Organization · Event Organizer
Panathēnea
Panathēnea is a nonprofit organization based in Athens that reimagines the ancient Greek Panathenaic festival as a modern event combining technology, art, and startups. It features over 3,100 international attendees and includes discussions, exhibitions, and competitions.
Overview
What Panathēnea does
What Panathēnea is
Panathēnea is a nonprofit organization based in Athens that reimagines the ancient Greek Panathenaic festival as a modern event combining technology, art, and startups. It features over 3,100 international attendees and includes discussions, exhibitions, and competitions.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Founded
- Founded in 2024
- Approximate age
- About 2 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 2, 2026
Official channels
Find Panathēnea elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Panathēnea as a community
Community overview
Panathēnea is a modern reimagination of the ancient Greek festival, founded as a not-for-profit organization run entirely by students and recent graduates. It is based in Athens, Greece, and aims to unite creators through technology, art, and startups. The festival features discussions, exhibitions, inspirational talks, competitions, curated networking, and social gatherings, culminating in a street party below the Acropolis.
Community focus
Panathēnea focuses on integrating technology, art, and startups into a multi-day festival experience. It serves as a platform for startup founders, investors, corporate professionals, and creative individuals to connect and engage. The festival includes a startup competition and various cultural events.
Member value
Members and participants gain access to networking opportunities, workshops, keynotes, and a vibrant festival atmosphere that fosters creativity and collaboration among diverse stakeholders in the startup ecosystem.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- May 27, 2026
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators · Students
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and bootcamp
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Europe
Community activity
Events and activity
The Panathēnea Festival is scheduled for May 27-29, 2026, in Athens, Greece. It features multiple venues, including Zappeion Megaron, and includes a closing street party that is open to the public.
Notable members
Notable partners and participants include various venture capital firms, corporate sponsors, and media supporters. Mentors include Peter Vesterbacka from Slush, Lars Rasmussen from Google Maps, and Elomida Visviki, an Angel Investor.
Capability profile
Panathēnea as an event host
Event focus
Panathēnea focuses on integrating technology, art, and startups into a multi-day festival experience. It serves as a platform for startup founders, investors, corporate professionals, and creative individuals to connect and engage. The festival includes a startup competition and various cultural events.
Format narrative
The festival features discussions, exhibitions, inspirational talks, competitions, curated networking, and social gatherings, culminating in a street party below the Acropolis.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- summit, pitch-night, workshop, meetup, and dinner-series
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next recorded event
- May 27, 2026
- Next event location
- Athens, Greece
Audience and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Regions
- Europe
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Notable mentors include Peter Vesterbacka from Slush, Lars Rasmussen from Google Maps, and various investors and corporate leaders.
Common questions
What to know about Panathēnea
Upseed classifies Panathēnea under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 2, 2026
Known limits
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