Startup Cyprus is the Cyprus startup ecosystem entity that culminates the ecosystem’s efforts to realize the pledge made by the Cyprus startup community, by people that believe in the creative and disruptive power of startups and innovation, to startup Cyprus. It has been active for over 4 years as a pledge amongst the community and founded as a legal entity in February 2016 by 13 pioneering startup founders and ecosystem heavyweights.
Startup Cyprus is one of the founding members of the European Startup Network comprised of national startup associations across Europe, a member of Allied For Startups, GEN Cyprus and member of the eSkills National Coalition in Cyprus.
Startup support and networking services to startups with international startup hubs, VCs, acceleration/incubation programs creating a multidirectional flow of startups, experts, skills, and experiences.
Trainings and workshops on issues critical for success in entrepreneurial activities. Example of such trainings Venture Academy, investment readiness training, startup basics, MVP, pitching, etc
Training and workshops to train angel investors and startup entrepreneurs: Angel Bootcamp, Venture Academy, Pitch Clinics, MVP building
Organizes events for the development and promotion of entrepreneurial culture and mindset. Startup Cyprus and its Founders are the lead organizers of important startup events and conferences on the island such as, Startup Academy Cyprus, Startup Live Cyprus, Startup Weekend Cyprus, Insights Conference, Founders Meetups, Founder Institute Cyprus Chapter, Hackathons, Open coffee type events, Open mentoring/coaching activities, Conferences, workshops, One-to-one meetings with experts/coaches/etc and Networking sessions etc.
Policy advocacy on national and European level. Government stakeholder – consults the national government on issues pertaining to startups and entrepreneurship
We believe in the creative and disruptive power of startups and innovation. In charting our path to economic prosperity. That evangelizing entrepreneurship and startups across the board is the roadmap to take us there.
We are here to facilitate, help, enhance, empower, connect. Our passion, enthusiasm and persistence is culminated by our ecosystem’s impressive achievements over the last few years spring-boarding internationally acclaimed startup events into entrepreneurship endeavors-turn investor-backed startups that put Cyprus firmly on the global startup map and mainstreaming the startup mentality and entrepreneurship mindset.
The coming together, engagement and actions of our highly dynamic community is our passion in action making meaning and bringing positive change. Our past is our future. We stand united and committed in materializing our vision.
Startup Cyprus is one of the founding members of the European Startup Network, comprised of national startup associations.
The main goal of the European Startup Network is to harmonise the European startup ecosystems with respect to: the legal environment, market access and entrepreneurial culture within each country.
Being naturally startup minded, we, the startup and innovation ecosystem of Cyprus, believe we should not let a good crisis go to waste. Economic challenges are an opportunity for reform to materialize our vision to Startup Cyprus.
The startup and innovation ecosystem of Cyprus has come together, united in its efforts to support the vision to Startup Cyprus.
The Republic of Cyprus has actively adopted the recommendations of the Cyprus Startup Manifesto drafted by Startup Cyprus and invited us to participate in drafting the National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship. The National Policy was ratified by the Council of Ministers in December 2015 and is now the cumulative action plan aimed to enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Startup Cyprus is a member of the National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship Implementation Watchdog Committee
The first European Startup Monitor has been released. This data collection for all founders and c-level employees of European & Israeli startups is a benchmark to promote transparency for the European startup environment. The goals of the project are to understand European founders as well as to identify and compare country specific and common challenges that the startup ecosystems face within Europe.
Microsoft BizSpark will help your start-up with free software, support and visibility. Jumpstart your start-up’s infrastructure, get your website running, build your success with professional collaboration and development tools, as well as 575€ per month to host and scale your technological projects on Azure, the Microsoft Cloud, totaling over 60.500€ in benefits. Only available to tech startups less than 5 years old, privately held, and earning less than $1 million annually.
Startup Cyprus brings together a community numbering over 2.900 entrepreneurs and growing. We are proud founding members of the European Startup Network comprised of national startup associations across Europe, a member of Allied For Startups, GEN Cyprus and member of the eSkills National Coalition in Cyprus.