The Recursive 263 articles

Defense Tech

Why Europe Risks Losing the Next War Before It Starts

By The Recursive 28 August 2025 7 mins read

“Europe is not ready to defend itself,” warns Kate McKenna, a strategic consultant for Ukraine’s […]

Ecosystem

The Fight Against Falsehoods Cannot be Left to Fact-checkers and Journalists Alone

By The Recursive 26 August 2025 3 mins read

Disinformation has the potential to sway elections and widen social divides (something we witness everyday). […]

Deals

Multicloud? Hybrid? Messy? Polish Spacelift Raised €43.6M to Orchestrate It All

By The Recursive 11 July 2025 2 mins read

The newest deal comes from Spacelift founded in Poland, headquatered in California, USA. 👯 Founder(s): […]

Deals

Polish Proteine Resources Secures €9.5M in EU EIC Accelerator Funding

By The Recursive 1 July 2025 2 mins read

Polish biotech startup Proteine Resources has raised €9.5 million in blended funding from the EU […]

Deals

TopK Raises €4.68M to Reinvent Search for the AI Era

By The Recursive 1 July 2025 2 mins read

Czech-Slovak-founded TopK, a startup building a database to redefine how search works for both developers […]

Defense Tech

From Conflict to Capability: The Next Wave of Strategic Infrastructure Will Be Born in Defense

By The Recursive 30 June 2025 6 mins read

This interview is part of The Recursive’s report on the state of defense, dual-use, and […]

Investors

KAYA Launches €70M Fund to Back CEE Startups on Global Path

By The Recursive 25 June 2025 2 mins read

Prague-based KAYA, an early-stage venture capital firm, has raised €70 million in the first close […]

Deals

Bulgarian Ora.pm Team Joins American Unicorn in Strategic Integration

By The Recursive 24 June 2025 2 mins read

Bulgarian project management startup Ora.pm has been acquired by U.S.-based productivity platform ClickUp, marking a […]

News

Exadel Signs Agreement to Acquire Anthill, Strengthening Engineering Capabilities in Europe

By The Recursive 23 June 2025 2 mins read

Bulgarian software engineering company Anthill is set to be acquired by global digital engineering company […]

News

CEE Orbit Capital Launches €100 Million Growth Debt II Fund

By The Recursive 18 June 2025 2 mins read

Venture debt firm Orbit Capital has announced the launch of its second investment fund, Growth […]

Deals

Greek Bitloops Closes €1M to Turn Figma Designs into Production Code

By The Recursive 18 June 2025 2 mins read

Greek-based Bitloops, an AI-powered frontend development platform, has raised €1 million in a pre-seed round […]

Defense Tech

Who’s Protecting Europe’s Future? Our New Report Reveals Why the Answer May Lie in CEE

By The Recursive 17 June 2025 3 mins read

At The Recursive, we’ve been tracking the rise of innovation ecosystems across Central and Eastern […]