Etien Yovchev 75 articles

Startups

Voting for ‘Newcomer of the Year’ is now open: Which is the next superstar tech company in Southeast Europe?

By Etien Yovchev 1 December 2021 7 mins read

Exits, new VC funds, IPOs on the New York Stock Exchange, record-breaking funding rounds – […]

SPONSORED Startups

StorPool: The fast-growing distributed storage provider on a journey to be used by most of the world’s biggest enterprises.

By Etien Yovchev 30 November 2021 < 1 mins read

StorPool is one of the fastest-growing Bulgarian technology companies – its distributed storage solutions help […]

Fintech

Bulgarian Payhawk Raises a Historic $112M Series B Round Led by an Investor in Stripe

By Etien Yovchev 23 November 2021 8 mins read

Just seven months ago, the Bulgarian payment and expense management startup Payhawk raised a record-breaking […]

Fintech

Greek BNPL startup Finloup raises €1M to bring interest-free credit to consumers in Southeast Europe

By Etien Yovchev 19 November 2021 3 mins read

Greek buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup Finloup has raised €1M in a pre-seed round to fuel both […]

Leadership

HR Talks with IT Leaders ep. 6: Teodor Panayotov on the importance of being humble and ready to take responsibility

By Etien Yovchev 6 November 2021 5 mins read

HR Talks with IT leaders is a campaign organized in collaboration between The Recursive and […]

Inside The Recursive

The Recursive Launches Growth Club to Give the Tech Ecosystem in Southeast Europe the Communication Tools to Scale Globally

By Etien Yovchev 2 November 2021 6 mins read

The Recursive is launching the beta version of Growth Club, a new platform to bring […]

Leadership

HR Talks with IT Leaders ep. 5: Mariya Rashkovska on product teams, talent development, and measuring your success as a leader

By Etien Yovchev 20 October 2021 4 mins read

“HR Talks with IT leaders” is a campaign organized in collaboration between The Recursive and […]

Deals

Bulgarian proptech OfficeRnD closes a $10M round to help businesses manage hybrid offices after the pandemic

By Etien Yovchev 18 October 2021 3 mins read

Bulgarian proptech startup OfficeRnD has successfully closed a $10M funding round to accelerate growth and […]

Leadership

HR Talks with IT Leaders ep. 4: Orlin Radev on getting things done while taking care of your mental health

By Etien Yovchev 14 October 2021 7 mins read

HR Talks with IT leaders is a campaign organized in collaboration between The Recursive and […]

Future of Work

HR Talks with IT Leaders ep. 3: Stoyan Angelov on successful team collaboration

By Etien Yovchev 6 October 2021 5 mins read

HR Talks with IT leaders is a campaign organized in collaboration between The Recursive and […]

Future of Work

HR Talks with IT Leaders ep. 2: Radoslav Georgiev on the art of scaling your company fast

By Etien Yovchev 30 September 2021 5 mins read

HR Talks with IT leaders is a campaign organized in collaboration between The Recursive and […]

Fintech

Salary on demand: Is it time we finally say goodbye to the payday concept?

By Etien Yovchev 27 September 2021 7 mins read

Solutions oriented at improving the financial wellbeing of employees look well-poised to become the next […]