Greece’s startup scene gains momentum heading into 2026
Greece is steadily strengthening its reputation as a startup hub in Southeastern Europe, propelled by a more active venture capital market, a growing pool of technical talent, and founders increasingly building products for international customers from the outset. While Athens remains the country’s primary innovation centre, activity is also rising in Thessaloniki and the broader Attica region, with startups emerging across fintech, cybersecurity, Web3 infrastructure, robotics, and vertical SaaS.
That momentum is visible in a cohort of young companies founded since 2022 that are already raising capital and expanding beyond Greece. Below are 10 startups—spanning software platforms and deep tech—illustrating where the market is heading in 2026.
10 Greek startups to keep an eye on
Billys (Athens) — Property management SaaS
Founded in 2022, Billys is targeting a traditionally fragmented, paper-heavy segment: apartment building administration. The company’s SaaS platform digitises building operations with tools for online payments, automated notifications, expense tracking and the digital issuance of shared building charges. The pitch is transparency and time savings for both administrators and tenants.
Beyond core administration, Billys is building a partner-enabled marketplace for services such as technical support, insurance for common areas, cleaning, and legal coverage. The company has raised €2.9 million to broaden its product, deepen integrations and scale adoption among residential and commercial property managers.
Caresma (Athens) — Tech-enabled elder care
Launched in 2025, Caresma operates in the fast-growing elder care market, connecting seniors with trained caregivers for daily support and companionship. The company emphasises trust and quality through screening that includes background checks, psychometric assessments and targeted training, supported by technology for matching and ongoing monitoring.
Its service scope ranges from mobility and nutrition support to dementia and Alzheimer’s care, emotional well-being and emergency assistance. Caresma has secured €650,000 to expand its caregiver network and scale its platform-led care model across Greece.
Mind The Hack (Attica) — Automated security testing
Founded in 2022, Mind The Hack is building an attacker-driven security testing platform designed to turn penetration testing from a periodic exercise into a continuous process. The company’s solution automates deployment and analysis to identify vulnerabilities across networks, cloud environments and digital assets.
Powered by AI and informed by ethical hacker expertise, the platform simulates real-world attack paths to validate exploitability, prioritise risk and reduce false positives. With API-based integrations and workflow tooling, Mind The Hack is positioning itself for enterprise adoption, including in regulated industries and critical infrastructure. The company has raised €2.8 million to advance the platform and expand its reach.
myTeam (Athens) — Sportstech operations platform
Also founded in 2022, myTeam is a sportstech SaaS platform aimed at digitising the daily operations of sports clubs and academies. It centralises scheduling, attendance, communications and financial management, reducing manual workloads while improving engagement with athletes, parents and members.
Available across web and mobile, the platform provides real-time access to training schedules, match updates, payments and announcements. Its financial tools support subscription management, income and expense tracking, and automated payment reminders. myTeam has raised €1.5 million to develop the product further and support expansion across European sports organisations.
PlugSecure (Athens) — Cybersecurity for energy infrastructure
Founded in 2024, PlugSecure focuses on protecting critical energy infrastructure, particularly operational technology environments. Its AI-driven platform is designed to secure assets such as EV charging networks, solar installations, battery storage systems and wind infrastructure.
The platform combines real-time threat detection, fraud prevention, incident response and continuous monitoring, while supporting compliance with regulations such as NIS2. By securing communications between edge devices and central management systems, PlugSecure aims to help operators reduce downtime, prevent energy theft and maintain continuity. The company has raised €720,000.
Pod Network (Athens) — Web3 market infrastructure
Another 2024 entrant, Pod Network is developing Web3 infrastructure with an ambition to reshape how digital markets are created and accessed. The company argues that traditional, centralised exchanges structurally favour certain participants through proximity, privileged access and institutional control.
Pod Network is building a high-performance blockchain architecture that allows anyone to launch markets with rules enforced by code, enabling global participation without trust-based intermediaries. The startup has raised over €9 million to build out infrastructure and grow its developer ecosystem.
Progressive Robotics (Thessaloniki) — Physical AI for warehouses
Based in Thessaloniki and founded in 2023, Progressive Robotics develops AI-powered software intended to add “true intelligence” to industrial robots. The company is focused on complex palletising and depalletising tasks, enabling robots to handle single-case, mixed-case and unknown items without pre-sorting or rigid sequencing.
The software integrates with existing robot hardware and warehouse workflows, supporting inbound and outbound operations for 3PLs, fulfilment centres and automated warehouses. Progressive Robotics has raised €1.55 million to develop its physical AI platform and scale deployments across logistics, manufacturing and e-commerce.
Rubico (Paianía, near Athens) — Eco-conscious maritime operations
Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Paianía, Rubico is an international maritime company focused on owning and operating eco-conscious crude oil tankers. The company operates modern Suezmax-class vessels designed with fuel-efficient engineering and technologies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving sustainability in global crude transport.
Rubico has secured €9.7 million to support fleet development and management, and to integrate efficiency and compliance technologies. The company’s positioning reflects a broader push toward sustainability-driven upgrades in traditional industries.
Greek ecosystem outlook: what these companies signal
Taken together, these startups underscore several themes shaping Greece’s innovation trajectory: the rise of vertical SaaS that modernises legacy workflows; a strong cybersecurity focus aligned with infrastructure protection and regulatory pressure; growing interest in Web3 infrastructure; and deep-tech efforts to bring automation to logistics and industrial operations.
With Athens still acting as the gravitational centre—and Thessaloniki increasingly producing deep-tech talent—Greece’s next test will be converting early funding into sustained scale, exports and long-term job creation. If these companies execute, 2026 could mark a step-change in how Greece is perceived by European investors and global customers alike.
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