{"id":20887,"date":"2023-09-22T12:57:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T09:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.key-bsi.gr\/programma\/elevate-greece\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:58:49","slug":"elevate-greece","status":"publish","type":"programmata","link":"https:\/\/www.key-bsi.gr\/en\/programma\/elevate-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Elevate Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20887\" class=\"elementor elementor-20887 elementor-19023\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c73f691 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c73f691\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ee086bf\" data-id=\"4ee086bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c3500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46c3500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Startup Registry - Elevate Greece<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04e67f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f04e67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elevate Greece is an initiative of the Greek Government, aiming to map startup businesses and support their development, with the ultimate goal of fostering a strong innovation ecosystem. <\/p><p>The initiative begins with a digital portal through which Greek startups can apply for registration with the competent authority of the Ministry of Development and Investments, the General Secretariat for Research &#038; Innovation (GSRI). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0962ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0962ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e7c07d\" data-id=\"6e7c07d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efd32b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ceaaccordion\" data-id=\"7efd32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ceaaccordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container cea-accordion-elementor-widget\" data-toggle=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cea-accordions\" id=\"cea-accordion-1\"><div class=\"card cea-accordion\"><div class=\"card-header cea-accordion-header\"><a class=\"nav-item nav-link active\" href=\"#cea-accordion-1-1\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>Objectives<\/a><\/div><!-- .card-header --><div class=\"cea-accordion-content active\" id=\"cea-accordion-1-1\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"cea-accordion-pane\"><ul>\n<li>\n<p>The main <strong>objectives<\/strong> of the initiative are the following: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Official and reliable registration of startup businesses<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive mapping of the innovation ecosystem - networking<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring the progress of startups based on indicators (KPIs) <\/li>\n<li>Targeted support from the State<\/li>\n<li>Awards and specialized support from Official Supporters<\/li>\n<li>Promotion of extroversion and an attraction pole for investors<\/li>\n<li>Specialized job positions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .card-body --><\/div><!-- .cea-accordion-content --><\/div><!-- .card --><div class=\"card cea-accordion\"><div class=\"card-header cea-accordion-header\"><a class=\"nav-item nav-link\" href=\"#cea-accordion-1-2\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>Benefits for Startup Businesses<\/a><\/div><!-- .card-header --><div class=\"cea-accordion-content\" id=\"cea-accordion-1-2\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"cea-accordion-pane\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06eaba7 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"06eaba7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{\"content_width\":\"boxed\"}\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3717a3e e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"3717a3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{\"content_width\":\"full\"}\">\n<p class=\"box-heading\"><strong><a>International Visibility<br \/><\/a><\/strong>Upon completion of your profile, gain international visibility and promote your innovative products and services.<\/p>\n<div><strong>Support Measures from the State<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Stay tuned for special privileges, targeted state aid actions, and other support measures.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Funding<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Funding from Venture Capital Funds and Angel Investors<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Networking Opportunities<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Networking opportunities with Innovation Ecosystem entities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Updates<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Receive updates and events for business missions<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ad499 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"49ad499\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{\"content_width\":\"full\"}\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14f2c3 content-align-left icon-box-vertical-align-top icon-position-left icon-vertical-align-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_icon_box_grid_widget\" data-id=\"c14f2c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_icon_box_grid_widget.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"the7-box-grid-wrapper the7-elementor-widget loading-effect-none the7_icon_box_grid_widget-c14f2c3\">\n<div class=\"dt-css-grid\">\n<div class=\"wf-cell shown\">\n<div class=\"the7-icon-box-grid\">\n<div class=\"box-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"box-content\"><strong>Job Positions<br \/><\/strong>Find the right human resources<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .card-body --><\/div><!-- .cea-accordion-content --><\/div><!-- .card --><\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccd9160 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccd9160\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9352ec\" data-id=\"b9352ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8358382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8358382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Greece: The next major innovation hub in Southeast Europe<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Leveraging a strong spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, Greece&#8217;s public and private sectors collaborate through the Elevate Greece platform to conquer international markets and establish the country as an innovation hub in Southeast Europe. <\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d27173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d27173\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33b56bf\" data-id=\"33b56bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59aafa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e59aafa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Registry<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef39144 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef39144\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b293174\" data-id=\"b293174\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34fe567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34fe567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> <\/h2><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">About