Ana Marija Kostanic 94 articles

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, […]

Investors

New €500 million Global Fund to Back Generational Growth Companies

By Ana Marija Kostanic 16 September 2025 3 mins read

Aspire11 has announced the launch of its inaugural €500 million pension-backed fund, led by veteran […]

Diaspora

7 Belarusian Startups Redefining Their Future Abroad

By Ana Marija Kostanic 10 September 2025 6 mins read

Belarus built a large, export-oriented IT sector during 2010s that by the 2020 employed tens […]

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 […]

Cloud

Why Bulgarian Volleyball Star Kaziyski Invested In Tiger Technology?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 22 August 2025 3 mins read

In recent years, the link between sports and technology has moved beyond performance tracking. A […]

Deals

Polish Fluence Technology Secures €6.6M For Its Globally Renowned Precision Lasers

By Ana Marija Kostanic 20 August 2025 2 mins read

The newest deal comes from Polish deep tech startup Fluence Technology. The investment was led […]