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Elena Ivanova 320 articles

Elena is an Innovation Reporter at The Recursive, an online media dedicated to the emerging tech and startup ecosystems in Southeast Europe. She is keen on sharing the innovation stories that shape the regional ecosystem and has a great interest in fintech, IoT, and biotech startups. Elena is currently finishing her Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Political Science at the American University in Bulgaria.

Mentor The Young

Founder's School

The Transformative Power of Mentorship Through the Eyes of a 23-Year Old Founder

By Elena Ivanova 23 February 2023 5 mins read

Mentoring is a powerful force that can change the trajectory of a person’s life, […]

AI market research

Veridion (Formerly Soleadify) Raises $6M to Automate Market Reseаrch With AI

By Elena Ivanova 21 February 2023 4 mins read

Veridion (formerly Soleadify), a Romanian AI startup specializing in business data, raises $6M from […]

digital identity

Evrotrust Raises a €2.5M Pre-Series A to Set Foot Across the European Digital Identity Space

By Elena Ivanova 20 February 2023 4 mins read

The Bulgarian digital identity and trust services provider Evrotrust raises €2.5M from the growth […]

Dronamics

Drone Deliveries Are Coming to Europe as Dronamics Nabs $40M in Pre-Series A Round

By Elena Ivanova 17 February 2023 3 mins read

The Bulgarian cargo drone airline Dronamics raises a $40M pre-series A round from VCs […]

Startup Wise Guys

Startup Wise Guys Raises €25M to Make Direct Investments in B2B SaaS Startups from CEE and Africa

By Elena Ivanova 16 February 2023 4 mins read

Startup Wise Guys, the European accelerator for early-stage startups in B2B SaaS, Fintech, cybersecurity, […]

Mezzanine Financing

How Mezzanine Financing Can Assist Entrepreneurs Amid Times of Recession

By Elena Ivanova 15 February 2023 6 mins read

In the 2000s, mezzanine finance was still an alien concept in Central Eastern Europe. That […]

veolia

SPONSORED Corporate Innovation

Boosting Innovation in the Utility Sector: Lessons From Veolia

By Elena Ivanova 10 February 2023 6 mins read

Traditionally, the utility sector has been slow to adopt new technologies and innovative practices. […]

Greek Gen Z

10+ Greek Gen Z Founders to Keep an Eye on in 2023

By Elena Ivanova 8 February 2023 5 mins read

Is there really a Golden Age for founding a startup? According to the recently-published book […]

Wikifarmer

The Wikipedia of Farming Wikifarmer Raises €5M to Expand Across Europe

By Elena Ivanova 8 February 2023 4 mins read

Wikifarmer, the Greek direct farmer-to-business agricultural marketplace, raises a €5M seed round led by […]

fintech startups

Who Are the Pioneers and Emerging Stars in the Hottest Fintech Verticals?

By Elena Ivanova 6 February 2023 5 mins read

In 2022, fintech was the second most funded industry in CEE, and fintech startups attracted […]

Big Pi Ventures

Big Pi Ventures Launches Its Second €50M Fund for Greek Deep Tech Startups

By Elena Ivanova 2 February 2023 3 mins read

The Greek seed-stage and technology-transfer VC fund Big Pi Ventures, announces the first closing […]

Corporate startup collaboration

Corporate Innovation

Corporates are from Mars, Startups are from Venus. But They Sure Can Meet in the Middle.

By Elena Ivanova 1 February 2023 4 mins read

Together with Sofiyska voda, operated by Veolia, The Recursive held “Corporate Venturing in SEE for […]

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