“There is no liquidity in Europe, period.”
“Is there hope for Europe?” might sound like the beginning of a grim political debate, […]
CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: New €500M Fund, SEON’s Over €67M Raise, and DRUID AI’s Global Push
The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]
CEE Lags in AI Adoption, Front-Office Assistants Could Change That
AI adoption in business has so far concentrated on back-office functions: finance automation, supply chain […]
Dronamics Announces Strategic Partnership with Kawasaki Motors
Kawasaki Motors, a global leader in engine, motorcycle and powersports production, announced a strategic partnership […]
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Founder’s Guide: What Makes You Different vs. Why You Exist
Around 90% of startups fail, and nearly half do so because they build something no […]
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Great AI Isn’t Built in the Model. It’s Built Around It
By Mihai Anton
AI is complicated. But what if we’re the ones making it more complicated than it […]
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What CEE Founders Can Learn From a German Factory: The Venture Client Playbook in Action
By Adina Krausz
What if your startup’s next major milestone didn’t require raising another round, but signing your […]
The Bulgarian Team That Actually Built a Fully GDPR-Compliant Mobile AI Coach
A Sofia-based engineering team cracked the AI compliance puzzle, creating a multilingual AI-powered sales coaching […]
How to Engineer Ecosystems: Monica Zara on Building a Regional Growth Engine
At first glance, Monica Zara seems to thrive on precision. Her colleagues joke about her […]
Bulgarian VEDA and Hireworks Join Forces to Unlock Growth for Innovative Businesses
Bulgarian-founded VEDA, a venture studio that supports startups and fast-growing companies in building sustainable growth, […]
Founder’s Guide: What Makes You Different vs. Why You Exist
Around 90% of startups fail, and nearly half do so because they build something no […]
Bits & Pretzels 2025
Bits & Pretzels hosts 7,500 founders, investors, and industry leaders for three days full of learning, networking & doing
business during Munich Oktoberfest. Join us on 29 September till 1 October 2025!
Bits & Pretzels Festival 2025: What to Expect From This Year’s Edition?
19th Sep 2025
From September 29 to October 1, 2025, during Munich’s Oktoberfest, Bits & Pretzels 2025 returns […]
Oktoberfest 2024’s Biggest Surprise: Bulgaria Breaks the Grounds at Bits & Pretzels
19th Sep 2025
At this year’s Bits & Pretzels in Munich, Germany – Bulgaria is making waves. With […]
Budapest-founded SEON Secures Over €67M Series C
Hungarian-founded SEON, a command center for fraud prevention and AML compliance, announced they had closed […]
SCION’s Inaugural Nature Tech Cohort Begins in Bulgaria and Romania
Ten-week program unites science, start-ups, and investors to scale nature-positive solutions On September 15 – […]
DRUID AI Secures Over €27M Series C to Drive Global Expansion Under New CEO
Romanian-founded DRUID AI today announced it has raised $31 (€27.88) million in Series C financing […]
New €500 million Global Fund to Back Generational Growth Companies
Aspire11 has announced the launch of its inaugural €500 million pension-backed fund, led by veteran […]