{"id":6524,"date":"2022-10-26T10:52:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T10:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-espa.summerize.io\/hellenic-development-bank-connects-startups-with-investors-in-greece-and-abroad\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T14:40:17","slug":"hellenic-development-bank-connects-startups-with-investors-in-greece-and-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/hellenic-development-bank-connects-startups-with-investors-in-greece-and-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Hellenic Development Bank: Connects startups with investors in Greece and abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/elliniki-anaptiksiaki-trapeza-syndeei-startups-me-ependytes-1024x555.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Completed the first <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/innoagora.gr\/category\/events\/investing-days-pitching-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">InnoAgora Investing Day<\/a>\n<\/strong> with presentations <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_type\/new-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">of Greek startups<\/a>\n<\/strong> to investors, as part of the development of the digital community <strong>InnoAgora<\/strong> powered by HDB (Hellenic Development Bank), hosted on the internationally renowned platform <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euroquity.com\/en\/companies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">EuroQuity<\/a>\n<\/strong> of the French development bank Bpifrance.<\/p>\n\n<p>Over <strong>50 investment funds<\/strong> (mainly <strong>VentureCapital Funds<\/strong> and <strong>CorporateVCs<\/strong>) from European countries registered for the online event. Also <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_type\/new-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greek startups<\/a><\/strong> from the following sectors:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ICT<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/c\/information-communications-technologies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Information and Communication Technology<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Agrifood<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/c\/processing-of-agricultural-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agri-food<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MarTech<\/strong> (<strong>Marketing<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EduTech<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/c\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Education<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>All together they had the opportunity to present their investment plans. The <strong>total amount<\/strong> of funding cycle they are looking for reaches<strong> 18 million euro in a funding cycle <\/strong><strong>Series<\/strong><strong>A.<\/strong> (first round of venture capital funding).<\/p>\n\n<p>For the preparation of the companies that participated in the event, an online seminar on <strong>&#8220;fundraising &amp; pitchingtips<\/strong>&#8221; was held on Tuesday, February 15th. It involved <strong>more than 70 startups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Due to the great interest from Greek companies seeking funding, the &#8220;<strong>InnoAgora Investing Days<\/strong>&#8221; by the <strong>Hellenic Development Bank<\/strong> will be repeated virtually on 17 March and in person on <strong>4 April 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3B7;-&#x3C0;&#x3BB;&#x3B1;&#x3C4;&#x3C6;&#x3CC;&#x3C1;&#x3BC;&#x3B1;-innoagora-hdb-&#x3B1;&#x3C0;&#x3CC;-&#x3C4;&#x3B7;&#x3BD;-&#x3B5;&#x3BB;&#x3BB;&#x3B7;&#x3BD;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3AE;-&#x3B1;&#x3BD;&#x3B1;&#x3C0;&#x3C4;&#x3C5;&#x3BE;&#x3B9;&#x3B1;&#x3BA;&#x3AE;-&#x3C4;&#x3C1;&#x3AC;&#x3C0;&#x3B5;&#x3B6;&#x3B1;-&#x3C3;&#x3C5;&#x3BD;&#x3B4;&#x3AD;&#x3B5;&#x3B9;-&#x3C4;&#x3B9;&#x3C2;-&#x3B5;&#x3BB;&#x3BB;&#x3B7;&#x3BD;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3AD;&#x3C2;-&#x3B5;&#x3C0;&#x3B9;&#x3C7;&#x3B5;&#x3B9;&#x3C1;&#x3AE;&#x3C3;&#x3B5;&#x3B9;&#x3C2;-startups-&#x3BC;&#x3B5;-&#x3C4;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;&#x3C2;-&#x3B5;&#x3C0;&#x3B5;&#x3BD;&#x3B4;&#x3C5;&#x3C4;&#x3AD;&#x3C2;\"><strong>The InnoAgora platform<\/strong> <strong>HDB from the Hellenic Development Bank<\/strong> <strong>connects Greek startups with investors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The free online interconnection platform InnoAgora powered by HDB offers <strong>significant opportunities for extroversion and networking to Greek businesses<\/strong>. At the same time, it <strong>enhances the country&#8217;s innovation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Through HDB&#8217;s initiative,<\/strong> selected companies and institutions from Greece are given the opportunity <strong>to create an online profile, in order to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>showcase their unique competitive elements<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>reach out to potential investors and partners<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>In this direction, <strong>a series of similar events<\/strong> has been planned at regular intervals throughout the year that will be at the <strong>disposal of all its members.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3C0;&#x3B1;&#x3BD;&#x3C4;&#x3B5;&#x3BB;&#x3AE;&#x3C2;-&#x3C4;&#x3B6;&#x3C9;&#x3C1;&#x3C4;&#x3B6;&#x3AC;&#x3BA;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;-&#x3B1;&#x3BD;&#x3C4;&#x3B9;&#x3C0;&#x3C1;&#x3CC;&#x3B5;&#x3B4;&#x3C1;&#x3BF;&#x3C2;-&#x3C4;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;-hdb\"><strong>Pantelis Tzortzakis, vice president of HDB<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>&#8220;We are very happy with the momentum gained from the first months of operation by InnoAgora, which <strong>has more than 300 members.<\/strong> The first &#8220;Investing Day&#8221; with the participation of dozens of investors from Greece and other European countries confirmed to us that this initiative of HDB can <strong>enhance the extroversion of the Greek innovation ecosystem<\/strong> and deliver real value to dynamic businesses.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/randevou-espa-news\/15min\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Completed the first InnoAgora Investing Day with presentations of Greek startups to investors, as part of the development of the digital community InnoAgora powered by HDB (Hellenic Development Bank), hosted on the internationally renowned platform EuroQuity of the French development bank Bpifrance. 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