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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

Founded back in 1999 in North Macedonia and Sweden, Seavus is one of the oldest IT companies in the Balkan country and one that has heavily influenced the development of its IT industry during the past two decades.

The Origin Story of an Ecosystem: Seavus’ Tech Scene Legacy in North Macedonia

By Bojan Stojkovski 19 October 2022 5 mins read

Each tech ecosystem has an origin story. In North Macedonia, the development of the entire […]

Founded by Greek technologists Dimitris Kottas, a former senior engineer at Apple, and Georgios Kontogiannis, seasoned software engineer, VC-backed Lambda Automata aims to transform how EU member states use their existing defense capacities.

This VC-backed Greek Defense Startup Bets on AI to Prevent War Conflicts

By Bojan Stojkovski 14 October 2022 3 mins read

Each year EU member states spend hundreds of billions on their defense budgets. However, conflicts […]

Fundraising in a downturn is no piece of cake, and yet there are bold founders who dare to try.

10+ Southeast European Startups That Are Fundraising in 2022

By Bojan Stojkovski 12 October 2022 5 mins read

While Southeast Europe might be a small region compared to the rest of the continent, […]

Medtech Startup Index Health Raises $6M To Revolutionize Healthcare With Data-driven Medicine

Medtech Startup Index Health Raises $6M from CEE Investors to Revolutionize Healthcare

By Bojan Stojkovski 7 October 2022 3 mins read

• Miami-based telemedicine company with Serbian founder Index Health raises $6M in a seed round […]

contributing war tech innovations through 3D printing parts that are used by soldiers on the ground to make missiles from grenade launcher cartridges.

From Drones to AI and Cybersecurity: A Glimpse Into the Future of War Tech

By Bojan Stojkovski 6 October 2022 5 mins read

When 30-year-old developer Oleksandr Shubin founded his software development startup SDA back in 2019, he […]

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 […]

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