Teodora Atanasova 256 articles

Deals

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 […]

Deals

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 […]

Deals

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 […]

Deals

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 […]

Deals

CEE Tech Weekly: Founders Abroad Making Global Headlines

By Teodora Atanasova 18 July 2025 3 mins read

Welcome to The Recursive’s new weekly roundup covering key tech developments across Central and Eastern […]

Defense Tech

Top 6 Defense and Dual-Use Tech Startups from CEE

By Teodora Atanasova 17 July 2025 3 mins read

Interest in security-focused innovation continues to build. In 2024, funding for European startups working in […]

News

First Ukrainian VC Backed by IFC and EBRD Launches €50M Fund for CEE Startups

By Teodora Atanasova 10 July 2025 2 mins read

Ukrainian venture capital firm Flyer One Ventures has announced its new €50 million fund backed […]

Investors

New Fund, New Focus: Bulgarian Innovation Capital Steps In with €36M Mandate

By Teodora Atanasova 10 July 2025 3 mins read

Bulgarian Innovation Capital, usually backing early-stage companies, has been selected to manage a €32 million […]

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 […]