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Analysis

Pantheon AI in Croatia: The Data Oasis That Might Just Be a €50B Mirage

By Ana Marija Kostanic 1 May 2026 6 mins read

A monumental AI data centre promises to remake a forgotten Croatian town and shift Europe’s […]

Careers

Don’t Fight Stagnation. Hustle Culture Is Not a Path to High Performance

By Denitsa Velikova 28 April 2026 4 mins read

The pressure to always be moving faster echoes the Red Queen Hypothesis, a concept originally […]

Founder's School

“Build It and They Will Come”: The Myth That’s Keeping Regional Startups Small

By The Recursive 7 April 2026 5 mins read

For a long time, the startup dream in Central and Eastern Europe followed a dangerously […]

Ecosystem

Serbian Startup Funding 2025: Investors Are Selective, but They’re Finally Committing Big

By Ana Marija Kostanic 1 April 2026 5 mins read

If you’ve been tracking the regional tech scene, you know the last few years have […]

Analysis

Will European Robotaxi Dream Survive Its Own Hype?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 28 March 2026 6 mins read

The reveal of Verne almost two years ago, a Croatian bet on urban autonomous mobility, […]

Fintech

Romania’s Fintech Sector Enters a New Phase of Growth and Integration

By Denitsa Velikova 17 March 2026 3 mins read

The Romanian fintech sector has entered a mature phase of structural development. By 2026, the […]

Analysis

Eastern Europe’s Venture Market Holds Steady at €3.6B in 2025 as Deal Count Falls

By The Recursive 23 February 2026 4 mins read

Eastern Europe attracted €3.6 billion in venture capital across 1,034 transactions in 2025, accounting for […]

AI

CEE AI Investment Trends 2026: Super Focused on Applied AI and ROI

By Ana Marija Kostanic 23 February 2026 4 mins read

Regional investors are increasingly viewing AI as a category currently caught in an overhyped bubble. […]

Analysis

Investment Trends 2026: What’s Hot and What’s Not for CEE Investors

By Ana Marija Kostanic 18 February 2026 9 mins read

If 2025 was about the shock of funding drying up, 2026 is about the sobering […]

Analysis

Poland’s VC Market Leans Heavily on Seed-Stage Funding

By The Recursive 9 February 2026 4 mins read

Poland’s venture capital market in 2025 was shaped by capital concentrating in a small number […]

Analysis

Less Than 50% of CEE VCs Expect a Better Investment Climate in 2026

By Teodora Atanasova 30 January 2026 9 mins read

In 2025, global VC remained highly selective, with capital continuing to concentrate around AI. The […]

Ecosystem

New Index! How Well do the CEE Countries Support the Journey of an Entrepreneur?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 27 January 2026 5 mins read

StartupBlink, a global startup ecosystem research platform providing data, rankings, and insights on innovation ecosystems, […]