#startups

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 ...

The drone that tracked Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and filmed him as he lay dying in footage beamed around the world last October was made by Israeli startup Xtend, according ...

Three startups in the fields of energy and agricultural technology are set to relocate to Paphos, the municipality announced on Wednesday. Representatives of the startups and a delegation from the ...

Cyprus’ innovation ecosystem boasts over 400 startups and innovative businesses, more than 2500 researchers, and over 4000 entrepreneurs, said Demetris Skourides, the chief scientist of the Research and Innovation Foundation. “These numbers demonstrate ...

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the Research and Innovation Foundation (Idek) this week co-organised an Info Day at the A.G. Leventis Gallery, where they unveiled ...

Cypriot non-profit association TechIsland on Wednesday announced the second workshop of its “Startup School” series. The event, which is powered by Zubr Capital, a global Venture Capital fund, offers an ...

Eurobank Cyprus this week said that its five-year support programme for non-profit organisation Cyprus Seeds, which aims to bolster the island’s entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem, has borne fruit, with ...

Non-profit organisation TechIsland this week announced the launch of “Startup School,” an innovative workshop series designed to empower startups in Cyprus. “This groundbreaking initiative, powered by Zubr Capital, a renowned ...

In times of crisis, identifying and taking advantage of opportunities is crucial for economic growth, the president of the Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA), Andreas Yiasemides, said on Thursday. Yiasemides ...

The Kinisis Ventures (KV) Fund I and Host Trust, the investment vehicle of the Kulik family, long-time partners of MGD Heroes Made, on Monday announced that they are making a ...

Three executives from Cypriot fintech Ask WiRE have clinched the first prize in the Bank of Greece Datathon 2023, which was the first National Open Data Application Competition. Terpsi Mitsi, Marios ...

Junior Achievement Cyprus (JA Cyprus) recently hosted the 10th annual Award Ceremony for its “Student Business 2023” programme with resounding success. This milestone event commemorated a decade of the organisation’s ...

The EcoX Cyprus fintech community is organising an interesting blockchain meetup and networking event in Limassol to discuss blockchain technologies and their applications with guests from Binance, Internet Computer and ...

Cyprus-based venture capital firm 33East on Tuesday announced that it has been selected to manage the Cyprus Equity Fund, further helping to grow and develop the island’s startup and ...

The 5th edition of the CASSINI Hackathon, which was organised by the non-governmental organisation C.I.P Citizens In Power in Cyprus, was held under the auspices of the Cyprus ...

ASBIS and Lanitis Group will invest €1.2 million to help fuel cancer biotech Theramir’s growth and expand its portfolio of stem cell and microRNA-based technologies Cypriot biotech company Theramir, which ...

For the 14th year in a row, in 2023, ALL DIGITAL, the European association representing networks of digital competence centres and stakeholders, will run the ALL DIGITAL Weeks. In Cyprus, the ...

This year’s Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) results demonstrate that entrepreneurial education at the school and post-school level in Cyprus is limited. According to the 2021/2022 NES, entrepreneurial training scored lower ...

The Cypriot fund has made a follow-up investment after having partnered with the startup in 2019 The Kinisis Ventures (KV) Fund I has made a follow-on investment of €200,000 in Threedium’s ...

Non-profit organisation TechIsland recently announced that Wargaming general manager Valentinos Polykarpou has been appointed as its new chairman. The Cypriot executive is taking over at the island’s biggest IT ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (IDEK) on Thursday announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Italian innovation organisation META Group. The agreement seeks to facilitate the operation ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) this week announced that it will be holding an information event entitled “European Innovation Council Info Days” between April 4-5 2023. The event will take ...

The EcoX Cyprus fintech community is organising an open discussion and networking event in Limassol to discuss blockchain technologies and their applications in the real estate industry. The event is ...

The EIT Digital Venture Programme East Balkans edition announced this week the launch of a regional programme to support the establishment of new ventures in Greece, Cyprus and North Macedonia. ...