Easter Roundup: Fundraising, Collaborations & Launches

Χρόνια πολλά!

Hope you had a wonderful Easter filled with quality time, rest, and good times with family and friends.

As we ease into the new week, we're keeping things light but insightful spotlighting exciting startup fundraising rounds, ecosystem collaborations making waves, and fresh product launches that caught our eye.

Weekly Roundup

• Prosperty Raises €5.5M ($6.3M) Series A Led by Eurobank to Bring Transparency, Efficiency, and Innovation to Real Estate.

• Plum Secures £15 Million in Venture Debt from BBVA Spark to Fuel European Expansion and AI Innovation.

• Lyft Enters European Market with €175M Acquisition of FREENOW.

• Ariadne Partners with MediaMarkt, One of Europe’s Leading Consumer Electronics Retailers.

• Stroutz Introduces AI Assistant to Enhance Product Search Experience.

• Official Kick-Off of Pharos AI Factory in Athens on April 15 Marks Major Milestone in European AI Innovation.

• Inside the NATO Innovation Fund: €1 Billion Backed by 24 Allies to Invest in Deeptech Startups.

• EnvolveXL Launches Second Cohort with 20 Global Startups Across 12 Sectors.

• PlugSecure Raises €720K to Secure Electric Mobility, Led by Apeiron Venture Capital.

• WHEN and Interamerican Launch 'SupplyHers' to Empower Women-Owned SMEs in Corporate Supply Chains.

Funding and Startup Opportunities

• Join HubSpot's Free Founder Program: Get Access to Tools, Templates, Reports, Events & Up to 75% Off.

• Applications Now Open for Onstage S25 Demo Day

  If you're an early-stage founder planning to fundraise in the next 6 months, Onstage supported by VentureFriends is an efficient way to get in front of hundreds of top VCs and angels.

  Even if you don’t pitch live, you can still receive introductions to their 300+ VC partners. Apply by April, 29

Featured Job Openings

• Machine Learning (ML) Engineer for Video Infrastructure (VI) Creator Tools Team at Meta.

• Head of Business Development – Space and Head of Defense at iCOMAT.

• Mid, Senior PHP Developer at Lastmily.

• Operations Business Intelligence Analyst at Welcome Pickups.

• SEO Junior Specialist at Public Group.

• New B2B SaaS Co-Founder at Starttech Ventures.

• Sales Manager at Snappi.

• Solutions Architect at SILVARE.

• Mid, Senior Network Engineer at Mellon Group.

• Senior UX Researcher at Skroutz

Events

• Workshop: Designing Effective Marketing Tactics for Early-Stage Startups | April 24

• Entrepreneurship and Growth: The Future Perspective | April 28

• Quantum Communication Infrastructures (QCI) Days – Athens 2025 | April 28 - 30

• Hack2BRIDGE: A Two-Day Tourism and Culture Hackathon Info Session | April 28 - Learn More

• Save a Spot at Microsoft AI Tour Athens | June 16

Things Worth Reading, Listening and Watching

• Small Talk Podcast: Panos Papadopoulos & Gerasimos Tsiamalos Discuss the Evolving AI Landscape, Venture Capital, and Coding.

Thanks for staying up-to-date with the latest in Greek startups and innovation! We look forward to sharing more next week.

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