Analysis 39 articles

Founder's School

“Your Press Release Should Read Like a Story, Not a Corporate Brag Sheet”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 28 August 2025 6 mins read

For many startups, public relations feels like one of those things you can hack. Write […]

Cybersecurity

Preparing for the Cyber Resilience Act: Is the EU the Most Regulated Cyber Market?

By Diana Nitescu 21 August 2025 6 mins read

Diana Nitescu’s editorial on Cyber Ressilience Act first appeared in The Recursive’s report State of defense […]

Cloud

How Many SaaS Tools Does Your Company Use?

By Lenka Vranová 12 August 2025 5 mins read

Efficient spend management has been a real challenge for many businesses, and for a reason. […]

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 […]

AI

Using AI ≠ Using It Well: What Research of 3,200 Regional SMEs Revealed

By Irina Stefanova 8 July 2025 4 mins read

A new report by the AI Chamber, based on insights from more than 3,200 small […]

Deep Tech

“Many Excellent Technologies Have Failed Commercially” – Let’s Talk About Why

By Ana Marija Kostanic 27 June 2025 7 mins read

As one of Central and Eastern Europe’s biggest deep tech events gears up to land […]

Ecosystem

Kyiv, Vilnius, and Zagreb Join the Ranks of the World’s Top 20 Rising Tech Hubs

By Elena Ghinita 21 May 2025 3 mins read

Kyiv, Vilnius, and Zagreb have been named among the Top 20 Rising Tech Hubs globally […]

Ecosystem

First Austrian State Secretary for Startups: “Austria has a lot to offer to international founders”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 16 May 2025 5 mins read

If you had a pleasure to be at ViennaUP this year, you sure have noticed […]

Investors

The Chicken or Egg Problem: Do We Need Better Startups or More Capital on the Table?

By Elena Ghinita 23 April 2025 3 mins read

The Czech startup ecosystem is caught in a familiar paradox: private investors would like to […]

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 […]

Investors

It Feels Like Déjà Vu: How Investors are Recalibrating in 2025

By Elena Ghinita 16 April 2025 5 mins read

The world feels tense. A potential US recession, ongoing war in Ukraine, political instability at […]

AI

The EU AI Act: What’s (Not) Going According to the Plan

By Elena Ghinita 16 April 2025 4 mins read

The EU AI Act is set to become the world’s first major regulation focused entirely […]