Teodora Atanasova 261 articles

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10 Biggest Funding Rounds in the Czech Republic (H1 2025): Unicorn Mews Tops the List

By Teodora Atanasova 11 August 2025 4 mins read

Czech Republic’s startup scene is currently #30 globally, with over 700 startups and a 17.3% […]

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CEE Tech Weekly: AI Startups, Smart Cities, and Biotech Breakthroughs

By Teodora Atanasova 8 August 2025 2 mins read

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]

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Ex-Credo Partner’s Kontext Raises Over €8M to Lead AI Chatbot Advertising Push

By Teodora Atanasova 6 August 2025 2 mins read

Czech-founded Kontext, an AI-powered contextual advertising platform, has officially come out of stealth mode with […]

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10 Biggest Funding Rounds in Ukraine (H1 2025): A Surge in Innovation Despite the War

By Teodora Atanasova 4 August 2025 4 mins read

Despite the ongoing war, Ukraine ranks 42nd in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index in 2025, […]

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CEE Tech Weekly: Bulgarian Fund to Back 78 Startups, EU’s AI Act Sets Compliance Deadline

By Teodora Atanasova 2 August 2025 3 mins read

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]

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Slovak Startup Ecosystem Biggest Funding Rounds (H1 2025)

By Teodora Atanasova 31 July 2025 2 mins read

Slovakia’s startup ecosystem ranks 16th in Eastern Europe and 60th globally. Last year, the country […]

Interview

“Who Controls the Skies, Controls the Future”: Inside Dronamics with Svilen Rangelov

By Teodora Atanasova 30 July 2025 6 mins read

In 2014, brothers Svilen and Konstantin Rangelov, co-founders of Bulgarian cargo drone airline Dronamics, made […]

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Czech-founded E2B Raises Series A to Become the “iOS for AI Agents”

By Teodora Atanasova 29 July 2025 2 mins read

Czech-founded startup E2B has successfully raised $21 (€18.16) million Series A. The round was led […]

Defense Tech

Tech, Not Men, on the Battlefield: A New Era of Asymmetrical Warfare

By Teodora Atanasova 28 July 2025 5 mins read

In the war-torn fields of Ukraine, the reality of modern warfare is changing. Traditional military […]

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CEE Tech Weekly: Poland, Estonia, and Bulgaria with Major Deals

By Teodora Atanasova 25 July 2025 2 mins read

The Recursive’s new weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well […]

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Biggest Funding Rounds in Bulgaria (H1 2025): EnduroSat with Two Major Rounds

By Teodora Atanasova 23 July 2025 3 mins read

Bulgaria’s startup landscape witnessed a major milestone in the first half of 2025, with EnduroSat […]

Defense Tech

“Someone Might Argue That Investing in a Pen Factory Is Dual-Use”

By Teodora Atanasova 21 July 2025 6 mins read

By mid to late 2023, Ukrainian units repurposed low-cost agricultural drones to launch 15 kg of […]