the Registry<\/h2><p>The National Startup Registry is the official registry for recording startup businesses in Greece. <\/p><p>It aims to monitor their progress based on specific KPIs, support them with benefits and advantages, and act as an attraction pole for investors, both from Greece and abroad. <\/p><p>There are two registration methods:<\/p><ul><li>Fast Track, without evaluation, for startups with specific characteristics<\/li><li>With evaluation by two independent reviewers <br><br><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5984e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ceaaccordion\" data-id=\"d5984e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ceaaccordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container cea-accordion-elementor-widget\" data-toggle=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cea-accordions\" id=\"cea-accordion-2\"><div class=\"card cea-accordion\"><div class=\"card-header cea-accordion-header\"><a class=\"nav-item nav-link active\" href=\"#cea-accordion-2-1\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>Eligibility Criteria<\/a><\/div><!-- .card-header --><div class=\"cea-accordion-content active\" id=\"cea-accordion-2-1\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"cea-accordion-pane\"><ul>\n<li>Legal form of IKE, APE, SA with headquarters in Greek Territory, or with headquarters abroad, maintaining a subsidiary or branch in Greece, provided it has a Greek VAT number and is registered in the G.E.MI.\/General Commercial Registry<\/li>\n<li>Does not exceed 8 years of operation from the start date at the Tax Office before the application submission date for inclusion in the Registry. (e.g., a business founded on 23\/12\/2012 has the right to apply until 22\/12\/2020).<\/li>\n<li>Employs fewer than 250 employees in Annual Work Units (AWU) during the last financial year, the year before the application submission, as recorded in the ERGANI information system of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.<\/li>\n<li>Annual turnover does not exceed 50 million euros as recorded in the financial statements of the last closed financial year. For example, if the application is submitted in 2020, the annual turnover for 2019 is also checked.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .card-body --><\/div><!-- .cea-accordion-content --><\/div><!-- .card --><div class=\"card cea-accordion\"><div class=\"card-header cea-accordion-header\"><a class=\"nav-item nav-link\" href=\"#cea-accordion-2-2\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>Evaluation Criteria (Innovation)<\/a><\/div><!-- .card-header --><div class=\"cea-accordion-content\" id=\"cea-accordion-2-2\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"cea-accordion-pane\"><ul>\n<li>There must be technological innovation in the product\/service and\/or an innovative business model based on recent (new) technology.<\/li>\n<li>There must be a very limited number of corresponding startup competitors or very few large companies in the sector. It is clarified that in this context, the term 'competitors' refers to businesses offering solutions with similar advantages, and not generally those targeting the same market.  <\/li>\n<li>Businesses whose main activity is research aimed at producing intellectual property with commercial exploitation prospects are also considered innovative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .card-body --><\/div><!-- .cea-accordion-content --><\/div><!-- .card --><div class=\"card cea-accordion\"><div class=\"card-header cea-accordion-header\"><a class=\"nav-item nav-link\" href=\"#cea-accordion-2-3\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>Evaluation Criteria (Scalability)<\/a><\/div><!-- .card-header --><div class=\"cea-accordion-content\" id=\"cea-accordion-2-3\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"cea-accordion-pane\"><ul>\n<li>It is evaluated whether the business model and\/or technology allow for the rapid scaling of sales volume in the global market. The company's main product\/service must be standardized or standardizable and not consist of providing consulting\/study services, nor involve custom manufacturing. <\/li>\n<li>For 'knowledge-intensive businesses' (spin-offs), the business model may be based on the sale or exploitation of intellectual property in general. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .card-body --><\/div><!-- .cea-accordion-content --><\/div><!-- .card --><div class=\"card cea-accordion\"><div class=\"card-header cea-accordion-header\"><a class=\"nav-item nav-link\" href=\"#cea-accordion-2-4\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"cea-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"ti ti-arrow-circle-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>Which companies can register via the Fast Track process?<\/a><\/div><!-- .card-header --><div class=\"cea-accordion-content\" id=\"cea-accordion-2-4\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"cea-accordion-pane\"><p>If your company meets the eligibility criteria and, at the same time, falls into one or more of the following categories, you can register directly via the Fast Track process. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Businesses in which Venture Capital Companies from Greece and abroad, other institutional investors, and banking organizations participate in their corporate structure. Bank or other loans and investments from 'Angel investors' contributions are not taken into account. <\/li>\n<li>Spin-offs from Greek Higher Education Institutions and Research Centers<\/li>\n<li>Businesses that have secured funding in HORIZON<br \/>2020 programs, approval for 'Seal of Excellence', and in their successor programs in HORIZON Europe.<\/li>\n<li>Businesses holding a registered and active patent at the European Patent Office and the US Patent Office (cumulatively).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .card-body --><\/div><!-- .cea-accordion-content --><\/div><!-- .card --><\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":20888,"template":"","katigoria-programmaton":[94],"class_list":["post-20887","programmata","type-programmata","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","katigoria-programmaton-research-and-development-programs"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.key-bsi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programmata\/20887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.key-bsi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programmata"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.key-bsi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/programmata"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.key-bsi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programmata\/20887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20889,"href":"https:\/\/www.key-bsi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programmata\/20887\/revisions\/20889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.key-bsi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.key-bsi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"katigoria-programmaton","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.key-bsi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/katigoria-programmaton?post=20887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}