Greek startups attractive for new placements

The performance of the Greek startup ecosystem in terms of funding rounds and investment interest is currently close to last year’s levels.

According to data from the Greek Marathon Venture Capital, since the beginning of the year, startups with a presence in Greece have raised 191 million dollars from 41 international and Greek investors in 54 funding rounds. While 8 exits have also taken place. However, so far the 2019 record in funding rounds and the 2021 record in invested capital has not yet been broken.

There were 13 funding rounds in Q1 2025, 22 rounds in Q2, 13 rounds in Q3 and Q4 is still ongoing. The data shows that Q2 of this year was the most productive so far, with the largest volume of investments channeled since the beginning of 2025 to early-stage (seed) startups.

Comparing Greece’s performance to previous years, 64 rounds of financing were recorded in startups in 2023 and 59 rounds were recorded in 2024. Both 2023 and 2024, as well as previous years, fall short compared to 2019, which was the most productive year so far with 75 rounds of financing. In 2020, there were 52 funding rounds, in 2021 61 rounds and in 2022 65. However, in terms of capital, the most productive year was 2021 with investments in Greek startups reaching 979 million dollars. Specifically, in 2019, funding amounted to 251 million, in 2020 to 336 million, in 2021 to 979 million, in 2022 to 720 million, in 2023 to 298 million, in 2024 to 393 million and so far in 2025 to 191 million.