{"id":44023,"date":"2026-02-02T09:36:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T09:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ris3rcm.eu\/?p=44023"},"modified":"2026-02-02T09:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T09:36:29","slug":"fwd-greece-innovation-pulse-2025-2026-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ris3rcm.eu\/en\/fwd-greece-innovation-pulse-2025-2026-report\/","title":{"rendered":"FWD Greece: Innovation Pulse 2025 \u2013 2026 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I<strong>Found.ation,<\/strong> in collaboration with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/28digital.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">28DIGITAL<\/a> <\/strong>(formerly EIT Digital), and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hdbi.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hellenic Development Bank of Investments<\/a> (HDBI)<\/strong>, published a renewed and expanded edition of its annual report, aiming to map not only the Greek startup ecosystem but the wider landscape of innovation across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Findings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More than <strong>\u20ac732M<\/strong> were invested through <strong>95 deals<\/strong> in over 90 startups, marking a <strong>35% increase vs 2024<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18 VC funds<\/strong> and 10 additional investment platforms actively target Greek startups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over <strong>143 unique investors<\/strong> from around the world participated in funding rounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pre-seed &amp; Seed rounds account for 75%<\/strong> of all deals, showing encouraging recovery in early-stage activity, while <strong>Series A and above (25% of deals)<\/strong> attracted <strong>over \u20ac600M<\/strong>, signalling market maturity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spotawheel<\/strong> recorded the largest round of the year with <strong>\u20ac300M<\/strong> (Mixed Round: Series C &amp; Venture Debt).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venture Debt financing<\/strong> appears to be gradually gaining ground in 2025, adding an alternative funding instrument beyond traditional equity rounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AI, SaaS and HealthTech<\/strong> are the top-funded sectors, with <strong>Defence Tech<\/strong> emerging as a standalone domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI is transforming how companies operate. The transition, however, depends on both technological readiness and the ability of people and organizations to learn, adapt and redesign processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As organizational structures evolve, corresponding changes are expected in <strong>roles and governance models<\/strong>. Organisations adopting AI-enabled models may see shifts in middle-management responsibilities and an expanded C-suite that includes AI-focused roles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thefoundation.gr\/2025\/12\/11\/fwd-greece-innovation-pulse-2025-2026-report\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thefoundation.gr\/2025\/12\/11\/fwd-greece-innovation-pulse-2025-2026-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFound.ation, in collaboration with 28DIGITAL (formerly EIT Digital), and the Hellenic Development Bank of Investments (HDBI), published a renewed and expanded edition of its annual report, aiming to map not&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1382],"tags":[1453,1451,1452],"class_list":["post-44023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-repository-en","tag-greece","tag-innovation","tag-start-ups"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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