Analysis

August 8, 2022

8 under-the-radar Greek companies to keep an eye on

Techies tip their caps to Greek-founded companies on the rise 


Éanna Kelly

5 min read

Attica, Greece

Having seen their country endure a long period of bad press and worse luck, many Greeks believe their fortunes have turned and that Greece is finally on the road to becoming a regional tech hub.

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An image of Konstantina Psoma, cofounder and CEO of Kaedim, one of Sifted's under the radar Greek startups to watch. She's wearing a blue blazer, and has her, which is brown, hair tied up
Konstantina Psoma, cofounder and CEO of Kaedim
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An image of the Augmenta team, one of Sifted's under the radar Greek startups to watch
Augmenta's team
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Yiannis Kiachopoulos (left) and Artur Saudabayev (right), Causaly's cofounders
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An image of the Plum team, one of Sifted's Greek-founded startups to watch
Plum's team
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An image of Roberto Coustas and Konstantinos Kyriakopoulos, the cofounders of DeepSea, one of Sifted's Greek startups to watch
DeepSea cofounders Roberto Coustas (left) and Konstantinos Kyriakopoulos
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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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