Venture capital

Vestbee, Europe's leading platform for startups, VCs, accelerators, and corporates, has just released its VC Funding in the CEE Report for Q3 2024. The latest report reveals a challenging quarter for the region's venture investments.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is looking for some assists off the court, aiding with investments in early stage startup companies.

The Milwaukee Bucks superstar announced the launch Thursday of Build Your Legacy Ventures, a venture capital fund that will focus on investments in sports, entertainment and technology.

A total of 31 initial public offerings have been launched as of the end of October, raising 55.9 billion Turkish Liras ($1.63 billion), according to İbrahim Ömer Gönül, the head of the Capital Markets Board (SPK).

European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Iliana Ivanova inaugurated the establishment of a "Trusted Investors Network" during a press conference with Deputy Minister of Development and Investments Zoe Rapti.

Public Power Corporation announced on Monday that it intends to issue and offer an aggregate principal amount of 500 million euros in unsecured senior notes due 2031, subject to market conditions and demand.

Public listings on Wall Street have seen a slow comeback in 2024 despite a resilient U.S. economy, a long-awaited interest rate cut by the central bank and stock valuations hitting record highs.

Experts say the lackluster IPO activity is due to competition from venture capitalists and a rate cut that was slow to come.

Recognizing the need to highlight entrepreneurial ideas that can transform our country into a productive, extroverted, and competitive economy and aiming to provide comprehensive support to innovative scientists, research teams, and start-up entrepreneurial efforts to realize their potential and their vision, the National Bank of Greece has been implementing for 15 years a holistic program to s

Vestbee, Europe's leading platform for startups, VCs, accelerators, and corporates, has just released its VC Funding in the CEE Report for Q2 2024. The latest report highlights a significant increase in venture funding in Central and Eastern Europe, with investments reaching €940 million across over 150 rounds, despite ongoing challenges and persisting market uncertainties.

Startups in Greece have also been feeling the global financing crunch over the past three years.

As it did around the world, financing for startups in Greece peaked in 2021, when companies either active in Greece or Greek-owned but active abroad received a capital infusion of nearly $1 billion.

The Ministry of National Economy and Finance is preparing significant tax relief measures aimed at spurring cooperation between larger companies and startups in research and technology products.