Heineken®, the pioneer of beers, embraces its collaboration with Orange Grove, a promising initiative for start uppers and entrepreneurship businesses, for 3 consecutive years to further support talents’ passion for growth. Networking, mentoring programs and challenges are supported by the leading beer of the world, Heineken® “Open your World”

Orange Grove is “fueling” the Greek startup scene with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

We are very proud to be part of the “Recharging the Youth” initiative of The Stavros Niarchos Foundation, which aims to create opportunities for Greece’s younger generation.

Their generous support of the Orange Grove through a grant, enables us to provide even more sustenance to the incubated startups by further strengthening our educational program and also allowing for renovation works and the construction of new work spaces inside the Orange Grove premises. In addition, the grant also provides the startups with the opportunity to gain access to pre-seed funding through a series of pitching competitions called “The Squeeze”.

During the quarterly “Squeeze” pitching shows, 8 of the most promising Orange Grove startups compete to win €15.000 for the first prize and €10.000 for the second prize.

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