The Base by CyprusInno

The Base by CyprusInno

Civic and Social Organizations

The world's first Social Impact Generator™ by CyprusInno located in a military buffer zone. ⚡️Powered by SocialTech Lab

About us

The Base by CyprusInno, the world's first Social Impact Generator™, combines the elements of a coworking space, accelerator/incubator, innovation center, meeting/office space, and multimedia studio. Located in Cyprus' UN Buffer Zone in Nicosia, the last divided capital in Europe, The Base by CyprusInno is the first space of its kind in the world situated in a military buffer zone. A Social Impact Generator™ is an ever-evolving, multi-purpose space that enables the co-creation of social & economic impact in various fields of focus by bringing together both the private and public sectors, as well as civil society, via a hybrid platform of digital & physical tools. CyprusInno is an award-winning intercommunal social venture and peacetech platform working towards building an island-wide entrepreneurial ecosystem in Cyprus via digital tools, live programs, and physical spaces. CyprusInno utilizes a novel method of entrepreneurship as a mechanism for peacebuilding. CyprusInno & The Base by CyprusInno are powered by SocialTech Lab. SocialTech Lab works at the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding to bridge divides, empower local change-makers, solve social & environmental challenges, and cultivate resilient ecosystems in regions affected by instability or conflict. - 2023 European Enterprise Promotion Award for Responsible & Inclusive Entrepreneurship - 2022 UN SDG Action Award (top 3 SDG initiative globally) - 2022 Social Venture of the Obama Leaders Europe Program - 2022 (+2018, 2021) Stelios Bicommunal Award for Lasting Peace in Cyprus (Presented by Sir Stelios Hadjiioannou, Founder of EasyJet) - 2021 Commonwealth Innovation Award for Sustainable Development - 2021 (+2020, 2019) South Europe Startup Awards Regional Finalist - Best Accelerator/Incubator Program, Coworking Space, Social Impact Startup

Industry
Civic and Social Organizations
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
Nicosia
Founded
2020
Specialties
coworking, incubator, accelerator, peace, tech, technology, peacetech, peacebuildling, innovation, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and startups

Updates

  • 🇩🇰 Earlier this month, CyprusInno co-founder Steven Stavrou participated in the Copenhagen Democracy Summit with the 2022 Obama Foundation European Leaders and got the chance to workshop with President Barack Obama, citing issues around compromise in #Cyprus during a roundtable discussion, as well as pitch to President Obama on the threats of big #tech and using tech for social good. Check out some of the highlights! At the start of the year, Steven, representing CyprusInno and The Base by CyprusInno, was named one of the 35 Obama Leaders alongside changemakers representing 24 countries across the European region working on a broad range of challenging issues to drive positive, innovative change in their communities throughout the continent and across the globe.

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    [Ακολουθεί κέιμενο στα Ελληνικά!] 🌟 BridgeSTEAM Mezunları – Mezunlarımız deneyimlerini paylaşıyor! 🌟 🚀Sen de bu ilham verici topluluğun bir parçası olmak ister misin? 👉 İlk iki toplumlu BridgeSTEAM programına katılmak için başvurunu yap! 📅 Cumartesi ve Pazar, 8 & 9 Şubat 2025 ⏰ 9:00 - 18:00 📍 The Base by CyprusInno (Ledra Palace Otel yanı) ✅ Ücretsiz katılım 🚀Program İngilizce olarak sunulacaktır ✍️ Başvuru için son tarih 31 Ocak! ✨ Program, İngiliz Yüksek Komiserliği (British High Commission) ve CyprusInno topluluğunun değerli desteğiyle sunulmaktadır. ✨ ℹ️ Daha fazla bilgi ve başvuru için buraya tıklayın: https://shorturl.at/hnIx2 ****** 🌟 BridgeSTEAM Alumnae – Οι απόφοιτες μας μιλάνε για την εμπειρία τους! 🌟 🚀 Θέλεις και εσύ να γίνεις μέρος αυτής της εμπνευσμένης κοινότητας; 👉 Δήλωσε συμμετοχή στο πρώτο δικοινοτικό πρόγραμμα BridgeSTEAM! 📅 Σάββατο και Κυριακή, 8 & 9 Φεβρουαρίου 2025 ⏰ 9:00 π.μ. - 6:00 μ.μ. 📍 Τhe Base by Cyprus Inno (δίπλα από το Ξενοδοχείο Ledra Palace) ✅ Δωρεάν συμμετοχή 🚀 To πρόγραμμα θα προσφερθεί στα Αγγλικά ✍️ Δήλωσε συμμετοχή μέχρι 31 Ιανουαρίου! ✨ To πρόγραμμα προσφέρεται σε συνεργασία με την Βρετανική Ύπατη Αρμοστεία (British High Commission), και με την κοινότητα του CyprusInno να παρέχει πολύτιμη στήριξη. ✨ ℹ️ Περισσότερες πληροφορίες και δήλωση ενδιαφέροντος εδώ: https://shorturl.at/hnIx2 The Base by CyprusInno / CyprusInno #steamacademycy #stem #steam #cyprus

