www.startup-greece.org
Our vision is to bring the Greek Startup Ecosystem under the spotlight and maximize its contribution to a global level, by fostering innovation that will eventually secure sustainability and prosperity across the globe.
Our vision
We are a non profit organization on a mission to promote, connect and advance entrepreneurship for Greeks in tech.
Our mission
Mission SDG Alignment
UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
As an NGO, we aim at creating strong and diverse inclusive communities by democratizing the sources of knowledge and by making all the necessary means available to every social group for the sustainable development of the Startup ecosystem.
Being compliant with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals is vital for our mission
Our actions are planned with the following SDG’s in mind.
Our history…
TUC Venture
informal meetups focused on entrepreneurship and innovation
2012
2015
2016 / 2019
2020
2021
2022
Youth Entrepreneurship Club (YEC)
Startup Greece Week
100% online
SG Talks
Greek Startup Universe
YEC transforms to Startup Greece
European Startup Universe
8 EU countries
Our History
Startup Europe Week (SEW) Crete
YEC Hubs
across the country
Erasmus+ projects
OUR ACTIONS
Communication events
Educational Programs
Startup / Spinoff Support
What we do at Startup Greece…
We build Local Communities with Communication events which engage people
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We Educate people to empower the new generation of entrepreneurs
We Support Startups in order to unlock their full potential
Create Local
communities
Technical skills
Prototype
Business & soft skills
Basic business concept
Teams ready for the next step
Communication events
SG Talks
SG Map
SG at Universities
Startup Greece Talks
Every tech founder has a story
SGTalks is a weekly 30-minute live Q&A series where Greek tech startup founders share their story on how they turned their idea into a business, how they innovated, how they overcame the difficulties they faced, and how they managed to make an impact on the national or even the global tech startup ecosystem.
SGTalks quests come from fields like Green & Energy Tech, Tourism & Travel Tech, Fintech, Healthtech, Agro & Food Tech, and Retail/e-Commerce.
Our goal is to showcase products, good practices and journeys that can inspire and get funding to greek startups.
SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
Testimonials
''After the interview was uploaded, I was surprised when I was approached by possible investors".
Kyriakos Tsigkros, Co-Founder & CEO of Campsaround
Once a week
online
Episodes available on
3 Seasons
61 episodes until 2024
Startup Greece Map
A glimpse of the Greek Startup Ecosystem
Through SG Map, you have the chance to see and review an ever growing map of Startups in the Greek Ecosystem.
This map is reviewed each year, giving you the opportunity to see the rise of startups across Greece in each sector of the economy.
A showcasing of Greek startups from every sector
An updated Greek Tech Map comprehensively mapping all Greece-based and Greek-founded startups across the world
Greentech
Fintech
Agritech
SG Map | 2020 - 2021
SG at universities events raise awareness on the opportunities that students are offered during their academic years.
The main objective of these events is to help students develop their entrepreneurial skills, enrich their CVs and find their career purpose.
SG at universities events are a source of inspiration for students aiming at the beginning of a creative generation.
Startup Greece in Universities
What would I do if I was a student?
"As a person that doesn't wish to have a 9-5 job, I was glad to take part at this event, where I managed to learn more about startups. I look forward to participating at another SG event, where I could also showcase my future ideas. It goes without saying that I would highly suggest this event, as it was very inspiring and innovative" - Maria D., Electrical & Computer Engineering Student at TUC
Testimonials
University of Crete | University of Peloponnese | Technical university of Crete | Aristotle university of Thessaloniki | University of Macedonia
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Events
2000+
Attendees
Every
Autumn
Educational Programs
SG Internship
SG Erasmus+ Projects
SG Erasmus Internship Programs
Youth People from/in Greece for traineeship
This action cultivates cooperation among multicultural teams by giving young people the opportunity to work in a diverse, inclusive and innovative environment. These young people are vital for our mission as they amplify our global impact.
By 2022, 27 students from 15 different countries have participated in our Internship Program.
In 2021, we have started cooperating with EU partners sending Greek people in Erasmus+ Training projects around EU.
In the last 4 years, we have taken part in 38 Erasmus+ KA1 & KA2 projects and cooperated with partners from more than 19 countries. These projects had a direct impact on more than 40 people and reached more than 2000 people.
Through these projects, we seek to offer our members and the community access to mobilities and training based on non-formal education tools that will help stimulate innovation.
