Ana Marija Kostanic 64 articles

Deals

10 Biggest Funding Rounds in Hungary (H1 2025): Zocks Leading the Top

By Ana Marija Kostanic 28 July 2025 5 mins read

In H1 2025, Hungarian startup ecosystem shows significant growth in amount and frequency of funding […]

Cybersecurity

Preparing for Cross-Border Cyberattacks: “Threats Don’t Occur in Isolation, They’re Part of Larger Systems”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 24 July 2025 7 mins read

As geopolitical tensions increasingly spill into cyberspace, a growing number of cybersecurity professionals are beginning […]

Deals

10 Biggest Funding Rounds in Romania (H1 2025): DRUID AI Leading the Top

By Ana Marija Kostanic 23 July 2025 5 mins read

Romanian top startups had a bit stronger start in 2025 than in 2024. FintechOS took […]

Others

Croatia Expands Venture Landscape with AYMO Ventures’ €52M Twin Fund Launch

By Ana Marija Kostanic 18 July 2025 3 mins read

Croatia got another VC fund! This week Croatian AYMO Ventures announced first closing of their […]

Interview

The Most Powerful Room in Startupland? One Full of F*ckups

By Ana Marija Kostanic 17 July 2025 7 mins read

  99% of startups fail. How many times have you heard that line? Probably too […]

Interview

We Killed OKRs – and the Company Got Better

By Ana Marija Kostanic 4 July 2025 5 mins read

By the time has·to·be was acquired for €250 million by ChargePoint in 2021, it had […]

Deep Tech

“Many Excellent Technologies Have Failed Commercially” – Let’s Talk About Why

By Ana Marija Kostanic 27 June 2025 7 mins read

As one of Central and Eastern Europe’s biggest deep tech events gears up to land […]

Ecosystem

Bulgarian Shelly Group Hits $1B Valuation

By Ana Marija Kostanic 5 June 2025 4 mins read

In a major milestone not just for Bulgaria, but for Europe’s tech scene at large, […]

Ecosystem

First Austrian State Secretary for Startups: “Austria has a lot to offer to international founders”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 16 May 2025 5 mins read

If you had a pleasure to be at ViennaUP this year, you sure have noticed […]

Fintech

“We Must Convince Brussels”: Can European Fintech Survive The Regulations?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 2 April 2025 7 mins read

“It seems to me that this single market is not really functioning at all. We […]

Cybersecurity

8 Cybersecurity Titans (And Smaller Giants) of Central and Eastern Europe

By Ana Marija Kostanic 26 March 2025 5 mins read

Central and Eastern Europe boasts a good regional representation of heavyweight cybersecurity players who have […]

Ecosystem

EIB and EIF Are Financing CEE With Billions. How Much Reached Your Country?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 20 March 2025 7 mins read

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Investment Fund (EIF) have been pivotal in shaping […]