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July 13, 2022

Meet the Greek tech giants you didn’t know about

These Greek tech titans have flown largely under the radar outside of the country.


Freya Pratty

2 min read

Giorgos Hatzigeorgiou, cofounder and CEO of Skroutz

Until now, Greece only had one widely reported unicorn: VivaWallet, a neobank which JP Morgan acquired a minority stake in earlier this year for an estimated €1.5bn.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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