Teodora Atanasova 309 articles

Deals

Biggest Funding Rounds for Czech Startups in 2025

By Teodora Atanasova 19 January 2026 5 mins read

In 2025, Czech-founded startups attracted about €540 million in investment, a 7.7% year-on-year decline, reported […]

Sustainability

“The Judgment Call of Your Existence”: Lubomila Jordanova on the Weight of Acquisition Offers

By Teodora Atanasova 16 January 2026 5 mins read

Last week, sustainability software company Plan A, with a Bulgarian founder at its helm, announced […]

Deals

Biggest Funding Rounds for Bulgarian Startups in 2025: EnduroSat Still Leads

By Teodora Atanasova 14 January 2026 3 mins read

In H2 2025, the Bulgarian startup and VC ecosystem experienced a slowdown, with fewer funding […]

Interview

“Products Don’t Hold Companies Together, People Do”: Victoria Repa on Building BetterMe

By Teodora Atanasova 13 January 2026 5 mins read

Nearly half of workers globally (about 48%) report struggling with burnout symptoms in their jobs. […]

Deep Tech

10 CEE-Founded Robotics Startups You Should Know

By Teodora Atanasova 6 January 2026 4 mins read

The robotics and AI robotics market in Eastern Europe was valued at around $954 million […]

Ecosystem

Why Emergency Powers Are Democracy’s Stress Test

By Teodora Atanasova 30 December 2025 6 mins read

States of emergency are no longer exceptional. Between 1985 and 2014, at least 137 countries […]

Defense Tech

The Drone Wall Test: Can Europe’s Defense Tech Move Faster Than Its Institutions?

By Teodora Atanasova 23 December 2025 5 mins read

Last week, key parts of Europe’s defense-technology plans were left in doubt. Several proposed EU […]

Deals

GlycanAge Founders on Boosting Transition From “Wellness” Biomarker to Hospital Diagnostic

By Teodora Atanasova 18 December 2025 5 mins read

Glycans, sugar molecules that shape immune response, inflammation and ageing, are well studied in research […]

Deals

Jutro Medical Extends Series A to €36M to Scale AI-enabled Primary Care Rollup

By Teodora Atanasova 16 December 2025 3 mins read

Warsaw-based Jutro Medical, an AI-first primary care operator integrating online and offline care, has secured […]

Investors

Three New CEE Funds Deploy €90M+ to Power Early-Stage Innovation

By Teodora Atanasova 11 December 2025 3 mins read

This week, venture activity across CEE is gaining momentum as three new funds launch with […]

Investors

“There is One Non-Negotiable Trait for Backing University Spin-Offs…”

By Teodora Atanasova 9 December 2025 6 mins read

Europe is quietly filling up with university-born companies. A recent analysis of EU-27 ecosystems identified […]

Deals

Silicon Valley VC Backs Balkan Founders’ AI Safety Startup With €2.32M

By Teodora Atanasova 2 December 2025 3 mins read

eNOugh, a London-based safety technology startup with a Bulgarian and Bosnian co-founders, has raised $2.7M […]