Elena Ghinita 123 articles

E-commerce

Behind the Frames: How Eyerim Is Reengineering Eyewear for the Digital Consumer

By Elena Ghinita 23 May 2025 4 mins read

Founded in Slovakia in 2015, Eyerim set out to challenge a long-static industry. What began […]

Money in Motion

How a Seasoned Investor Sees the Future of Risk Capital in CEE

By Elena Ghinita 22 May 2025 4 mins read

Mirna Marnovic, President of the Croatian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, brings over 30 […]

Ecosystem

Kyiv, Vilnius, and Zagreb Join the Ranks of the World’s Top 20 Rising Tech Hubs

By Elena Ghinita 21 May 2025 3 mins read

Kyiv, Vilnius, and Zagreb have been named among the Top 20 Rising Tech Hubs globally […]

AI

How a 5-Person Team Built and Launched an AI Product in 6 Weeks—with Off-the-Shelf Tools

By Elena Ghinita 20 May 2025 4 mins read

It’s easy to see why early‑stage founders are energized by the possibilities of AI. Platforms […]

Investors

Thinking About a VC Career? Here Are the Must-Have Skills

By Elena Ghinita 14 May 2025 4 mins read

Venture capital might look like pitch decks, networking events, and the occasional headlines about a […]

Money in Motion

High-Net-Worth Individuals in CEE: Investment Preferences and Trends

By Elena Ghinita 13 May 2025 5 mins read

High-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and family offices in Central and Eastern Europe are influential players in […]

Startups

Why Bright Labs Is Betting on Founders Before They Even Start

By Elena Ghinita 30 April 2025 3 mins read

  As interest in entrepreneurship continues to grow across Europe, a persistent challenge remains: how […]

Investors

Thinking of Raising Capital or Expanding into the Middle East? Consider These 3 Ps

By Elena Ghinita 23 April 2025 6 mins read

As Europe’s tech ecosystem navigates regulation hurdles, macroeconomic uncertainty, and a fragmented market landscape, more […]

Investors

The Chicken or Egg Problem: Do We Need Better Startups or More Capital on the Table?

By Elena Ghinita 23 April 2025 3 mins read

The Czech startup ecosystem is caught in a familiar paradox: private investors would like to […]

Investors

It Feels Like Déjà Vu: How Investors are Recalibrating in 2025

By Elena Ghinita 16 April 2025 5 mins read

The world feels tense. A potential US recession, ongoing war in Ukraine, political instability at […]

AI

The EU AI Act: What’s (Not) Going According to the Plan

By Elena Ghinita 16 April 2025 4 mins read

The EU AI Act is set to become the world’s first major regulation focused entirely […]

Investors

Why European AI Startups are Skipping Traditional Funding Stages

By Elena Ghinita 7 April 2025 5 mins read

As artificial intelligence accelerates the pace at which new tech products can be developed and […]