Introducing PALMOS, an interactive map of the Greek technology startup ecosystem

We're excited to introduce, PALMOS, an interactive and dynamic visual map of the Greek technology startup ecosystem. PALMOS, which is derived from the Greek word that means pulse, captures the beat of Greece’s rising technology startup sector. ​

Greek tech startups by location
The Greek tech startup ecosystem is currently comprised of more than 200 technology startups, accelerators, venture capital firms, incubators, and ecosystem partners. The majority of tech startups, or 72%, are located in Attica, Greece. Central Macedonia is home to 14% of technology startups. Patra and Crete each host 6% and 4% of tech startups respectively and 4% of startups are located in other regions of Greece.
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Data as of Jan. 13, 2021

​Greek tech startups by category breakdown
Roughly 20% of the startups focus on the health, life sciences and wellness sector, which is comprised of medical devices, biotechnology startups, digital health companies, virtual reality (VR) companies, and others. This sector includes an impressive line-up of companies and technologies examples of which include LangAware which leverages AI to predict neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s; RTsafe, a medical devices company which aims to reduce risk for brain cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment; ORamaVR which provides VR simulation training for medical professionals; Saphetor, a provider of bioinformatics tools for processing and annotation of next generation sequencing (NGS) data; and PD Neurotechnology, a medical devices company, focusing on the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

11% of the Greek tech startups form part of the Ecommerce, Retail and Internet sector with startups ranging from marketplaces to industry applications such as Intale that helps the management of convenience stores; Intelistyle which provides an AI powered personalized fashion styling platform; Oqullar, an augmented reality (AR) platform that enhances the online shopping experience; Convert Group, a provider of data analytics for the e-commerce field; and others.

Other notable companies include Tribe Wearables, based out of Komotini, which is developing a novel wearable activity tracker, embedded into sports apparel; Probotek, based in the beautiful island of Corfu, focuses on the IoT and drones sector aiming to assist early responders under crisis situations; OZZIE Robotics, based in Thessaloniki, designs and develops from scratch custom service robots and software that enables them to fulfill their aims; Neos Beyond Payments, which provides provides payment-enabled jewelry and wearables; and CityCrop Indoor Farming which aims to bring fresh and healthy eating in every household by developing a fully automated indoor garden based on  hydroponics. 

PALMOS includes tech startups that are located in Greece (with up to 9 years of operation, offering a technological innovation/product/service) and organizations from the broader tech startup community such as accelerators, science parks, and venture capital firms. Data sources that were used to create the PALMOS visual startup database include Crunchbase, Elevate Greece, Greek venture capital firms, Greek accelerator websites, LinkedIn, The Startup Pirate, job boards, tech startup websites, and Marketing For Tech customers.

To view PALMOS created by Marketing For Tech, go to https://www.marketingfortech.com/palmos

About MARKETING FOR TECH
MARKETING FOR TECH is a technology marketing firm based in Greece which helps technology startups and mature technology companies with their international marketing strategy & execution. For more information, visit www.MarketingForTech.com.
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