Ana Marija Kostanic 87 articles

Ecosystem

New Index! How Well do the CEE Countries Support the Journey of an Entrepreneur?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 27 January 2026 5 mins read

StartupBlink, a global startup ecosystem research platform providing data, rankings, and insights on innovation ecosystems, […]

Deals

Biggest Funding Rounds for Romanian Startups in 2025

By Ana Marija Kostanic 23 January 2026 6 mins read

After 2024, a year of stabilization for Romanian startups, 2025 has surpassed expectations. The most […]

Ecosystem

EU Inc Is Confirmed. What That Means?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 21 January 2026 4 mins read

“We will soon put forward our 28th regime,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen […]

Deals

Biggest Funding Rounds for Serbian Startups in 2025

By Ana Marija Kostanic 19 January 2026 3 mins read

The Serbian startup ecosystem in 2025 navigated a “maturity test” as global venture capital slowed […]

Deals

Biggest Funding Rounds of Croatian Startups in 2025

By Ana Marija Kostanic 16 January 2026 5 mins read

For the Croatian startup ecosystem, 2025 was a year of stabilization and strategic shifts. While […]

Ecosystem

Regional Cleantech Is Done Waiting

By Ana Marija Kostanic 9 January 2026 5 mins read

The cleantech narrative in Europe has long been dominated by the established hubs of the […]

AI

The Agency AI Reality Check: Why Your Clients Want a Discount (and Why You Shouldn’t Give Them One)

By Ana Marija Kostanic 29 December 2025 5 mins read

If you’ve spent any time on LinkedIn lately, you’d think the average IT agency is […]

Events

What It Takes to Win From CEE? Learn This February at Unlockit

By Ana Marija Kostanic 22 December 2025 4 mins read

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has long been known for its engineering talent. Yet, despite […]

Startups

18 Deep Tech Startups from CEE You Should Keep an Eye On

By Ana Marija Kostanic 11 December 2025 5 mins read

Europe possesses world-class research institutions and scientists, and Central & Eastern Europe is no exception […]

AI

“AI Shouldn’t Be English-Centric”: Meet Latvian Foundation Model Optimized for 34 European Languages

By Ana Marija Kostanic 3 December 2025 6 mins read

If you used ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity in any other language than English, I bet […]

Interview

Jeta Zagragja: Outsourcing Makes (More) Sense for Emerging Markets

By Ana Marija Kostanic 1 December 2025 7 mins read

Outsourcing has been a “very natural and organic course of growth” for many regional tech […]

Ecosystem

12,000 Startups and 8 Unicorns: Has the Balkans Reached Growth Plateau or Next-Level Maturity?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 14 November 2025 5 mins read

According to the newest report from tech market intelligence company Innotechnics, the Balkan startup ecosystem […]