Birkirkara, Malta · Innovation Hub DiHubMT is Malta's European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH), spearheaded by the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA) and inaugurated in November 2024 at the Twenty20 Business Centre in Birkirkara. It provides startups, SMEs, and public organisations with pre-acceleration, acceleration, and incubation programmes, alongside a 'Test before You Invest' technical infrastructure service, access-to-finance support, and training in AI, cybersecurity, and high-performance computing.
Birkirkara, Malta · Startup EBO is a Malta-founded conversational and generative AI company specialising in automated customer engagement for regulated industries. Founded in 2017 by Dr. Gege Gatt, the platform deploys multilingual Virtual Agents across healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, and iGaming, operating in over 100 languages and delivering 24/7 automated dialogue across any channel. EBO's clients report over 80% reduction in customer interaction costs. The company has raised $3.5 million, counts BMIT Technologies among its investors, and operates from Birkirkara with additional offices in London and Milan.
Birkirkara, Malta · Startup MannaEV is Malta's first electric motorcycle delivery and battery-swapping startup, founded in early 2023 by three co-founders with backgrounds from Google, Alibaba, TikTok, and Lazada. The company operates an on-demand same-day delivery platform powered by smart electric motorcycles and a battery-swapping network, eliminating range anxiety and enabling rapid fleet turnaround. Within its first year MannaEV scaled to 500+ customers and deployed 50+ electric motorcycles across three battery-swapping hubs on the island without external VC funding. It won multiple categories at the Malta Business Awards 2024 and has a commercial partnership with Bolt Malta.
Birkirkara, Malta · Accelerator SuperCharger Ventures runs a 12-week, equity-free EdTech and Future of Work accelerator programme in Malta, co-funded by Malta Enterprise. Up to 15 startups per cohort receive mentoring from 40+ local stakeholders, access to grants and soft loans of €300,000–€1.5 million, and connections to a global investor network. The Malta programme is one of several international hubs operated by SuperCharger alongside London, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and Rwanda.
Birkirkara, Malta · Startup Truevo Payments is a Malta-founded fintech company that integrates card acquiring and payment gateway services into a single platform. Originally established as Swish Payments in 2013 and rebranded in 2017, Truevo is licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority and certified to PCI-DSS Level 1. It provides online payment acceptance, card payouts, subscription billing, pay-by-link, and point-of-sale systems to merchants across Europe. The company employs around 90 staff and is headquartered at the Central Business District in Birkirkara, Malta.