During our Venture Capital conference in Limassol, we recorded a short interview with Elias Neocleous, Managing Partner @ Elias Neocleous & Co LLC.
Elias was talking about the state of the Venture Capital industry in Cyprus, advantages and overall outlook in the industry for the near future.
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC is the largest law firm in Cyprus by a considerable margin and is generally recognized as the leading law firm in Southeast Europe. They have more than 140 fee-earners operating out of three offices in Cyprus and an international network of offices in the main destinations for investment via Cyprus.
he third edition of 0100 International — organized by Zero One Hundred Conferences in partnership with the Milan City Council’s Department of Economic Development and Milano&Partners — brought together the global private markets community for a high-signal, execution-focused gathering held from October 27–29.
François Candelon, Partner for Value Creation & Portfolio Monitoring at Seven2, shares how the firm aligns every investment around a clear “exit animal”—a vision of the company at exit—and uses disciplined execution, AI-driven transformation, and sustainability as levers for resilience and premium valuations. From reengineering core processes with AI to embedding decarbonization into business strategy, Candelon explains how Seven2 builds companies that are not just exit-ready, but future-proof.
Private markets are entering a new era where trust, compliance, and technology converge. While public markets enjoy automation and transparency, private assets still depend on paper-based, fragmented systems. Antonio Chiarello, CEO of Weltix, argues that the next leap forward is not just digitization, but the creation of digital infrastructures that redefine ownership. In this conversation, he discusses why friction is structural rather than technological, how regulation enables innovation, and how programmable liquidity and transparency can channel more private capital into real economic growth.
