Kristiana Kuneva 18 articles

Deep Tech

Inside Brussels Plan to Build Bridges between European Tech and Silicon Valley

By Kristiana Kuneva 13 April 2023 3 mins read

What happens when you put together the birthplace of Big Tech – Silicon Valley, and […]

Events

Get Ready to Join Over 1,000 Startup Leaders and Investors at the Sifted Summit

By Kristiana Kuneva 26 August 2022 2 mins read

Autumn is around the corner and it brings exciting news for Europe’s startup ecosystem – […]

Careers

Bulgaria Fast-tracks the Issuing of Blue Cards for Non-EU Talent. Find Out Why That Matters

By Kristiana Kuneva 19 July 2022 6 mins read

In the past several years, the shortage of skilled labor in Bulgaria and the EU […]

Social Impact

From a Finance Professional in the Big Apple to an LGBTI Community Builder in Sofia: Ivan Dimov on Promoting Inclusivity in Bulgaria

By Kristiana Kuneva 5 July 2022 8 mins read

When Ivan Dimov – a former Director at Lazard (Australia) and CFO at Edamam LLC […]

Startups

20+ M&A Deals from Southeast Europe in 2022 So Far

By Kristiana Kuneva 30 June 2022 8 mins read

We’re at the 2022 midpoint and we have an impressive list of exciting mergers and […]

Agritech

Wikifarmer raises a large seed round from world-class investors to empower farmers to innovate

By Kristiana Kuneva 27 June 2022 2 mins read

•    Wikifarmer, the global platform empowering farmers through education and open access to the […]

Sustainability

This Greek Startup Is Building a Farming Encyclopedia

By Kristiana Kuneva 16 June 2022 7 mins read

Imagine yourself being a farmer who has built their whole life around growing a sustainable […]

Events

Which Are the Right Policies to Foster Innovation? Sofia Hosts a Business-Government Forum to Find Out

By Kristiana Kuneva 15 June 2022 2 mins read

Is it feasible to talk about innovations without the legislative engine? And how can adequate […]

Social Impact

How to transform wealth into value? Silicon Valley investor Larry Biehl on what social impact is all about

By Kristiana Kuneva 3 June 2022 9 mins read

In the past few decades, Bulgaria has transformed from a country aspiring to deliver a […]

Ecosystem

INSAIT opens its AI PhD fellowships, VMware gets acquired, the Gender Gap in European VCs is still wide: Our weekly round-up of news you shouldn’t miss

By Kristiana Kuneva 31 May 2022 6 mins read

The high season for acquisitions globally is here and this is also reflected in our […]

Social Impact

NextGen Leaders: How this social enterprise empowered the deaf community in Bulgaria

By Kristiana Kuneva 25 May 2022 4 mins read

While the two sisters Diana Aladzhova (an investor) and Polina Berg (a lawyer) were on […]

Ecosystem

CEE countries team up to create new regional legislation to boost research and innovation

By Kristiana Kuneva 19 May 2022 3 mins read

The future of innovation and research in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe requires the elaboration […]