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Tales from a Female-Led Startup: Why We Needed a Man to Look Legit?

The real estate industry has long been regarded as male-dominated, and historically it has been male-led. Recently, however, and specifically in Bulgaria, many women are realizing their careers as real estate professionals, steadily influencing the field. Despite the progress, we can observe gender pay disparities. As data from the National Statistical Institute in Bulgaria shows, the gender pay gap in real estate increased significantly in recent years, peaking in 2022 with a 10% pay gap between male and female professionals,...

Ecosystem

92% of VC Deals in CEE Fuel Early-Stage Startup Growth

By The Recursive

CEE, with a GDP of €2.56 trillion and housing 167.47 million people in 2024, is […]

Deals

Prague-Based Rockaway Ventures Closes Second Fund at Nearly €55M

By The Recursive

Czech-based Rockaway Ventures, a European investment fund under the Rockaway Capital group, has announced the […]

Investors

Thinking About a VC Career? Here Are the Must-Have Skills

By Elena Ghinita

Venture capital might look like pitch decks, networking events, and the occasional headlines about a […]

Money in Motion

High-Net-Worth Individuals in CEE: Investment Preferences and Trends

By Elena Ghinita

High-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and family offices in Central and Eastern Europe are influential players in […]

Learn about the top AI companies, trends, and advances in CEE

Over €5B has been poured into CEE AI companies since 2021, with 2024 set to meet or exceed last year’s €850M. From 2025 onward, €1.4B+ in VC Funding will be available for the region’s AI startups. Big tech is increasingly looking at the region, with IBM, Intel, WP Engine, and Box having recently acquired AI firms in CEE and Google Cloud and Oracle showing higher interest in the region. Curious to learn more?

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Protio Raises €1M to Digitize and Decarbonize Real Estate in Greece

By The Recursive 16 May 2025 2 mins read

Protio, the pioneering Greek PropTech platform, has successfully completed a new €1M funding round. 👯 Founders: […]

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Hungarian-founded DiffuseDrive announced a double milestone today raising €3.15 million in seed funding and multiple […]

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By SpaceCrowd 12 May 2025 3 mins read

A common challenge for early-stage companies is finding growth capital at the right moment: when […]

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Key Economic Insights Ahead of Banking Today 2025

By The Recursive 12 May 2025 2 mins read

Significant uncertainty clouds the future of the global economy, driven largely by ongoing trade tensions […]

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Tales from a Female-Led Startup: Why We Needed a Man to Look Legit?

By Stanislava Ilieva

The real estate industry has long been regarded as male-dominated, and historically it has been […]
Romanian Fintech Industry: Record Growth in 2023 and What’s Next in 2025

By Adrian Drinceanu

The Romanian fintech industry experienced a record-breaking year in 2023, with revenues reaching €59.5 million, […]
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In the past two decades, the business community saw a surge of unicorns, with over […]

Amrapali Gan, ex-CEO of OnlyFans, on What’s Next for the Creator Economy

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Yane Frenski, founder of game-based learning platform Vizipedia

Game‑Based Learning Meets the AI Era: Vizipedia’s Playbook for Future‑Proof Skills

By Vizipedia 9 May 2025 10 mins read

Artificial intelligence has advanced so quickly that tasks once reserved for academics and professionals are […]

Ecosystem

DRUID AI Announces with Deep Regret the Passing of Founder and CEO Liviu Dragan

By The Recursive 8 May 2025 2 mins read

It is with profound sadness that the DRUID AI team announces the passing of its […]

Investors

Greek Marathon VC Secured €75 Million in an Oversubscribed Single Closing

By The Recursive 8 May 2025 2 mins read

Greece’s Marathon Venture Capital has announced the successful close of its third fund, Marathon Venture […]

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Spanning over 9 days, from May 8th to May 16th, this year’s programme includes nearly 50 city-wide events, focusing on the most transformational verticals in tech, from AI to sustainability and health.