Startups and Innovation

Deputy Minister of Research Nicodemos Damianou has called for increased public funding and private investments in cybersecurity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), during an informal EU telecommunications ministers’ meeting. ...

The PwC Cyprus Foundation on Thursday announced the successful completion of its Scale Up 2 Programme, a global PwC initiative designed to accelerate the growth of promising startups. This year, for ...

Konstantin Zapolianski, Senior Investment Director at Zubr Capital, recently spoke to the Cyprus Mail about Cyprus’ growing potential as a destination for technology and digital industries. With the ICT sector ...

Cypriot startups are set to receive a significant boost with €26 million in funding secured by venture capital firm 33East in partnership with the European Investment Fund (EIF). The fund aims ...

Cyprus has leapt nine places in the 2024 StartupBlink Ecosystem Index, marking it as the fastest-growing startup ecosystem within the European Union, the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) has reported. According ...

Cyprus is involved in the efforts for the next step in medical technology at the European level, according to Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides. “The use of a ‘virtual human twin’ ...

The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) on Wednesday successfully concluded its fourth general assembly in Jordan, with the endorsement of a comprehensive 2025-2028 agenda aimed at advancing digital maturity across its ...

The mobile gaming industry is witnessing a surge in innovation and investment, with Cyprus’ role within it growing with every passing year. One of the key figures driving this momentum ...

Access to high-performance computing has long been a barrier for creative professionals, engineers, and businesses. LoLa Cloud PCs, founded by Cypriot entrepreneur Rogiros (Roger) Theophanous, is on a mission to ...

INXY Payments, an EU-authorised payment platform bridging together traditional finance and the crypto economy, has successfully closed a $3 million investment round led by Flashpoint VC with participation from prominent angel ...

Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Innovation, Nicodemos Damianou, and UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, Omar Sultan Al Olama, have signed a Memorandum of ...

TechIsland, Cyprus’ largest tech association announced, as per the latest announcement, that payabl., a foremost European financial technology provider, will now serve as the Exclusive Community Partner of the TechIsland ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) this week announced its key funding calls for 2025, with a total budget exceeding €45.3 million. According to the foundation, the planned programmes aim to strengthen ...

Eurobank Cyprus has renewed its cooperation agreement with Cyprus Seeds, a non-profit organisation focused on the commercialisation of innovative academic research. This is the sixth consecutive year of Eurobank supporting ...

Deputy Minister of Innovation Nicodemos Damianou met Greek Minister of Digital Governance Dimitris Papastergiou at the inaugural Cyber Intelligence Summit in Athens on Tuesday. According to an official announcement, the ...

Deputy Minister of Innovation Nicodemos Damianou will meet with the Greek Minister of Digital Governance Dimitris Papastergiou in Athens this week, according to an announcement released on Monday. The two ...

Non-profit social venture and think tank CyprusInno, powered by SocialTech Lab, has successfully concluded the 2024 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Cyprus, according to an official announcement. Now in its ...

Cyprus’ Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Friday announced that the country’s startup ecosystem has been acknowledged for its progress in recent years. Specifically, Cyprus received the “Best Worldwide ...

As the founder of Panis Media, a growth marketing agency dedicated to propelling startups and tech-enabled organisations to new heights, Panis blends over two decades of experience in digital marketing, ...

Athens will soon be the site of the Doers Summit 2025, a new event set to highlight the rising stars of Emerging Europe’s startup ecosystem. Scheduled for February, the summit ...

Cyprus-based venture capital company 33EAST, supported by the European Investment Fund, has raised €26 million to launch its first venture capital fund, aiming to boost the island’s start-up ecosystem and ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) has initiated a consultation for a new €10 million funding programme. The new programme, titled ‘STEP: Setting up facilities and production lines for manufacturing new ...

Cyprus has made significant strides in its journey towards digital transformation and green innovation in 2024, primarily by leveraging €1.2 billion from the European Recovery and Resilience Plan. This substantial investment is ...

The Cyprus Mail recently sat down with Vladimir Bakuteev, a Cyprus-based AI entrepreneur and serial tech founder whose ventures span industries such as VR, gaming, education, and artificial intelligence. As ...