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    [Greek text follows!] BridgeSTEAM programına katılımınızdan ne bekleyebilirsin? 👀👉 📅 Cumartesi ve Pazar, 8 & 9 Şubat 2025 ⏰ 9:00 - 18:00 📍 The Base by CyprusInno (Ledra Palace Oteliyanı) 🆓 Ve en iyi kısmı? Program ücretsiz ve İngilizce olarak sunulmaktadır! 📅 Kaçırma – başvuru için son tarih 31 Ocak 2025. Program, İngiliz Yüksek Komiserliği (British High Commission) ve CyprusInno topluluğunun değerli desteğiyle sunulmaktadır. Daha fazla bilgi ve başvuru için buraya tıklayın: https://shorturl.at/hnIx2 **** Τι να αναμένεις από την συμμετοχή σου στο πρώτο δικοινοτικό πρόγραμμα BridgeSTEAM; 👀👉 📅 Σάββατο και Κυριακή, 8 & 9 Φεβρουαρίου 2025 ⏰ 9:00 π.μ. - 6:00 μ.μ. 📍 The Base by CyprusInno (δίπλα από το Ξενοδοχείο Ledra Palace) 🆓 Και το καλύτερο; Το πρόγραμμα προσφέρεται δωρεάν και στα Αγγλικά! 📅 Μην το χάσεις – δήλωσε συμμετοχή μέχρι 31 Ιανουαρίου 2025. To πρόγραμμα προσφέρεται σε συνεργασία με την Βρετανική Ύπατη Αρμοστεία (British High Commission), και με την κοινότητα του CyprusInno/The Base by CyprusInno & Science for Kids Cyprus να παρέχει πολύτιμη στήριξη. Περισσότερες πληροφορίες και δήλωση ενδιαφέροντος εδώ: https://shorturl.at/hnIx2 #steamacademycy #steam #STEM #Cyprus #education

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    We are nearly at the end of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) 2024 in Cyprus! 🎉 This week, our focus was on "Funding Your Dream." 💵✨ We were joined by Dr Marianna Prokopi-Demetriades—Co-founder of RSL Revolutionary Labs Ltd, Promed Bioscience, and Theramir Ltd—who shared her inspiring journey. A huge thank you to Dr. Marianna for equipping our AWEsome cohort with the tools to navigate the complexities of assessing funding requirements, identifying funding sources, and effectively communicating with investors. ➡️ Up next: "Formalizing Your Dream," where our cohort will delve into the legal considerations involved in starting or growing a business. ✨ Stay tuned for more updates from us! - This programme is implemented by CyprusInno and supported by U.S Embassy Cyprus and Chevron. #awenergized #aweincyprus #exchangealumni #academyforwomenentrepreneurs #awe #women #womenempowerment #entrepreneurship #womenentrepreneurs #womenentrepreneurship #innovation #startups #cyprus

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    Over the weekend of 9-10 November, the EIT Community Ignite NEB Hackathon brought together passionate innovators at The Base by CyprusInno. 💡🌍 We kicked the weekend off with challenge briefs from the challenge owners, setting the stage for teams to form and dive into solving urban challenges for Cyprus together. 🤝 Thanks to expert Pitching Skills Training and mentoring from Kimitisik, 14 teams pitched their innovative solutions to a panel of judges from SocialTech Lab, Kimitisik, and EIT Urban Mobility. 🚀 Congrats to all the teams who amazed us with their creativity and collaboration! 🎉 Special congratulations to Pit-to-table (Business Award Winner) and MC² (Social Award Winner), who earned a spot in the next phase ➡️ Grow NEB, to bring their ideas to life! ✨🌍 A huge thank you to our amazing challenge owners, Opu Collective, Urban Gorillas, Misfit Union, CYENS Centre of Excellence - EIT Community RIS Hub Cyprus , all the jury members, and everyone who contributed to making this incredible experience possible! 🙌 - This project is supported by EIT Community NEB, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. #eitignitehackathon #neb2024 #nebcyprus2024 #eitcommunity #kimitisik #cyprusinno #socialtechlab #thebasebycyprusinno #cyprus #innovation #socialimpact #urbandevelopment #nebvalues Climate-KIC

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    📢 We're thrilled to share the successful completion of the 50:50 Startups Bootcamp in Cyprus! On October 28th, we officially hosted the 50:50 Startups Bootcamp in Cyprus, in partnership with 50:50 Startups and with the support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 🚀 17 incredible entrepreneurs from early-stage startup teams, came together at The Base by CyprusInno for two weeks of peacebuilding, training, study visits, innovation, and collaboration. 🌍💡The Bootcamp journey came to an end with a Demo Day, where teams pitched their innovative ideas. A big thank you to everyone who joined us 🤗 – we look forward to seeing the impact of the solutions these teams have developed!

