Ana Marija Kostanic 43 articles

Deals

Top Croatian Rounds in H2 2024 Span Across 6 Different Industries

By Ana Marija Kostanic 28 January 2025 4 mins read

For Croatia’s startup ecosystem, last year couldn’t have started better. Autonomous driving company Verne raised […]

Deals

Top Western Balkans Investments in H2 2024: Serbian Startups Dominating

By Ana Marija Kostanic 27 January 2025 4 mins read

In H2 2024, investments for the Western Balkans’ startups slowed down. However, looking back on […]

Investors

If Hubert Palán Were a VC, Here’s What He’d Invest In

By Ana Marija Kostanic 23 January 2025 5 mins read

In the startup ecosystem, asking investors for their take on various ventures and founders’ strategies […]

Cybersecurity

Axoflow Raises €6.7M to Fix Security Data Chaos. Balázs Scheidler Shares Their Next Plans

By Ana Marija Kostanic 22 January 2025 5 mins read

“I’ve spent decades in cybersecurity and seen firsthand how poor data quality undermines even the […]

M&A

Croatian Repsly Acquired by US Investment Firm Cuadrilla

By Ana Marija Kostanic 15 January 2025 3 mins read

Repsly, the cloud-based retail execution software provider based in Zagreb, Croatia, has been acquired by […]

Investors

Can (Regional) VCs Ignore the “Western Balkans”?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 13 January 2025 7 mins read

Investments in Western Balkans have been very miscellaneous last year. All kinds of VCs led […]

Investors

Evercurious VC, a New Venture Fund for Greek Startups by Engineers-Turned-Investors

By Ana Marija Kostanic 2 January 2025 3 mins read

Evercurious VC, a new €12.5 million venture capital fund, has officially launched with the goal […]

Ecosystem

“Too Many SaaS Businesses Are Focusing On Very Small Niches in Their Countries”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 19 December 2024 13 mins read

“…visiting SaaStr in 2021 in San Mateo was a game-changer. I remember thinking how amazing […]

Ecosystem

EU Inc Unveils Policy Blueprint: Shaping the 28th Regime – Have Your Say!

By Ana Marija Kostanic 4 December 2024 5 mins read

The EU Inc, an initiative to create a unified company structure for startups across Europe […]

Interview

From Twisto to RockawayQ: Michal Šmída’s Vision to Transform B2B with AI

By Ana Marija Kostanic 28 November 2024 7 mins read

Michal Šmída’s entrepreneurial journey started more than 10 years ago, with Twisto. A buy-now-pay-later solution […]

Ecosystem

How Central European Countries Are Supporting ESOPs? A Deloitte Study

By Ana Marija Kostanic 26 November 2024 5 mins read

Is there any legal framework regulating ESOP in your country? Do ESOP shares have a […]

Investors

Are You a Great Investor Who Needs Fundraising Support?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 22 November 2024 4 mins read

In a nutshell: Emerging European VCs can access a free 12-week program featuring top-tier mentoring, […]