San Franciscopoulos
Episode 1: Slush, Startup Visa, Eurobank / Plum, Starfish, Physical Intelligence, Faircraft
Big Pi Team ·
Participants
- Melina Mai (Big Pi Ventures)
- Panagiotis Karampinis (Endeavor)
- Nick Kalliagkopoulos (Big Pi Ventures)
- Guy Krief (Big Pi Ventures)
Summary
- 0:00 Intro
- 2:46 Slush Festival Highlights:
- Recap of the Slush event in Helsinki, emphasizing its role in fostering innovation and collaboration in the Nordic ecosystem.
- Discussion on Greece's need for a large-scale tech event and how lessons from Slush could apply locally. - 21:51 Guest: Panagiotis Karampinis, Endeavor - Greek Delegation, Greek Slush, Greek Tech hub
- 48:50 Golden Visa & Startup Visa:
- Analysis of Greece's evolving Golden Visa program, including upcoming incentives to support startup investments.
- Comparison with successful visa initiatives in Portugal and Spain and their impact on local ecosystems. - 1:00:31 Eurobank & Plum Partnership: insights into Eurobank's €5M minority investment in Plum, a fintech focused on financial planning and savings.
- 1:07:31 Starfish Space - 29M$ Series B
- 1:12:11 Physical Intelligence - 2B$ valuation
- 1:19:15 Faircraft - 16$M round
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