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    Boot Camp Success & A Future Full of Innovation! 🚀 We're thrilled to announce the successful completion of two intensive Boot Camps in Cyprus, in partnership with SocialTech Lab! 🙌 17 incredible entrepreneurs, each with a burning desire for impactful growth, participated in this program designed for high-potential, mid-stage ventures. This is just the beginning! Applications for our fully funded 6-month program with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem open soon. The most promising startups will even get the chance to advance to Northeastern University in Boston in 2025! 🌟 We're shaping the future of innovation, and you can be a part of it! Huge thanks to: - TheDutch Embassy for their generous sponsorship. - Socialtech Lab, especially Steven W. Stavrou, Burak Berk Doluay, Annita Tsolaki, and Berfu Ilgililer for hosting us! - Our AMAZING team: Shai Friedman, Shir Zilberstein, and Marwan Meqbil. Stay tuned for more updates! Get ready for an incredible journey. Want to learn more? Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dTZsQRpH #innovation #entrepreneurship #bootcamp #startup #success #future #giveaway #Entrepreneurship #University #Consulting #Startups #Training #Entrepreneurs #Accelerator #Diverseteams #Development #VC #Angelinvestors #Inventarios #TechCommunity #ProfessionalGrowth

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    [Turkish text follows!] 💥 Το πρώτο δικοινοτικό πρόγραμμα BridgeSTEAM για κορίτσια 14-16 ετών είναι εδώ! 💥 📣 Ενδιαφέρεσαι να μάθεις περισσότερα για τις σταδιοδρομίες στα επαγγέλματα STEAM❓Αν ψάχνεις ευκαιρίες εκπαίδευσης, δικτύωσης και ανάπτυξης των προσωπικών σου δεξιοτήτων τότε το πρόγραμμα αυτό σε αφορά! 😉 📅 Σάββατο και Κυριακή, 8 & 9 Φεβρουαρίου 2025 ⏰ 9:00 π.μ. - 6:00 μ.μ. 📍 The Base by CyprusInno (δίπλα από το Ξενοδοχείο Ledra Palace) ✅ Δωρεάν συμμετοχή 🚀 To πρόγραμμα θα προσφερθεί στα Αγγλικά! Οι δράσεις του διημέρου περιλαμβάνουν: ✅Εργαστήριο Προγραμματισμού (δεν προαπαιτείται γνώση!) ✅Γνωριμία με γυναίκες - πρότυπα από τους κλάδους STEAM ✅ Εργαστήριο επαγγελματικού προσανατολισμού ✅Ενημέρωση και δράσεις για τους 17 Στόχους Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης …και άλλα, πολλά, πολλά προνόμια για τις απόφοιτες των προγραμμάτων μας! ✍️ Δήλωσε συμμετοχή μέχρι 31 Ιανουαρίου! To πρόγραμμα προσφέρεται σε συνεργασία με την Βρετανική Ύπατη Αρμοστεία (British High Commission), και με την κοινότητα του CyprusInno να παρέχει πολύτιμη στήριξη. Περισσότερες πληροφορίες και δήλωση ενδιαφέροντος εδώ: https://shorturl.at/hnIx2 **** 💥 14-16 yaş arası kızlar için ilk iki toplumlu BridgeSTEAM programı burada! 💥 📣 STEAM alanlarında kariyer fırsatları hakkında daha fazla bilgi edinmek ister misin? Eğer eğitim, ağ kurma ve kişisel becerilerini geliştirme fırsatları arıyorsan, bu program tam sana göre! 😉 📅 Cumartesi ve Pazar, 8 & 9 Şubat 2025 ⏰ 9:00 - 18:00 📍 The Base by CyprusInno (Ledra Palace Oteliyanı) ✅ Ücretsiz katılım 🚀 Program İngilizce olarak sunulacaktır! İki gün boyunca gerçekleştirilecek etkinlikler: ✅ Programlama Atölyesi (ön bilgi gerektirmez!) ✅ STEAM alanlarındaki kadın rol modelleri ile tanışma fırsatı ✅ Kariyer yönlendirme atölyesi ✅ Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma için 17 Hedef hakkında bilgi ve etkinlikler …ve program mezunlarımıza sunulan birçok ayrıcalık! ✍️ Katılım için 31 Ocak’a kadar başvurun! Program, İngiliz Yüksek Komiserliği (British High Commission) ve CyprusInno topluluğunun değerli desteğiyle sunulmaktadır. Daha fazla bilgi ve başvuru için buraya tıklayın: https://shorturl.at/hnIx2 #STEAM #steamacademycy #Cyprus #education

