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The prime minister welcomed them and introduced them to the current reforms that are being implemented in the field of digitization and education, the government said on its website.

London - Reload Greece has launched the global call for applications to its London based accelerator program, RG Challenge19. Taking place over an intense 11 days (June 25 to July 5), the program will support 15 start-up teams to become investment ready.

Property startup Blueground is entering a new phase after completing another round of funding amounting to $20 million on Wednesday.

The Greek startup ecosystem has been showing signs of maturity in recent years, as a number of investors have chosen to contribute funds toward the realization of Greeks' innovative ideas.

Bulgarian software developer QuarkVR said on Tuesday that it has attracted two new investments worth more than 500,000 levs (3,000/256,000 euro) in total, as it won the trust and support of local investor CEO Angels Club, reports SeeNews. 

The startup's most pressing issue currently is the expansion of its team of specialists, QuarkVR said in a statement.  

Nineteen young Greeks spent two weeks on the East and West coasts of the United States recently trying to figure out how so many startups manage to flourish in America.

Greek-American businesswoman and angel investor Marina Hatsopoulos sees "two different worlds" in Greece.

An international network promoting Greek apartments and holiday homes in select countries has started developing over the last few months, as a result of the growing demand by foreign investors for properties in Greece.

Greece has a very poor record as far as the amounts invested in startups by venture capital funds are concerned: Since 2013, no more than 220 million euros has been invested in local startups, placing Greece in 23rd place among 34 European countries, according to Atomico's annual report presented this week, titled "The State of Europe Tech 2018."

One of the strongest evidence that young Bulgarians are not lazy but loving development are the innovative startups they create. In Bulgaria, the startup idea and the overall culture are developing with full force and they are becoming more and more popular.