Global Tech Outage, OKTO.CASH Expands to Germany. petchef Raised €1M+ and More

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Weekly Roundup

• Global Tech Outage Takes Down Banks, Media, and Airports.

• Petchef Completes New Funding Round of Over 1 Million Euros.

• Phaistos Investment Fund invests in D-Orbit, an innovative company in space technology.

• Athina Karahogitis Joins Bryq's Advisory Board.

• OKTO.CASH Expands in Germany with Bet-at-home Go-live.

• ALPHA BANK announced an agreement to sell 90.1% of Alpha Bank Romania S.A. to UniCredit S.p.A.

• myTeam: New Round of Funding to Digitize Sports Clubs.

• WeatherXM Acquires a Commercial Weather Data Network License.

• EVO HUMAN PERFORMANCE is the tech provider for Antigoni Ntrismpioti at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

• 17 Space Startups Join the ESA BIC Greece Incubator.

Opportunities Roundup

• Join the 22nd Cycle of VentureGarden Athens. Apply by September 8.

• WeLEAD Bootcamp on Data Science and Business Intelligence in collaboration with Code.Hub.

• The Digital Logistics Award 2024. Apply by July, 25.

• Receive up to € 20.000 in funding. Join FU-TOURISM Acceleration Programme.

• Accelerate Greece 2024 Cohort Application Still Open. Apply by July 31.

Things Worth Reading, Listening and Watching

• InnovativeGreeks Interview with Sotiris Ptochos, Co-founder at PEOPLE.

• The Founderhood Startup Programs Masters Podcast featuring Sofia Oikonomou, Managing Partner at Tenity.

• 630 Tech Hires in 12 Months. Netcompany-Intrasoft’s Talent Acquisition Team Takes Recruiting to the Next Level by WE LEAD.

• Workcation: Something You Need? by Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos.

• The Importance of Tacit Knowledge in AI Workflows by 100mentors.

• How to Measure Innovation: Key Metrics for Evaluating Performance by Plug and Play.

• Global Cyber Risk and Insurance Survey 2024: Bridging the Gap in Cyber Protection by Munich Re.

• Success Hype Talk with Leonidas Diamantopoulos CEO at Techins on the Essence of Resilience in Becoming an Entrepreneur.

Events

• PMI Greece Webinar Series: Leadership Skills Inspiring Greatness in Your Teams with Christina Dimatati on Tuesday, July 23. Register here.

• Archimedes Talks Series: Learning-based 3D Understanding of Deformable Objects Using Weak and Self-Supervision on Thursday, July 25 - Register here.

• Navigating the Greek Talent Ecosystem in the Tech Industry, co-hosted by Metavallon VC. Message Jeffrey Meijer to save a spot. 25th July.

• Found.ation presents the EIT Digital Venture Incubation Program (East Balkans) Demo Day in collaboration with EIT Digital, Europe. July 25 - Register here.

• Networking Thursdays with Endeavor Greece on Thursday, July 25. Register here.

• Kpler Webinar: Navigating Maritime Risk: Harnessing Data for Effective Risk Management on Thursday, July 25 - Register here.

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