AgroU Wins Panathēnea Startup Competition, Secures $350K in Credits and Cash

Good morning and Καλό Μήνα!

This week, we revisit a topic we've explored before on how innovation and regulation can coexist proposed by the Municipality of Athens' recent consideration to regulate micromobility in the city. Similar concerns are emerging across Greece, including a recent rescue operation by the Municipality of Thessaloniki that recovered 3 electric bicycles, 77 scooters, and 1 motorbike from the seabed. Situations like these place innovators in a challenging position, balancing progress with responsibility.

If you missed last week’s Athens Open Coffee event, don’t worry—you can still catch the inspiring presentations from Biological Lattice Industries, OramaVR, and LearnWorlds as they share their startup journeys - Watch here. Plus follow-up with all the latest news, opportunities and events happening this week.

Weekly Roundup

• AgroU, a startup dedicated to revolutionizing how the agrifood sector sources, hires, and pays its workforce, wins this year’s Panathēnea Startup Competition. The prize includes $325,000 in Microsoft services and credits, along with €25,000 in cash from the Visa Innovation Program Europe.

• AuraSkin Upcycles, a Greek startup transforming spent coffee grounds into everyday skincare products like lip balms, face creams, and sunscreens, will pitch at the 2025 Amazon Sustainability Accelerator Demo Day.

• How Well Do Greeks Manage Their Money? Plum Reveals the Insights Featuring Marily Mitropoulou, Country Marketing Manager at Plum Greece.

• Maritime tech startup Alicia Bots opens a new Production & Service Center in Greece, expanding its automated solutions for cleaning, inspection, and monitoring.

• Pharmathen, ADVANZ PHARMA Deepen Partnership with Exclusive Licensing and Supply Agreement to Enhance Patient Access to Specialty Medicines.

• ECOSHIFT, a Greek startup, has launched Νους (Noos), the first electric L3e-class motorcycle designed and manufactured in Greece. This innovative vehicle aims to revolutionize urban mobility by combining advanced technology with sustainable design.

• SuiHub_Athens Launch: A New Space for Sui in Europe that Connects Builders, Learners, and Collaborators in the Sui Ecosystem.

• Curious about using AI to boost your business? Finloup has curated 5 must-use AI tools every business should know about.

Funding and Startup Opportunities

• Wikifarmer Offers Emerging Agri-Food Experts a Chance to Share Knowledge and Earn up to €200 - Submit Article by June 8.

• Is your startup active in the tourism sector? Applications are now open for the 8th cycle of the CapsuleT Accelerator. Participating teams will have the chance to compete for cash prizes totaling €40,000. Apply by June 26.

• Open Call: 2nd Summer School on Innovation, Tech & Culture by Onassis Stegi – Apply by June 8.

• Apply now for the 2025 PropTech Innovation Challenge and pitch your solution to global industry leaders in Paris this November. Deadline: June 11.

Featured Job Openings

• WeatherXM is on the lookout for a Senior Business Development Manager and a Senior Growth Marketer to join their team.

• Passionate about ML? Progressive Robotics is looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to join their team.

• iCOMAT is looking for a Senior Research and Development FEA Engineer.

• Big Pi Ventures is looking to hire an Investment Manager to join their investment team.

• MarTech Specialist at Ferryscanner.

• Welcome Pickups is on the lookout for a Affiliate Manager.

Events

• PMI Greece: Stress vs. Project Managers | June 3

• Athens UX Meetup | June 4

• VueJS Athens Meetup #14 | June 5

• 15th Annual Capital Link Sustainability Forum | June 5

• Live Webinar: Building a Smarter Academy 10x Faster by LearnWorlds | June 5

• Greeking Out in Paris | June 10

• 9th Payments360 Conference 2025 | June 11

• AI Meetup Athens | June 18

• 23rd CFO Forum | June 19

See more events happening this week here:

Things Worth Reading, Listening and Watching

• Piraeus Bank Moves to Acquire Majority Stake (90.01%) in Ethniki Insurance from CVC.

• Delian Alliance Industries: Pioneer in AI-Powered Defense Technology by Eleni Gabriel.

• How Artificial Intelligence Can Significantly Reduce Insurance Claims Costs by Covariance.

• Podcast: 2nd Life EV Batteries and How they Play a Key Role in our Transition to Clean Energy.

• Fintech at the Table: A Conversation with Revolut's Antoine le Nel on the Future of Banking By Endeavor Greece.

• From Startup to Scale-Up: Essential Resources for Entrepreneurial Growth by Alexandros Nousias.

• GPTs, Decoded: How to Choose the Right Model by Vasiliki Poulou.

• Non-linear, Team-based VR Training for Cardiac Arrest Care with enhanced CRM Toolkit.

Thanks for staying up-to-date with the latest in Greek startups and innovation! We look forward to sharing more next week. If you would like to submit a deal, event, tech jobs or news to be featured next week, get in touch here.

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