Associates
George Dimopoulos, Venturefriends
Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou, Velocity Partners
Myrto Papathanou, Metavallon
Katerina Pramatari, Unifund
George Tziralis, Marathon
Marco Veremis, Big Pi
Moderated by Niko Bonatsos, General Catalyst
Introduction by Dean Dimizas, Cambridge Associates
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