Microsoft, Mastercard, AWS and five VCs in one Nicosia room: Innovation Cyprus 2.0 lands on 7 October

Innovation Cyprus 2.0 takes place on Wednesday 7 October 2026 at the National Bank of Greece administration building in Nicosia, as part of the INSPIRE Entrepreneurial Festival.

Who's in the room

• Tech: Microsoft, Mastercard and Amazon Web Services (Greece, Cyprus & Malta teams) on digital transformation and building innovation inside companies
• Funds: Uni.Fund VC, Metavallon, L-Stone Capital, Big Pi Ventures and Investing for Purpose on an "Innovation & Funds" panel

The deadline worth noting

The 17th NBG Business Seeds Innovation and Technology Competition is open to young scientists, research teams and startups until Wednesday 14 October 2026 — cash prizes, mentoring and visibility. Across 17 years it has drawn 9,260+ participants and 5,416 proposals, and paid out €790,000 to 152 winning teams.

Built something at a hackathon this year? This is a cheap next step: one room with the funds, one form with a deadline.

NBG Business Seeds · INSPIRE registration

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