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Bojan Stojkovski 189 articles

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

FlexCar has invested over €100 million in the markets where it operates, having managed in just three years to increase its turnover eightfold.

Greek FlexCar raises record €210M to become a global leader in the mobility market

By Bojan Stojkovski 20 May 2022 3 mins read

• In a record investment for the Greek ecosystem, car-as-a-service startup FlexCar announced that it […]

In this article we take a look at the 8 most promising Serbian agritech startups.

Farmers going digital: 8 most promising Serbian agritech startups

By Bojan Stojkovski 17 May 2022 4 mins read

Agritech is going big in the Western Balkans at the moment, with Serbia being one […]

This Macedonian startup bridges the gap between companies and people with disabilities

By Bojan Stojkovski 12 May 2022 6 mins read

Being a voice for equality in the Balkans can prove particularly challenging, especially since there […]

The warehouse solutions provider and fulfillment partner expects to have close to 400 employees by the end of 2022, with offices in Vienna, London, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin and Milan.

Byrd raises $56M to become the default fulfillment partner for e-commerce in Europe

By Bojan Stojkovski 11 May 2022 3 mins read

Austria-based e-commerce startup Byrd announced that it raised $56M in a Series C funding round. […]

Croatian electric vehicle maker Rimac got €120M from Italian investment firm Investindustrial, a leading European group of independently managed investment, holding and advisory companies with €11 billion of raised fund capital.

Croatian unicorn Rimac Automobili gets €120M financial boost to develop its tech

By Bojan Stojkovski 9 May 2022 3 mins read

Croatian electric vehicle maker Rimac got €120M from Italian investment firm Investindustrial, a leading European […]

From AI, to e-commerce and various marketplaces for digital tools and services, we present our selection of the top six Western Balkans startups.

Top 6 promising startups emerging from the Western Balkans

By Bojan Stojkovski 6 May 2022 3 mins read

The Western Balkans is proving to be a fertile ground for young and ambitious innovators, […]

Zana’s development of conversational AI technology has the potential to deliver the next significant wave of innovation in healthcare.

How the startup Zana uses conversational AI technology to help both patients and doctors

By Bojan Stojkovski 3 May 2022 4 mins read

One of the most popular uses of technology in healthcare has been to improve it, […]

while the Russian invasion threatens to destroy Ukraine’s cities and infrastructure, including the country’s tech ecosystem as well, a number of Ukrainian startups are staying vigilant and vow to keep on working

Elena Malitskaya, CEO of ISE Group: Ukrainian entrepreneurs are made of steel

By Bojan Stojkovski 29 April 2022 6 mins read

Before the war, Ukraine had one of the most promising startup ecosystems in the world […]

the top domestic IT companies in North Macedonia that are currently driving the country’s ICT market forward

These are the IT companies in North Macedonia driving its $1B market

By Bojan Stojkovski 27 April 2022 3 mins read

The IT market in North Macedonia reached a value of over $1 billion in 2020, […]

For cybersecurity expert Ljubica Pendaroska, president of Women4Cyber North Macedonia, the road to success in her career looks more like a puzzle that she had to solve to get to where she is today.

Women in Cyber: Ljubica Pendaroska, president of Women4Cyber North Macedonia, “Personal transformation is a never ending story”

By Bojan Stojkovski 26 April 2022 10 mins read

For cybersecurity expert Ljubica Pendaroska, president of Women4Cyber North Macedonia, the road to success in […]

Corporate Innovation

Creating a developer community is a $1 billion bet for tech companies

By Bojan Stojkovski 20 April 2022 6 mins read

While tech products and various services are the essence of what tech companies nowadays provide, […]

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NEAR Protocol launches Balkans Hub, the first major blockchain ecosystem in the region

By Bojan Stojkovski 19 April 2022 3 mins read

NEAR Protocol, one of the world’s largest blockchain technology ecosystems, launched the NEAR Balkans Hub, […]

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