The launch of the online programme Greek Startup Universe on 2 March, held by the non-profit organization Startup Greece and Founderhood, announced the General Secretariat for Public Diplomacy and Hellenism Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this context, it invites interested Greek and Cypriot founders of startup technology companies or ideas, operating in Greece or internationally, to register for the programme through its website www.greekstartupuniverse.org, until 1 March 2021, while more information will be made available at today's online information event, at 9 p.m. ET (UTC+2), which is to be broadcast live on Greek Startup Universe's social networks on Facebook and Twitter (https://twitter.com/GreekStartupUni).
The programme, as the Secretariat-General explains in a statement, is free of charge for all Greeks and Cypriots who have a technology start-up or idea that promises to change the world. In particular, it is reported that successful Greek start-up founders, investors and skilled professionals, with action and experience from the largest global technology innovation centres, will come into contact with Greek and Cypriot start-up founders from all corners of the globe during an 8-week programme.
Greek Startup Universe is defined as aiming to network innovative Greeks around the world, bringing together strategic partners such as GreekTech in New York, CyprusInno in Cyprus and the Office of Economic and Commercial Affairs of the Consulate General of Greece in St. Francis. The programme's communication partners are the Economia Group and Επιχειρώ. The programme is supported by Orange Grove, the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Greek House of Davos, among others.
Elaborating further on the programme, the Secretariat General clarifies that the participating teams will have the opportunity to book individual meetings with more than 40 specialised professionals of Greek origin on the 5 continents to offer their expertise in areas such as initial product development, communication, sales and financing strategies.
At the same time, they will gain access to a network of around 17 markets on the global technology business scene, as well as major technology hubs such as St. Francis, New York and Israel, and emerging markets such as India and Brazil. As an indication, the participating professionals come from companies such as Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Linkedin, Facebook.
Alongside the personalised meetings, participants will have the opportunity to attend weekly talks by experienced founders of mature technology companies that have attracted $500 million in funding, such as Alexis Piperidis, Kostas Pardalis and Niki Golimia, and investors such as Nikos Bonatsos. The pillars of the programme include participation in the active community of the programme's network, access to educational material and tools and services offered by partner companies such as HubSpot, Zendesk and Proto.io.
Finally, teams that show progress during the programme will be put in touch with Greek Angel investors, with $10 million worth of capital available for investment.
