San Franciscopoulos

Episode 1: Slush, Startup Visa, Eurobank / Plum, Starfish, Physical Intelligence, Faircraft

Big Pi Team ·
Cover image showing the episode's participants

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