OKTO Acquires U4C to Boost Brazil Presence; Coinbux Secures €320K!

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This week, we’re spotlighting Greek startups collaborations locally and internationally, startup funding rounds, events, entrepreneurial opportunities, and more!

Weekly Roundup

• OKTO Successfully Completes Acquisition of 100% of U4C, Approved by Central Bank of Brazil, Strengthening OKTO Bank's Position.

• Coinbux Announces Completion of €320,000 Pre-Seed Funding Round Led by Genesis Ventures, with Participation from HEBAN and Theti Club Angel Investors

• Pandas Launches Trade-In Automation Platform for COSMOTE and GERMANOS Retail Network.

• hoper Launches Daily Replacement Service to Mykonos and Santorini in Agreement with Fraport Amid Airport Maintenance Closure (Nov 2024–Feb 2025).

• Evo Human Performance Partners with FCSB Bucharest to Integrate Advanced Sports Bioengineering Platform for Precision-Driven Athlete Insights.

• Checkout Startups in Greece: Venture Financing Report 2024–2025 by Found.ation.

• SciDrones and Aima Labs Named Winners of Start4Health 2024 Acceleration Lab by Pfizer.

• Web 3: Sui's Booming DeFi Ecosystem Surpasses $2B TVL, Driving Institutional Adoption.

• Viva.com Partners with Bezorgsupport to Enhance Efficiency and Smooth Customer Experience in the Retail Sector.

• Meet the 7 Startups from Greece, Cyprus, and North Macedonia That Successfully Graduated from the EIT Digital Venture Incubation Program 2024 Implemented by Found.ation with €105K in Funding.

• Greek Startups: Funding Rounds & Exits 2024 – By Alex Alexakis, Investor at Marathon VC.

• Check Out Alexis Pantazis's Interview with NYSC on How Hellas Direct Is Leveraging AI to Expand Across Europe.

Opportunity Roundup
Ecosystem

• Apply for the 17th Ennovation 2025: Win €100K in Funding.

  Join the 17th Ennovation 2025, a prestigious university competition focused on entrepreneurship and innovation. With participation from over 20 universities in Greece and Cyprus, this initiative is coordinated by the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin).

  Eligibility: University students across participating institutions and deadline to Apply: March 13

• Join the Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health, a three-month hybrid program supporting AI-driven healthcare and wellbeing startups to grow and innovate responsibly. Apply by January 31, 2025.

• Apply for the GOBEYOND Innovation Prize!

  University groups, innovation and technological centers, and tech SMEs are invited to submit proposals to enhance the MR-IEWS being developed by the GOBEYOND consortium. Selected participants will receive up to €50,000. Learn more and apply by January 31.

Jobs

• Apply for Java Developer Role at Accepted

• Join as Student Success Center Specialist at The American College of Greece

• Explore Senior Project Engineer (NWA) Position at Athens International Airport

Events

• The 28th Cycle of Foundit by Bizrupt - A Free Online Entrepreneurship Program. 20 - 24 January from 17:00–21:00. Register by January 13

• She Builds: Women Shaping Startups with Blossom Ventures & Women on Top – Online Workshop, January 14

• Info Day for EnvolveXL Accelerator – January 14

• GSEA Greece 2025 at ACG Events Hall, Deree College, January 15

• Archimedes Talks Series: A Database Researcher Perspective on Ethical AI for Education with Dr. Siyem Amer - Yahia - January 15

• START Your Night UP (#SYNU) at Π55 / Pi55 Coworking – January 15

• Webinar: Performance Assertion During Functional Testing by Petros Plakogiannis – January 17

• The Eureka Job Fair by Odyssea at Technopolis City of Athens – January 18–19

Things Worth Reading, Listening and Watching

• Podcast: EuropeBuilds by BORRN on Scaling Tech Teams and Overcoming Fear of Failure with Michael Petychakis, CTO of Dialectica.

• Podcast: San Franciscopoulos E3 on 2024 Greek Ecosystem in Review, AI's Global Race & More Featuring Melina Mai, Nick Kalliagkopoulos and Guy Krief.

• Podcast: Kind Talks by Erietta Kourkoulou Latsi on Building a Sustainable World of Children's Clothes with Swaplanet Co-Founder Jimmy Nicolaides.

• Read: The Future of the Weather Industry: 2025 Landscape by Manolis Nikiforakis, CEO at WeatherXM.

• Podcast: on Fraud Prevention with Alex Woods and Stefanie Edelved Jensen, Senior Fraud Analyst at Nexi Group.

• Read: Γιατί οι Ελληνικές Startups Προτιμούν τα Βουλγαρικά VCs; by Eva Kantilari at Startupper.

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