Greek Cuisine Ranked #1 in the World, Pharos, the New Greek AI Factory & More!

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Greek Cuisine Ranked #1 in the World by TasteAtlas Awards 2024/25!

Here’s a spotlight on FoodTech and Prominent Greek food producers making global waves and driving innovation in Greece:

• Wikifarmer: An Agritech platform empowering farmers with educational resources and a marketplace to sell their products at fair prices.

• Agroknow: Specializes on food safety and risk management through AI and data analytics.

• Pop Market: A quick-commerce platform delivering groceries and daily essentials in under 15 minutes.

• AgroApps: Provides IT-driven solutions such as Earth observation data, remote sensing, climate projections and AI to enhance decision-making in farming.

• BibeCoffee: Offers IoT solutions to monitor coffee machine usage in real time, optimizing efficiency and coffee quality.

• efood: One of Greece’s leading online food delivery services, connecting users with a wide range of restaurants.

• FertoApp: Provides ultra-fast delivery services, linking local merchants with customers for food and other essentials.

• Apla: Enables the optimal food procurement: from the wholesale supplier to the food service industry.

• Eden Library: Provides sustainable plant care with AI & machine vision technology.

• AgroU: A recruitment platform for agricultural workers, connecting 8,000 registered users, including 700 farms.

• Megas Yeeros: The world’s top producer of authentic Greek yeeros.

• Rodoula: A leader in frozen dough, pies, and desserts.

• Minerva: One of Greece’s oldest food companies, specializing in high-quality edible oils and Mediterranean products.

• Select Fish: Experts in seafood processing and distribution.

• Palse Snacks: A producer of healthy vegan snacks based on pulses, catering to modern dietary trends.

Weekly Roundup

• Greece Selected as One of the First Seven AI Factories to Drive Europe's Leadership in AI.

  The factory aims to address national and European AI needs in health, culture, language, and sustainability (energy, environment, climate) by offering comprehensive support—from upskilling and dataset provision to AI model training and business innovation. It also seeks to engage the national and European AI ecosystem.

• Genesis Ventures Invests in Butler – A One-Stop Shop for Managing Catalogues, POS, and Customer Experience.

• PRAXI Network and Brookstreet Equity Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Strengthen Strategic Cooperation on Start-Up and Scale-Up Initiatives.

• Envolve Greece Launches the 5G-DiGITs Alliance, Funded by Erasmus+ with a €1.4 Million Budget, Aiming to Close the Skills Gap in the 5G Era. The Initiative Brings Together 12 Partners from 8 European Countries: Spain, Greece, Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, Malta, Lithuania, and Germany.

• Sui Blockchain Tackles a Major AI Challenge with a Solution Developed by Mysten Labs' Cryptography Team, Led by Kostas 'Kryptos' Chalkias

• Apto and Dromeus Capital Group Join Forces to Develop a €300 Million Hyperscale Data Center in Spata, Athens.

• EnvolveXL by Envolve Entrepreneurship Invests Up to €265,000 in 5 Startups: CityCrop Automated Indoor Farming, Coinbux, Kleesto, Travelr, and Vivestia | Explore, Book & Travel in VR — Accelerating Growth and Scaling Impact.

• Dive into the Digital Transformation in Greece 2024-2025 Report by Found.ation

Opportunity Roundup
Ecosystem

• Piraeus Startup Accelerator in Ioannina and Patras Aims to Strengthen Local Innovation Ecosystems, in Collaboration with the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hub! Learn more.

• European AI & Society Fund Opens Applications for AI Accountability Grants: Up to €200,000 for Projects Addressing Accountability for AI Harms in Europe. Submit Proposals by January 6!

Events

• Startups & HealthTech | MedagoraXL Demo Day, December 18

• Move Up Journey: Celebrating the Power of Motherhood – Empowering and Supporting Unemployed Mothers! December 18 at WHEN Hub, Sokratous 29, Omonia

• Design and Writing Workshop for Erasmus+ Key Action 2 Program by HIGGS, December 18

• Business Information Day for the UK, Spain, and Italy (Lombardy Region), December 19 at 8 Amerikis Street, Athens

• DevOops Athens #2, December 19 at Impact Hub Athens

• Open Coffee Thessaloniki #85, December 19, Organized by Dimitrios Kourtesis

• The Next Stage: Lab-to-Market Bootcamp Demo Day, December 19 at the Thessaloniki Innovation Zone

• Alexander Innovation Zone Thessaloniki X-Mas Party, December 19

• Practical AI Thessaloniki Meetup #1 – From Research to Reality: Building AI Applications from Scratch, December 19

Things Worth Reading, Listening and Watching

• Check Out the Keynote from Voxxed Days Thessaloniki 2024 – A Talk by Dylan Beattie on 'Email vs Capitalism: Why We Can't Have Nice Things’.

• Outliers Podcast by Endeavor Greece Featuring Eirini Schlosser, Founder of Dyania Health.

• Wealthyhood: Strategic Partnerships and Southern Europe Expansion by 2025.

• Innovative Greeks Interview with Damianos Oikonomidis, Co-Founder and CEO of Synthetica.

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