€75 Million For You, & New €259 Flights from Athens to LA.

Good Morning!

Last week, Athens lit up with the energy of Panathēnea, as the city buzzed with networking events, meetups, and entrepreneurial spirit at every corner. Another standout event was the StrictlyVC by TechCrunch and Endeavor, which hosted its first-ever summit in Athens, featuring none other than the Prime Minister. (Catch the highlight from the session: Why Greece, Why Now.)

In other exciting news, Marathon Venture Capital announced the launch of a new €75 million fund aimed at supporting globally ambitious founders. Along with other new deals and partnerships covered below which further underlined the growing momentum of Greece’s innovation ecosystem.

The future of the ecosystem is looking bright, and we’re here for every step of it.

Weekly Roundup

• Marathon Venture Capital Launches €75M Fund III to Empower Global Tech Founders.

• Norse Atlantic Airways Launches 4 Weekly Direct Athens–Los Angeles Flights from €259, Starting This June.

• Apeiron Venture Capital Backs French Defence Tech Startup Alta Ares with Undisclosed Investment Alongside Expansions, Starburst, Kima Ventures and Bpifrance.

• Discover the 40 Companies Named Best Workplaces Hellas 2025.

• Titan Group Partners with Investing for Purpose to Invest Up to €40 Million in Scaling Innovative Startups and Funds.

• Deloitte and NTUA Forge Partnership to Advance Education, Science, and Research Collaboration.

• Thessaloniki: The Emerging Investment Hub of Northern Greece.

• City of Athens Moves to Regulate Light Personal Electric Vehicles Following Talks with Operators.

• Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Launches First Carbon Footprint Office.

• EFA GROUP Invests €3M in Acromove Inc. to Advance Next-Gen Edge Cloud and 5G Solutions for Defense and Industry.

• Snappi to Launch First Instagram-Style Bank Targeting Gen Z and Millennials.

Events

• Sustainable Impact Dialogues Heraklion - Meetup #2 | May 12

• SEV Conference: AI in Practice: How to Apply Artificial Intelligence in Businesses | May 12

• 13th Regional Growth Conference 2025 Patras | May 12 - 14

• Startup Europe Week 2025 Larissa | May 13

• Greeking Out in London | May 14
  hosted by Endeavor Greece & Hellenic Tech Network

• Scaling Up Summit 2025 by EO Greece | May 14

• AI is Easy: Why it’s Time for Leaders to Step In - Webinar | May 14

• ATHEX Tech Summit 2025 | May 14

• L&D Hub Meetup #2 | May 15

• Patras Tech Talk: Software Engineering | May 16

• 12th Technology Forum Thessaloniki | May 16

• Cooperation Development Program | May 16

• TechSaloniki 2025 | May 16 - 17

• The 9th CASSINI Hackathon Ioannina | May 16 -18

• TEDxPatras 2025 - Once Upon Tomorrow | May 17

• Innovations in Medical Technology: Shaping the Future of Healthcare | May 20

• Emerging Managers Summit 2025 | May 21

• Athens WordPress Meetup - On the way to WCEU 2025 | May 21

Things Worth Reading, Listening and Watching

• ESG: Balancing Growth and Social Impact
  By Yannos Grammatidis, Honorary President of the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce.

• The Entrepreneur's Edge: Turn Your Story Into a Leadership Tool

  Becoming an author isn’t just personal, it’s powerful by Winnie Hart.

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