Teodora Atanasova 245 articles

Ecosystem

What Happens When a Founder Has to Go to The Front Line?

By Teodora Atanasova 25 June 2025 4 mins read

Ukraine’s tech and startup ecosystem is far from stagnant. It continues to grow and adapt […]

Deals

Bulgarian EnduroSat Raises €43M Led by Founders Fund to Scale Next-Gen Modular Satellites

By Teodora Atanasova 27 May 2025 3 mins read

Bulgarian EnduroSat, a of satellite technologies and services, announced today a €43 million investment led […]

Investors

Czech Republic Launches €12M “Fund of Funds” to Boost Ukrainian Startups

By Teodora Atanasova 21 May 2025 2 mins read

The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade has officially launched a new “Fund of Funds” […]

Deals

Albanian Government Invests in AI Startup Led by Former OpenAI CTO

By Teodora Atanasova 5 May 2025 3 mins read

Albania’s government has announced a €8.8 million investment in the AI startup Machine Thinking Lab, […]

Investors

How CEE VCs Deployed Capital Across AI, Cybersecurity, and HealthTech in Q1 2025

By Teodora Atanasova 16 April 2025 4 mins read

A survey conducted by The Recursive in early 2025 revealed that 62% of CEE investors […]

Deals

With New Debt Financing, Plum Aims for Profitability by 2025

By Teodora Atanasova 15 April 2025 4 mins read

In a 2023 interview with The Recursive, Victor Troukoudes, founder of Greek fintech Plum, said […]

Defense Tech

8 Defense Trends Shaping Europe’s Future

By Teodora Atanasova 7 April 2025 5 mins read

Geopolitical instability is everywhere and Europe, too, is beginning to recognize and respond to these […]

Deals

How Romanian-Ukrainian Founded Cyberhaven Became AI Cybersecurity Unicorn

By Teodora Atanasova 4 April 2025 5 mins read

Cyberhaven, a startup founded by three Romanians and two Ukrainians has secured a financing of […]

Deals

BlackPeak Capital Enters Serbian Market with Investment in Specialty Coffee Chain

By Teodora Atanasova 2 April 2025 3 mins read

Growing demand for premium coffee creates opportunities in the Eastern European coffee market. Independent specialty […]

News

Bulgarian Co-founded Tally Reached $2M ARR with a Bootstrapped Team of Five

By Teodora Atanasova 1 April 2025 3 mins read

Bootstrapped startups are often known for their persistence. One such example is Tally, a no-code form […]

Deals

Polish Intelliseq Lands €4.5M to Advance Genomic Data Analysis

By Teodora Atanasova 28 March 2025 3 mins read

Polish bioinformatics company Intelliseq, specializing in the automated analysis and interpretation of variations in the […]

Defense Tech

7 Rising Defense and Dual-Use Startups from CEE

By Teodora Atanasova 27 March 2025 4 mins read

The defense technology and dual-use startup ecosystem in CEE is still maturing. While there has […]