Hello from Athens, The Recursive community! Our next guest describes herself as a Civil Engineer by degree and an innovation enthusiast by nature.

Niki Karali is the co-founder of Mantis Business Innovation. A company that provides growth strategies, innovation programs, and startup scouting. Together with an innovation management software to digitize the whole process.

Niki is also an active startup ecosystem builder. She has helped in the organization of the StartupNow Forum, the largest startup event in Greece.

In her conversation with Irina Obushtarova, Niki reflects how she found her calling in entrepreneurship, while still in the National Technical University of Athens. It is where she met her co-founder Christos Nikoloudis and discovered her passion for supporting startups grow.

In the episode, she also shares:

🇬🇷 Her views on the growth and the strenghts of the Greek startup ecosystem;

🤝 Her work as a facilitator connecting the world of research and academia, and the business world;

🤸 What did her experience in competitive gymnastics teach her about running a business;