On December 14, The Hellenic Initiative (THI) presented its Venture Impact Awards (VIA) – now co-sponsored by Microsoft Greece – for the third year at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens with $110,000 in cash prizes presented to five of Greece’s most impressive fledgling companies, bringing the total awarded to $645,000, supporting 37 companies.
Microsoft Greece recently joined VIA’s original anchor donors, the Charles C. Condes Trust and the Helidoni Foundation to support the THI awards program. The program’s vision is to support Greece’s brightest and most talented teams, which exhibit not only the ability to generate sustainable financial returns, but also demonstrate a measurable impact on society.
Agritrack and Classter were the evening’s top winners, each receiving $30,000 awards. EVO For Human Performance and MyLingoKids each won $20,000, with MomCycle receiving a $10,000 award.
Yannis Moutsios, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) news anchor, was the Master of Ceremonies. The awards ceremony was followed by a cocktail reception for networking and fellowship for over 100 enthusiastic attendees. Announcing the evening’s winners, Moutsios said, “they made it, but they can go further,” and added that it will now be possible with the support of the Condes Trust and the VIA.
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