‘Greece is a bit of a favourite child of Europe right now’: Four founders on the country’s growing tech scene
17 years on from the country’s devastating debt crisis, Greece’s tech and startup ecosystem is maturing. We hear from four Greek founders on what it’s been like scaling up
Life has indeed become easier — in some respects — for Greek founders. A more established ecosystem means more people to bounce ideas off, and more support in the form of government programmes, EU funding and VC dollars.
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