At a special event held on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at Stelios Foundation Conference Hall, In the historic building of 22 Kydathinaion Street in Plaka, the award was made Youth Entrepreneurship Awards Stelios Hadjiioannou 2025. This year’s ceremony, held for the 16th year, highlighted three Greek new businesses. The big winners received a total prize money €300.000the greatest that has been awarded in the history of the institution.
Sir Stelios Hadjiioannoufounder of Stelios Philanthropic Foundation and creator of trademarks easy (easy family of brands – www.easy.com, www.easyHistory.info), we awarded the awards in person to the three winners, and noted during the ceremony:
“The Greek business scene proves every year that it has talent, extroversion and innovative spirit. Through Stelios Philanthropic Foundation and of their Youth Entrepreneurship Awards Stelios Hadjiioannouwe continue to support young entrepreneurs, who have the potential to contribute substantially to the development of the Greek economy by creating new jobs. This year, we had the pleasure of awarding the highest amount in the history of the awards – € 300,000 – in three excellent young entrepreneurs, whom I am sure awaiting a bright future. “
The event was honored by the presence of the Vice President of the Government, Mr. Kostis Hatzidakis, who awarded the first winner award. In his address, he stated, among other things: “I am very pleased to be at the youth entrepreneurship awards 2025, who are signed by one of the most well -known and prominent businessmen, who have been in practice work and continues to support and continue to support and continue, through his actions. Today, we are here to honor businessmen who are distinguished by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, while sending a strong message of faith and optimism to the younger generation. They are young people who have the winners’ mentality – an element necessary for tomorrow’s entrepreneurs, but also for Greece today and tomorrow. I personally want to congratulate Sir Stelios on his invaluable contribution to the new generation of businessmen and his overall work in Greece, but also to express my warm congratulations to today’s winners, for whom I am sure they will excel and leave their own positive.
Great winner was George Karavokyris, Founder and CEO of the platform Rênfluence distracting the € 150,000 cash prize. Rênfluence is an AI-Powered Influencer Marketing platform that offers complete Saas access with advanced tools such as Influencer Discovery, AI Video Analysis, Profile-Specific AI Chat, Competitor Analysis, Sentiment Analysis and Media Benchmarks. In addition to the platform, it also acts as a Full-Service Influencer Marketing Agency, maintaining long-term collaborations with global brands. With the expansion through the Rênfluence Lite, the subscription-based model, Data-Driven Influencer Marketing has become accessible to even more brands in Europe. Giorgos Karavokyris said of the award “Thank you very much to Stelios Philanthropic Foundation and Sir Stelios Hadjiioannou for this great honor. The award will essentially help the development of Rênfluence and gives us the strength to continue. I in turn commit to supporting future generations of young entrepreneurs in the future. “
The second prize of € 100,000 was shared by Luigi Gulian and Joseph Reda for the Digital Marketing Platform Doitforme.eu. DoitForme.eu is an innovative, automated advertising platform that aims to simplify digital marketing and make it accessible to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Through advanced technological tools, it enables business owners to implement efficient advertising campaigns on Meta (Facebook & Instagram) platforms, without the need for specialized marketing knowledge or collaboration with external bodies. With a presence in Greece and Cyprus and expansion plans in Europe, DoitForme’s mission is to make digital advertising accessible to everyone. As part of their distinction, the company’s co-founders noted: “Our great honor is the award of DoitForme by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, whom we warmly thank for his confidence. This award gives a boost to Innovation in Volos and encourages us to continue to create jobs and support hundreds of small businesses to grow through their ads. “
Digital marketing doitforme.eu platform.
The third prize was won by George Papadimitriou, CEO of Retail Tech Company Keyvotowho noted: “It is a great honor to receive the Stelios Foundation award. This distinction is an important milestone for both me and Keyvoto and gives us the strength to continue to innovate from Greece to the world. ” Keyvoto PXM is a rapidly growing Product Experience Management platform that helps brands, retailers and distributors to cenate, enrich and distribute product content with all the sales channels. In just 3 years, he has managed to gain the confidence of leading FMCG and retail companies, such as Nestlé, Henkel and Coca-Cola. With a powerful Product-Market Fit and presence in Europe and the Middle East, Keyvoto is ready to lead in the international PIM/PXM market worth more than € 20 billion.
It is worth noting that all three companies in their development are integrated into the National Register of Neophy Companies – Elevate Greeceunder the auspices of the Ministry of Development & Investment.
The event was attended by business personalities and institutional representatives, and the founders from companies that have been distinguished in previous years. The event was attended by business personalities and institutional representatives, and the founders from companies that have been distinguished in previous years. Indeed, the awarding of the 2nd prize was held by Mr. George Papayanopoulos, CEO of Elevate Greece, while the 3rd prize was given by last year’s big winner Smaragda Alexandris, founder of the company Multi, signaling the continuity and development of the institution.
Sixteen years of timeless support in Greek youth entrepreneurship
From the establishment of the institution in 2008, the Youth Entrepreneurship Awards Stelios Hadjiioannou have distributed a total of over €1.800.000 in funding, enhancing more than 40 startups in key stages of their development. The initiative is a fundamental axis of the Foundation’s charity action in Greece, recognizing and rewarding the creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation of young people in the country. More information available through the official page of Stelios Philanthropic Foundation steliosfoundation.gr.