Diaspora 51 articles

Diaspora

In Memoriam: Boryana Straubel

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 29 June 2021 5 mins read

Boryana Straubel will be remembered for the impact she has had as an entrepreneur on both the Bulgarian and US ecosystems.

Diaspora

The Greek YC graduate Terra raises $2.8M to unify health and fitness data

By Elena Ivanova 11 June 2021 3 mins read

Last month, The Recursive told the story of  Kyriakos Eleftheriou and his exciting entrepreneurial journey […]

Diaspora

Community building at scale: Orbiit raises $2.7M, LAUNCHub Ventures also joins the round

By Etien Yovchev 28 May 2021 4 mins read

According to First Round’s State of Startup survey (conducted in 2019), communities are extremely important […]

Startups

US-Bulgarian LucidLink raises $12M with Adobe as strategic investor

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 20 May 2021 3 mins read

US-based cloud storage startup LucidLink announced a $12M Series A round, led by global VC […]

Diaspora

150 pitches: the long run of API startup Terra and its Greek founder to Y Combinator

By Elena Ivanova 20 May 2021 6 mins read

Before being a founder, Kyriakos Eleftheriou was a commando in the special forces, a weight […]

Diaspora

Alina Vandenberghe, Chili Piper co-founder: To achieve great things you have to inspire others to do good work

By Elena Vrabie 7 May 2021 5 mins read

Chili Piper, the B2B meeting automation app raised just over €27M in a Series B […]

AI

Bulgarian-led Pliant closes a $10M Series A round – to grow in the low-code automation market

By Etien Yovchev 6 May 2021 2 mins read

With two Bulgarian founders at the wheel, Vess Bakalov and Dimitar Blagoev, US-based IT automation […]

Diaspora

Impact without borders: the diaspora story of the Bulgarian serial founder Michael Kowatschew

By Elena Ivanova 12 April 2021 7 mins read

 We often hear narratives about talented entrepreneurs, scientists, and investors leaving their home countries in […]

Diaspora

Serbian-Hollywood collaboration helps independent filmmakers create top-notch VFX with AI and fresh $2.5M

By Elena Ivanova 9 April 2021 3 mins read

It may not be long before we all know who Wallace the story bot is. […]

Diaspora

Virtual accelerators: An opportunity to connect the Greek tech ecosystem with the Hellenic diaspora

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 30 March 2021 3 mins read

What are the major challenges the Hellenic startup ecosystem is facing? Similar to most founders […]

Ecosystem

Everything you need to know about BIH’s US market entry accelerator

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 8 March 2021 8 mins read

What are the biggest challenges of international business expansion? Adapting to the new cultural environment, […]

Diaspora

“Internet of Insects” and scaling up larvae for animal feed with Better Origin’s fresh $3M investment

By Elena Ivanova 26 February 2021 3 mins read

Although the consumption of insects is just now starting to get scientific and legal approvals […]