Our main focus is on the Green Erasmus+ and Digital Erasmus+ projects. We are ready to take the lead, working towards a greener, more digital and more inclusive Europe.
When: Running
SG Erasmus+ Projects
Strategic partnerships & exchange programs
Startup / Spinoff Support
SG Pre-Incubation Program
SG Delegations
SG Syndicate
Our organization is accredited as an incubator by the Ministry of Development and Investments of the Hellenic Republic.
SG Delegations
A unique networking experience for Greek tech founders
Pitch to investors
Attend networking events with thought leaders and investors
Access great networking and funding opportunities
Explore possibilities to reach global markets
Be invited to private events
Meet other Greek & Greek-originated founders of the delegation
Since 2022, SG Delegations seek in gathering founders or stakeholders of the Startup Industry and uniting them in showcasing the Greek Ecosystem. Through this showcasing, SG seeks in solidifying the bond between ecosystems and creating added values for the Greek startup ecosystem.
By participating in an SG Delegation, startup founders have the chance to:
SG Delegations so far
A unique networking experience for Greek tech founders
SG Delegation at Reflect Fest
The biggest annual tech & entrepreneurial festival in Cyprus. Entrepreneurs, doers, investors, and thinkers network with each other, creating space for new ideas, projects, and partnerships to be born.
Limassol, Cyprus | 20 - 21 October, 2022
SG Delegation at Web Summit
As the best technology conference on the planet - according to Forbes - Web Summit 2022 gathers founders and CEOs of technology companies, fast-growing startups, policymakers, and heads of state to ask a simple question: Where to next?
Lisbon, Portugal | 1- 4 November, 2022
SG Delegation at Davos
The flagship event of the World Economic Forum is the invitation-only annual meeting bringing together chief executive officers from its 1,000 member companies, as well as selected politicians, representatives from academia, NGOs, religious leaders, and the media in an alpine environment.
Davos, Switzerland | 15 - 20 January 2023
SG Delegation at Davos
A unique networking experience for Greek tech founders
In 2023, SG organized the first Greek Delegation to Davos during the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meeting, bringing the Greek Startup Ecosystem under the global spotlight. SG provided the opportunity to 10 Greek startup founders to participate in the Delegation.
During the WEF Annual Meeting days, Davos is flooded with networking events, meet-ups, launches, connections, deal-makings, and investment opportunities.
Private and open side events take place offering a unique opportunity to reach tech giants, unicorns, consulting firms, big banks, economists, investors, innovators, thought leaders and policymakers.
On 18 January, SG co-hosted the World Innovation Economics (WIE) 4th Annual Event. This private event provides startups a unique opportunity to network with investors, “hard-to-reach” policymakers and thought leaders with a direct impact on the startup Ecosystem.
Meet the SG Delegates
Olympia Kokka | People Partner, Plum Fintech
Thanos Paraschos | General Partner, Founderhood
George Tryfinopoulos | Chief Strategy Officer, Hellenic Financial Stability Fund
Zoi Agathangelidou | Executive Manager, Thinc Thrace Incubator
John Harhantis | Managing Director, Infinity Greece
Kostas Zavoudakis | Portfolio Manager, Aktionariat
Stephanie Kioutsoukis | Managing Director, Fresh Strategy
Spyros Korsanos | Partner, Fuse Ventures
Dimitris Papadopoulos | Social Entrepreneur, SG Ambassador '23
Eva Antza | Storyteller, Social Entrepreneur
Davos 2023
15 - 20 January
SG Delegation at Davos
A unique networking experience for Greek tech founders
“As the WEF came to an end, I was glad I had the opportunity to meet and discuss with some incredible people, startup ecosystem stakeholders, startup founders, investors, accelerators, etc. During WIE, I encountered many founders that were in close communication with VC or angel investors. I was surprised when I found out that many startups gained access to opportunities and networks!”
"We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make a positive change."
Testimonials
Ignazio Cassis,
President of the Swiss Confederation
Thanos Paraschos,
Organizer of the Startup Universe | Representative at World Innovation Economics, during the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland
SG Syndicate
Pre-seed investments for Greece’s most promising founders
The Startup Greece Syndicate connects investors with exceptional founder talents from our community for pre-seed investments.
Investors: The syndicate provides investors with a steady deal flow without having to invest time in scouting companies. We also take care of negotiating term deals, performing due diligence, etc.