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    🚀 Another impactful week at the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) 2024 in Cyprus! This week’s focus was “Financials and Accounting”, equipping participants with essential skills for financial success 💼📊 A heartfelt thank you to Christina Charalambous, partner at Kreston Global, for sharing her invaluable expertise on profit and loss management, break-even analysis, P&L statements, and the importance of staying organized with financial tracking. ➡️ Next up: Funding! ✨ Stay tuned for more updates as we continue our AWEsome journey! - This programme is implemented by CyprusInno and supported by U.S Embassy Cyprus and Chevron. #awenergized #aweincyprus #exchangealumni #academyforwomenentrepreneurs #awe #women #womenempowerment #entrepreneurship #womenentrepreneurs #womenentrepreneurship #innovation #startups #cyprus

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    🌟 We’re thrilled to celebrate Greta Skemaite from our AWE (𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬) 2024 cohort 🌍 Greta will be representing V. G. Freyia Labs Ltd as an 𝐀𝐖𝐄 Fellow at the Woman Impact Summit 2024 . We wish her all the best! Let’s support Greta on this incredible journey! 💪 #WomanImpactSummit #WomenInBusiness #AWEFellow #Entrepreneurship #Empowerment

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    Co-Founder at V.G. Freyia Labs Ltd. COO at V.G. Freyia Labs Ltd

    🌟 Thrilled to Share! 🌟 I’m honoured to announce that I’ll be participating in the WOMAN IMPACT SUMMIT 2024. As a member of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) 2024 and Co-founder of V. G. Freyia Labs Ltd, I’ll have the privilege of presenting Freyia Labs and sharing my journey in deeptech and food-tech innovation, driven by our commitment to healthy, sustainable food solutions, on 7th November at 21:05 ( Madrid Time) 22:05 (Cyprus Time). At Freyia Labs, we’re dedicated to reshaping the food system with transparency, functionality, and a focus on circularity. I can’t wait to connect with other inspiring women leaders, exchange ideas, and showcase how the power of fermentation can drive positive change. 🌍 Join Woman Impact Summit 2024 ! 🌍 Dates: November 6-8 Time: 18:00-21:00 CET / 9:00 AM-12:00 PM PST Location: Online via Zoom This free, global three-day event is packed with workshops, panel discussions, inspiring keynotes, and networking opportunities—all celebrating and supporting women in business. ✨ Why Attend? Gain insights from industry leaders advancing women entrepreneurship. Discover new ecosystems and support for women-led businesses. Network with a global community dedicated to empowering women. Register and secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/eHN7F5fp Looking forward to an inspiring summit! 🌍✨ #WomanImpactSummit #AWE2024 #FreyiaLabs #Sustainability #Innovation #WomenInTech #FemaleFounders #FoodTech

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    🌟 We’re thrilled to celebrate our 2023 alumna, Alexandra Dimitriadou. 🌍 Alexandra will be representing MammoCheck as an 𝐀𝐖𝐄 (𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬) Fellow at the Woman Impact Summit 2024 . We wish her all the best! Let’s support Alexandra on this incredible journey! 💪 #WomanImpactSummit #WomenInBusiness #AWEFellow #Entrepreneurship #Empowerment

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    🎗 MammoCheck not only empowers women to take control of their breast health but also aims to inspire female entrepreneurs. Leading this goal, our CEO and Co-founder Alexandra Dimitriadou, AWE (Academy for Women Entrepreneurs) Fellow, will be pitching at the Pitch Session & International Initiative: Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Europe (November 6th) at the Woman Impact Summit 2024 by Heroikka. This three-day virtual summit takes place from November 6th to 8th, offering training sessions, panels, fireside chats, keynote speakers, networking opportunities, and much more! Join us to connect with inspiring women leaders and learn from their experiences in entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. 🔗 Register for #free to join virtually at: https://lnkd.in/e7prjiFd We're excited to share our vision for the future of breast health technology and female entrepreneurship! 💪 #WomenInTech #FemaleFounders #WomenInBusiness #HealthTech #MedTech #BreastCancerAwareness #WomenEmpowerment #Innovation #AWEurope #WomanImpactSummit2024 #StartupLife #Healthcare #TechInnovation #WomenLeaders #Entrepreneurship #MammoCheck #AWE #AWEFellow CyprusInno The Base by CyprusInno U.S. Department of State U.S. Embassy Cyprus Public Affairs Office

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