Ana Marija Kostanic 72 articles

AI

From Seed to Exit: Croatian-Founded SplxAI Acquired by Cloud Behemoth Zscaler

By Ana Marija Kostanic 3 November 2025 3 mins read

SplxAI, the fast-rising Croatian-founded company specializing in securing AI applications and large language models (LLMs), […]

AI

How Smart Can AI Be With Our Knowledge?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 28 October 2025 5 mins read

The important question about the implementation of AI in various fields, isn’t just “how smart […]

AI

TEDAI Vienna: Joscha Bach on Avoiding the Dot-Com Trap in the Age of AI

By Ana Marija Kostanic 23 October 2025 10 mins read

The dizzying speed of the current AI boom has led many to question whether we […]

Deals

Boost.space Closes Seed Round at €6.17M, Further Fueling Its “Agentic Database”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 22 October 2025 2 mins read

The newest funding secured by Boost.space based in Prague, Czech Republic is the second round […]

Accelerator

No Team, No Code? No Problem! This Accelerator is Supporting Founders to Fly Solo with AI

By Ana Marija Kostanic 17 October 2025 5 mins read

The path of a startup founder is famously lonely, but for those with an idea […]

Ecosystem

Cyprus Startup Reality Check: Can It Become More Than Tax Haven?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 17 October 2025 9 mins read

You might not think about Cyprus’ startup ecosystem much, or maybe you view it only […]

Deals

Founder Red Flags: Behaviors That Shut Investors Out

By Ana Marija Kostanic 7 October 2025 6 mins read

At Infobip Shift’s Startup stage in Zadar, Croatia – a small crowd of founders, investors, […]

Fintech

Ukraine’s First Fintech Unicorn: UMAEF Backs monobank Maker at $1B

By Ana Marija Kostanic 6 October 2025 3 mins read

Ukraine’s most popular neobank is getting a back-end boost, and a billion-dollar valuation, from a […]

Ecosystem

European Startups Just Got a Bay Area “Embassy”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 1 October 2025 5 mins read

European startups are continuously eyeing the United States for scale, capital, and partnerships, but too […]

AI

TEDAI Vienna: Advait Sarkar on Designing AI That Challenges, So People Think (Better)

By Ana Marija Kostanic 30 September 2025 7 mins read

“I’m here today to talk about thinking for yourself,” opened Advait Sarkar, Senior Researcher at […]

Ecosystem

“There is no liquidity in Europe, period.”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 19 September 2025 6 mins read

“Is there hope for Europe?” might sound like the beginning of a grim political debate, […]

Founder's School

“Your Press Release Should Read Like a Story, Not a Corporate Brag Sheet”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 28 August 2025 6 mins read

For many startups, public relations feels like one of those things you can hack. Write […]