Startups and Innovation

Cyprus wants to become a trusted artificial intelligence hub by 2032. A five-person startup in San Francisco has just provided an unusually vivid warning about what that promise demands.  Trust in ...

Cyprus is looking to make artificial intelligence a central part of its tourism strategy, with Tourism Deputy Minister Kostas Koumis and Chief Scientist for Research, Innovation and Technology Demetris Skourides ...

PR expert sees untapped potential in Cyprus innovation scene Cyprus’ startup and investment scene is expanding rapidly, but founders still face the challenge of making their businesses visible beyond the ...

Cyprus-based biotech innovator Marianna Prokopi-Demetriades has been named the 2026 Study UK Alumni Awards global winner for Business and Innovation, becoming one of only four people worldwide to receive the British ...

Cyprus allocated approximately €112 million to research and development (R&D) in 2025, almost doubling government funding over the past decade despite a decline from the previous year, according to figures ...

Cyprus sets up national business development body to drive SME growth The Cabinet on Wednesday brought into force the law establishing the Cyprus Business Development Organisation and appointed the new ...

Sainni bets on real-time AI to change the way businesses sell Artificial intelligence is reshaping the way businesses sell, but a Cyprus-based startup believes the next step is moving beyond ...

Google parent Alphabet has overhauled the leadership of its artificial intelligence operations, moving Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis from the day-to-day running of Google DeepMind into a newly created group-wide science ...

Neapolis University Paphos will lead a three-year European research partnership with University College London (UCL), the University of Barcelona and Greece’s KMOP, after securing Horizon Europe funding in a ...

Euro area firms rapidly expanded their use of artificial intelligence in 2025, with around 70 per cent reporting some level of adoption, according to a new European Central Bank (ECB) study based ...

By Konstantina Logotheti There are moments that stay with us forever. Moments when a single sound, a single word, or a single smile is enough to make time stand still. ...

Alpha Bank has kept applications open until September 20 for its FinQuest 2026 innovation competition, inviting startups, fintech companies and scale-ups from across Europe to submit solutions aimed at transforming the banking ...

Board points to stronger finances and digital progress The Cyta board of directors on Thursday presented its report covering its February 2024 to July 2026 term, describing the period as one marked ...

State Aid Control Commissioner Stella Michaelidou has approved an expanded research and innovation support measure, allowing the continuation of the Restart 2016–2020 programmes with an increased budget and the addition of ...

State Aid Control Commissioner Stella Michaelidou has ruled that the grant scheme for financing the operation of the Cyprus AI Factory Antenna Pharos-CY is compatible with European Union state aid ...

Factorial has evolved rapidly from an HR software provider into a broader AI-driven business management platform, reflecting the growing demand from small and medium-sized enterprises for integrated digital tools that ...

Cyprus sets out ambitious roadmap for artificial intelligence Cyprus recently unveiled its National AI Strategy 2032, setting out an ambitious long-term roadmap intended to transform public administration, strengthen economic competitiveness and ...

By Theodoros Loukaidis, Director General of the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation We often speak about young people as the leaders of tomorrow. Truth is, many of them are already ...

A major international crackdown on botnet infrastructure has failed to reduce cyber risks facing businesses in Cyprus, according to new data released by cybersecurity company Qrator Labs for the second ...

The anticipated IPOs of Anthropic and OpenAI could be among the most consequential market events of a generation by setting a benchmark valuation for AI-native firms. Alexey Garyunov, general partner ...

Cyprus-based mobile game developer Top App Games Ltd announced on Thursday that its strategy RPG Ludus: Merge Arena has passed $50 million in net revenue since launch, with $66 million in gross ...

Cyprus startups and scaleups have been invited to take part in the European Startup Pitch Session in Rome on September 22 and 23, 2026, with the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) ...

Cyprus-based fintech and iGaming companies expanding abroad are underestimating cyber risks, according to Andrey Leskin, CTO at Qrator Labs, who warned that firms entering high-growth regions may face targeted digital ...

Business leaders, policymakers and other stakeholders met on Friday at a roundtable organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus (AmCham Cyprus) to discuss the country’s national artificial ...