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Greek startups, including those based abroad and founded by Greek expats, have, so far this year, drawn $872 million from 83 investors. But the financial climate is more reserved than last year, and even more so than the almost free-for-all 2021.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Friday Serbia's potential was once again recognised in the new Startup Genome report on startup ecosystems.

"We are in the world's top 20 countries when it comes to talent and we raised the value of our startup ecosystem by as much as 75 pct (average global growth at 47 pct) between 2018 and 2022," Brnabic wrote in a Twitter post.

AWS has launched its brand new program AWS Global Fintech Accelerator in collaboration with NVIDIA and Vestbee that will equip fintech startups with tools, resources and a wide network of top experts, and VC funds to fast-track their AI development and business success. 

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji might not have the personal wealth of Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg, but his level of success as an African entrepreneur bears comparison with any Silicon Valley tech titan.

While still in his twenties, the Nigerian co-founded two "unicorns," an industry term for companies that achieve a valuation of more than $1 billion.

Hedepy, a Czech company providing rapid access to online psychotherapy, was chosen the best startup at an international business conference in Maribor on 17 May in a competition of 135 startups from 18 countries.

Mature Greek startups have taken on the role of buyer or investor in order to either enter new markets, strengthen their team (acqui-hiring) or add new technologies - a trend that has only recently expanded.

Vestbee published the 'VC Transactions In CEE Report - 2022', revealing that VC investments in the CEE region exceeded €5.9B in total funding across more than 1100 transactions. 

BELGRADE - Telekom Srbija CEO Vladimir Lucic says a recent agreement on business and technical cooperation between Microsoft and Telekom Srbija's TS Ventures Fund will help to multiply the value of Serbian IT sector exports.

The agreement was signed on March 27.

Greece's Demokritos National Center for Scientific Research is preparing to receive deep-tech startups from NATO countries at its business accelerator in Agia Paraskevi, northern Athens, within the next year.

It was called Silicon Valley Bank, but its collapse is causing shockwaves around the world.