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Bojan is The Recursive’s Western Balkans Editor, covering tech, innovation, and business for more than a decade. He’s currently exploring blockchain, Industry 4.0, AI, and is always open to covering diverse and exciting topics in the Western Balkans countries. His work has been featured in global media outlets such as Foreign Policy, WSJ, ZDNet, and Balkan Insight.

Bojan Stojkovski

Although a country with a relatively small population, Croatia has one of the most developed IT industries in the region.

Ecosystem

The Top 10 IT Companies in Croatia in 2022

By Bojan Stojkovski 30 September 2022 5 mins read

Although a country with a relatively small population, Croatia has one of the most developed […]

By offering professional consulting expertise and specifically-tailored tech solutions, Droxic's team of over 70 people across Bulgaria, Serbia, the UK and Germany, is set out to provide its clients with immense digital experiences, such as creating digital platforms or developing digital strategies for growing their businesses.

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Droxic’s 10-Year Journey To Becoming the Digital Experience Agency for BMW, Volvo, and Grohe

By Bojan Stojkovski 28 September 2022 4 mins read

Imagine working in an environment where front and back-end developers, test engineers, project managers, team […]

In essence, Konceptiva’s platform Coach, developed by its co-founders Aleksandar Ackovski and Kalina Trajanoska, allows corporations and their HR departments to provide interactive training with elements of gamification to their employees.

HR tech

This Macedonian Startup Helps Companies Fix Knowledge Gaps with Gamification

By Bojan Stojkovski 27 September 2022 4 mins read

Have you ever attended a company training for a new product or a service and […]

NEAR Balkans is one of them - it is the first major blockchain hub in the region, launched by one of the biggest blockchain technology ecosystems and now focused on strengthening its presence in the region and specifically in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia and Slovenia.

Web3

Can the Western Balkans Become a New Web 3.0 Hub? These Blockchain Experts Think So

By Bojan Stojkovski 23 September 2022 5 mins read

While web 3.0, or blockchain-incorporated internet is mostly seen as a concept that will develop […]

California-based Web3 infrastructure company Mysten Labs has big plans for Greece as it looks to make the country its next engineering hub and gradually expand in the region.

Blockchain

Web3 Unicorn Mysten Labs Is Making Greece Its Next Engineering Hub

By Bojan Stojkovski 20 September 2022 3 mins read

California-based Web3 infrastructure company Mysten Labs has big plans for Greece as it looks to […]

The losses that Ukraine and its people have suffered during the ongoing Russian invasion have been tremendous to say the least. However, after six months, the country is slowly starting its road to recovering its territories recovery and its tech startups and their innovations play a big part in strengthening the Ukraine resistance.

Ecosystem

Keeping Up with Ukraine’s IT Front: New Solutions Help the Country Fight Back

By Bojan Stojkovski 16 September 2022 8 mins read

The losses that Ukraine and its people have suffered during the ongoing Russian invasion have […]

Greek-founded Web3 infrastructure project Rated Labs raised $2.5M in a seed round

Web3

Greek-founded Rated Labs Raises $2.5M to Provide Better Transparency in Web3 Infrastructure Data

By Bojan Stojkovski 12 September 2022 2 mins read

• Greek-founded Web3 infrastructure project Rated Labs raised $2.5M in a seed round • The […]

The region has a lot of talented people determined to make a change in their country, and with most of them studying medicine and engineering abroad, now they are using their skills and knowledge to make a breakthrough in the healthcare industry.

Health

Meet the Medtech Innovators of Southeast Europe

By Bojan Stojkovski 9 September 2022 10 mins read

Countries in Southeast Europe have become a home to some of the most innovative medtech […]

Juicefast will use the funds to improve the production of high-quality fruit and vegetable fasting juices and healthy meals and distribute their products to as many users as possible.

Food Tech

Croatian-Slovenian Foodtech Juicefast Raises €750K to Fight Obesity

By Bojan Stojkovski 8 September 2022 2 mins read

• Croatian-Slovenian foodtech startup Juicefast has raised €750K in a latest investment round • €500K […]

Olga Rajcic never intended to become a part of the tech industry. For most of her career, Rajcic focused on developing her family business, as well as working on social entrepreneurship projects.

Women in Tech

From Family Business to Climate Tech, This Macedonian Founder Shares Her Journey to Impact Entrepreneurship

By Bojan Stojkovski 8 September 2022 8 mins read

Skopje-based business developer and project manager Olga Rajcic (#women in tech) never intended to become […]

Industrial AI startup Amydga announced two major players in the transport industry join them as investors - global aerospace company Boeing and UAE’s Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun).

Deals

Boeing Invests in Industrial AI Startup Amygda To Reduce the Carbon Impact of Transport Industries

By Bojan Stojkovski 7 September 2022 2 mins read

• Industrial AI startup Amydga announced two major players in the transport industry join them […]

While the number of Ukrainian women in the country’s tech industry is yet to match that of the men, they are making their presence felt.

Women in Tech

Ukraine’s Special Force: Women in Tech Helping The Industry Stay Resilient

By Bojan Stojkovski 5 September 2022 7 mins read

As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its sixth month, with each passing day the pressure […]

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