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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

For serial Albanian entrepreneur Engjell Rraklli, startups are much more than innovation.

Ecosystem

From Rock Bands to Software and Gaming: This Serial Entrepreneur Pushes Albania’s Ecosystem Forward

By Bojan Stojkovski 1 August 2022 4 mins read

For serial entrepreneur Engjell Rraklli, startups are much more than innovation. Тhey have a vast […]

Bulgaria-founded DeFi project ChangeX has an ambitious goal - to make personal finance easy and accessible for everyone by creating a world where all finance lives on the blockchain and where all the acronyms, networks, and protocols serve to empower the user, and not overpower.

Blockchain

DeFi Project ChangeX Defies Gravity and Raises Close to $2M in ICO despite Bear Market

By Bojan Stojkovski 28 July 2022 5 mins read

• Bulgarian DeFi project ChangeX wants to become a one-stop shop for managing finances by […]

“Donate a Computer” is in its seventh year, with more than 1,700 donated computers so far.

This Macedonian Modern Day Robin Hood Fights Digital Inequality One Computer at a Time

By Bojan Stojkovski 28 July 2022 5 mins read

Six years ago, while Borce Stamenov was repairing and servicing computers at a local IT […]

Dev Tribe

Dev Tribe, Don’t Miss Out on These Events in 2022!

By Bojan Stojkovski 25 July 2022 6 mins read

Developers are the backbone of the tech sector, and as an essential part of industry, […]

Gaming

From Hobby to E-sports Startup: “Good Game” is Taking Croatian Gaming to Another Level

By Bojan Stojkovski 25 July 2022 4 mins read

When account strategist Nikola Stolnik was working for Google in Dublin, he used most of […]

Fonoa’s platform is the first digital tax solution with global coverage, providing a plug-and-play modular platform that helps businesses convert costly and complex processes into automatic ones.

Fintech

Croatia-Founded Fonoa Raises $60M to Transform the Way How Companies Stay Tax Compliant

By Bojan Stojkovski 22 July 2022 3 mins read

• Croatia-founded Fonoa raised $60M to expand its global tax solutions • The Series B […]

Infobip Shift, the biggest developer conference in Southeast Europe, will once again gather the global developer community on the Croatian coastline in the city of Zadar on September 19th and 20th.

Dev Tribe

Sun, Sea, and Devs: Infobip Shift 2022 to Host the Global Developer Community on the Croatian Coastline

By Bojan Stojkovski 20 July 2022 2 mins read

Infobip Shift, the biggest developer conference in Southeast Europe, will once again gather the global […]

The IT sector has been one of the country's most dynamic sectors and a propeller for its economic growth, generating around 10 percent of its GDP from the IT industry and IT companies in Serbia.

Ecosystem

These Are Top IT Companies in Serbia You Should Watch for in 2022

By Bojan Stojkovski 19 July 2022 5 mins read

As one of the fastest growing economies in the Western Balkans, Serbia is turning into […]

World-renowned scientist in the field of machine learning and computer vision Prof. Luc Van Gool has joined the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) as a faculty member in Sofia.

Deep Tech

Top AI Scientist on Joining INSAIT: Turning a Longstanding Brain Drain into Brain Gain

By Bojan Stojkovski 14 July 2022 3 mins read

World-renowned scientist in the field of machine learning and computer vision Prof. Luc Van Gool […]

One of them is software company Logate, based and founded in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica in 2006.

Ecosystem

Mountains, Sea and IT: Montenegro, From a Breathtaking Travel Destination to a Tech Cradle

By Bojan Stojkovski 13 July 2022 5 mins read

Startups and IT aren’t the first things that come to mind when someone thinks of […]

Global cloud communications company and first Croatian unicorn Infobip announced that it has acquired business and tech magazine Netokracija for an undisclosed amount.

Deals

Croatian Unicorn Infobip Acquires Tech Magazine Netokracija to Bring Top Developer Content

By Bojan Stojkovski 12 July 2022 4 mins read

Global cloud communications company and first Croatian unicorn Infobip announced that it has acquired business […]

Greek proptech startup Protio raised €2M in pre-seed funding, with capital from international and Greek investment funds and Neogen Capital leading the round.

PropTech

How to Solve Europe’s Growing Affordable Housing Issue? This Greek Startup Raises €2M to Offer a Solution

By Bojan Stojkovski 11 July 2022 4 mins read

• Greek proptech startup Protio raised €2M in pre-seed funding, with capital from international and […]

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