Small ticket sizes
Invest as little as 5,000€ because we care about smart money, not big money.
Transparent fee structure�We only take a closing fee and a performance fee (15% carried interest) and no management fee. We are a not-for-profit association so any proceeds are directly re-invested into our free community resources.
Vetted deals�We’ve followed the founders in our community for a long time and can give investors access to exceptional talent without them having to do the scouting by themselves..
SG Syndicate
Pre-seed investments for Greece’s most promising founders
The Startup Greece Syndicate connects investors with exceptional founder talents from our community for pre-seed investments.
Founders: One item on a startup’s cap table for a potentially large number of investors. That's multiplied brainpower and network to get an idea off the ground. We invest in pre-seed and seed Greek-based companies without a specific vertical focus.We usually sign tickets between € 50k and 100k per deal.
No fuss
We have been founders ourselves and we know what a time suck raising money can be. We want to make the process for closing pre-seed rounds easy and fast. On average, our investments take 2-3 weeks to close.
Smart Money�To get an idea off the ground, what counts is access to the right people. Through the syndicate, startups can engage a larger group of experts without over expanding your cap table.
Follow up Rounds�Through our larger network and our established social channels, we can give startups exposure to create momentum for their follow up rounds.
More of our actions…
An award winning initiative.
Startup Universe History
In 2021, Greek Startup Universe, an 8-week online program, brought together 430 Greek founders, experts and investors from the global tech startup scene offering access to business development opportunities in more than 17 markets in 5 continents within global innovation hubs like Silicon Valley, New York, Israel and emerging markets like India and Brazil, and fundraising opportunities with Greek angel investors within Greece and abroad.
In 2022, European Startup Universe consisted of 8 National Programs, where more than 1500 participants, startups founders, had the chance to take part in a series of non-formal education activities that will eventually lead them in securing funding for their startups. The educational programs were hosted through the Founderhood platform. Despite the fact that the program was aimed at EU Startups Founders, the organizers, in the spirit of solidarity, included startup founders from Ukraine, with the purpose of reinforcing the startup ecosystem of Ukraine.
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2023
In 2023, Startup Universe is breaking down continental borders by making these empowering programs available worldwide and assisting startups around the world fulfill their own vision. Our mission is to provide a massive network of opportunities to early-stage tech startup founders worldwide, contributing to an inclusive global online ecosystem.
Startup Universe
A non-profit initiative for early-stage tech startups worldwide, in collaboration with Founderhood
Our ambitious goal
Startup Universe aims at creating a global innovation ecosystem and bringing equality for all tech startups by easing access to the brightest minds of the diaspora, late-stage founders, angel investors, corporates, and experts through massive 4-week online national programs open for every founder around the globe.
How is SU going to achieve this?
Startup Universe will be joining forces with every participating nation and offer the branding and guidelines to enable them to run efficient 4-week online national programs. Every participating country will launch a program suitable for their nation. All 4-week programs will take place simultaneously on the Founderhood platform.
Startup Universe
The 6-week online programs for founders worldwide
Office hours
Weekly live Q&As with successful startup founders, and investors of each country
Workshops
Weekly online sessions covering 6 topics that are most valuable to an early-stage tech startup founder
Community
Interaction with the Startup Universe community in the forum
Educational content
Weekly curated list with educational content & resources
1-on-1 online meetings
Access to 1-on-1 online meetings with fundraising experts, corporates, lawyers, and accountants
Perks
Discounted or even free services, products and other limited offers
Experts
EU Founders
Startups
Speakers
Countries
Perk Providers
Markets
Partners
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Business opportunities in
Founders located in
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Startups matched with investors
Angel Investors
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Startup Universe in numbers
What have we
achieved?
Until this day, the organization has developed more than 320 volunteers. Through its actions it has a direct impact on more than 18,000 people and has managed to reach more than 2 million people. It’s startup network has received more than 10 millions euros in funding and has exited to 70 millions euros!
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10 years connecting the Greek tech entrepreneurship ecosystem and promoting innovation
IN 2022
WE CELEBRATED
YEARS WITH STARTUP GREECE
In 2022, SG received the national prize of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards, for our initiative, Startup Universe, in the category Promoting the Entrepreneurial Spirit.
The ceremony took place during the 86th International expo of Thessaloniki on the 12th of September and the award was presented by the Ministry of Investment & Development of the Hellenic Republic.
