Analysis 55 articles

Deals

Founder Red Flags: Behaviors That Shut Investors Out

By Ana Marija Kostanic 7 October 2025 6 mins read

At Infobip Shift’s Startup stage in Zadar, Croatia – a small crowd of founders, investors, […]

AI

AI Is Hungry: Which Platforms Feed It Your Data in 2025?

By Lenka Vranová 3 October 2025 5 mins read

EDIT 13th October: Discord is dealing with a catastrophic breach that exposed 1.5 terabytes of […]

Ecosystem

“There is no liquidity in Europe, period.”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 19 September 2025 6 mins read

“Is there hope for Europe?” might sound like the beginning of a grim political debate, […]

Deep Tech

Is Relying on Dual-use Technology a Trap?

By Teodora Atanasova 5 September 2025 5 mins read

For decades, defense technology and commercial technology ran on parallel tracks. The idea of mixing […]

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 […]