Startups and Innovation

By Michael Ioannou The most devastating burglaries today don’t require a crowbar; they require patience. We often imagine hackers as frantic typists in dark hoodies, but the modern financial ...

Research and innovation are now central to Cyprus’ economic model, with the country’s ecosystem markedly strengthened over the past two years, according to the Chief Scientist and chairman of ...

Cyprus-based mobile game developer Top App Games Ltd announced on Tuesday that its hit title Ludus: Merge Arena has surpassed 8 million installs worldwide, underscoring the island’s growing role in ...

Cyprus among EU leaders in GenAI use Cyprus ranked among the leading countries in Europe for the use of generative artificial intelligence in 2025, according to Eurostat, highlighting the island’s ...

The European Union increased its research and development spending in 2024, while Cyprus remained among the weakest performers, according to new figures released by Eurostat. The EU’s total R&...

Eurostat this week reported that the use of artificial intelligence among EU enterprises continued to rise sharply in 2025, with Cyprus trailing behind the European average despite steady improvement over the ...

Internet usage is near-universal among Cyprus’ population but is highly dependent on age and educational background, according to the results of a survey released on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical ...

More than 400 students from across Cyprus gathered at the University of Cyprus for the launch of this year’s JA Cyprus ‘Student Enterprise’ programme, held in collaboration with Coca-Cola HBC ...

Cyprus’ largest open hackathon, HackTech organised by AdTech Holding, concluded its fourth edition in Limassol in November, bringing together more than 100 developers for a 48-hour challenge centred on this year’...

Cyprus’ startup community will gather in Nicosia on December 16, for the second session of From Zero, an event designed to explore what it takes to grow, exit, and rebuild a ...

Cyprus set out its priorities for the upcoming EU Council Presidency as Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Deputy Minister Nicodemos Damianou joined his European counterparts at the ...

The Cyprus Research and Innovation Centre (CyRIC), as coordinator of the MultiLab project, which operates under the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, on Monday announced the successful delivery of its ...

GamesUp42 has grown from a young studio into one of the most dynamic gaming ecosystems operating out of Cyprus, and its story reflects the island’s rapid rise as a ...

EMBIO Diagnostics has entered a strategic partnership with international basketball player Sasha Vezenkov, who joins the Cyprus-based deep-tech company as both an investor and brand ambassador for its airbeld indoor ...

Europe has no shortage of gifted founders, curious researchers and determined innovators, even as the continent wrestles with how to close its innovation gap and sharpen its competitive edge. This ...

Cyprus has been recognised with the Best Global Climb Award Among EU Countries in the 3rd Edition of the StartupBlink Startup Ecosystem Awards, according to an announcement by StartupBlink, the ...

The EIT Innovation Awards 2025 open today at the Budapest Congress Centre, marking the start of a full day dedicated to celebrating Europe’s brightest innovators. The event brings together leading ...

Researchers across Europe are deploying advanced automation in rail transport and making it smarter, cleaner and more reliable for passengers and freight. By Michaela Nesvarova Close to the beautiful coastline ...

Startups4Peace (Su4P) marked its 10th anniversary with a strong presence at Slush 2025, the world’s leading startup event held in Helsinki, showcasing Cypriot entrepreneurial talent on the global ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) led a robust Cypriot delegation of 14 startups to Slush 2025, an annual founder-focused startup event held in Helsinki. The foundation said that this helped to ...

Three Cypriot robotics teams from the primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary levels are preparing to travel to Singapore to represent Cyprus at the World Robot Olympiad International Finals 2025, which ...

Nine finalists have been selected for the EIT Awards and will advance to the EIT Innovation Awards event as some of the most promising innovators within the EIT Community, which ...

Walking into Messukeskus on the first morning of Slush 2025 you feel the pace before you see it. The lights are low. The stages are loud. The queues for startup booths, ...

Kinisis Ventures Fund II (KVF II) announced this week that it has invested €400,000 in Smartline, the Netherlands-based company behind EQQU, a screenless smart bracelet designed as minimalist jewellery but equipped ...