At Startup Greece, we are committed to keep on pushing towards our vision of bringing the Greek ecosystem under the spotlight and maximizing its contribution on a global level through innovation and sustainability.
Our community so far
Interns got professional experience
Supported Startups
Volunteers were educated
Funding in Startups
People were directly impacted
$100M+
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Angel Investors
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What’s next?
Our goal for the next 5 years is to raise awareness and educate about entrepreneurship and innovation about 1.000.000 individuals worldwide through our actions and to create a network of 10.000 mentors/investors which will support 100.000 startups.
Our
Ambassadors
Thanos Paraschos
Co - Founder
Kostas Karzis
EU Project Manager
Kyriaki Chanioti
Brand Ambassador
Aris Tsormpas
Marketing Coordinator
Our Team
Nadia Paraschou
Trainer/Facilitator
Manolis Kontaxakis
Culture Manager
Our Dedicated & Passionate
Volunteers
Konstantina Chrysikou
Administrative Assistant
Ioanna Papagiannopoulou
Innovation Manager
Assistant
Niki Glampedaki
Junior Project Manager
What we can offer!
Research
Market research, Social Impact, Startup related, etc.
Conferences
Online / In-person / Hybrid National & International Conferences and Events about Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Startups
Educational Programs
Designing and implementing non formal education activities related to Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Hackathons
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Marketing, IT competitions
Workshops
Organizing, promoting, and supporting online, residential, and hybrid workshops, for developing hard & soft skills
European Programmes
Implementing or participating in projects regarding Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Digital Skills, Green issues, Sustainability and Youth skills.
Our Experience
24k+
Followers
(pages)
1,5k
Members
(groups)
6,8k
Followers
25k+
Followers
507
Followers
500+
Followers
500+
Members
5000
Mailing List
3k
Visitors/Month
1,01m
People Reach
22
Greek TV Emissions
31
Talks on Radio
20
TV Shows
25
Yearly Events
100
Average Attendees
Our Dissemination Channels
Our Audience’s Demographics
Engineers, Entrepreneurs, Consultants, Investors, Students
81% Greeks in Greece
19% Greeks abroad
36% Women
64% Men
Average Age of Our Audience
Why should you choose to do an Erasmus+ Internship?
An opportunity to go abroad and experience different cultures and people
Experience the working environment in an EU Country
Enhance your English and other soft skills
Work in a multicultural environment
Visit new places
Soft skills that
you can develop
Literacy competence
Multilingual
competence
Personal, social and learning to learn competence
Citizenship competence
Entrepreneurship competence
Cultural awareness and expression competence
Digital competence
Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering
5 Requirements
to apply
Being comfortable to work in a multicultural environment
Be eligible to an Erasmus+ Internship
Have minimum knowledge of English to a B2 level
Know your way around a computer
Have some academic relevance to the field you apply
Internship Positions
Video Producer
Human Resources
EU Project Manager
Copywriter / Journalist
Operations Manager
Digital Marketing Manager
Social Media Manager
Administrative Assistant
Innovation Manager
Back-End / Front-End Developer
Data Analyst
Web Designer
Click on the link and go to the Startup Greece website
How to apply
Don’t forget to upload your CV and motivation letter in English! (Motivation letter adds more points for you!)
Visit: www.erasmusintern.org
Find the position you are interested in by searching for Startup Greece
Create your account and fill out the necessary parts and submit it
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The Selection Process
First screening of the application form
Communication for the eligibility letter for an Erasmus+ Internship from your University
First interview with the HR department
Completion of tasks
Screening of the tasks from the HR Department and the Head of the Department you have chosen
Interview with the Head of the Department to give comments and listen your opinion about the tasks
Acceptance or rejection of the application
Completion of necessary documents needed from the both parties
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The University Process
Check your university’s website (read the necessary information)
Contact your university’s International Office or your academic advisor
Learn the application
dates / period
Fill your university’s application form, collect necessary documents, follow the process etc.
Submit your acceptance letter
(if you haven’t done it until that time)
Complete the paperwork and necessary documents (Learning Agreement, Grant Agreement, Internship Agreement…)
Apply for visa
(if you require one)
Enjoy your internship period!
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Besides an Internship to Startup Greece….
Startup Greece will connect you to various Startups or other Companies so you can have an Internship in Greece or in the EU!
Even if you don’t get accepted to Startup Greece, don’t worry!
Contact us