“The Judgment Call of Your Existence”: Lubomila Jordanova on the Weight of Acquisition Offers
Last week, sustainability software company Plan A, with a Bulgarian founder at its helm, announced […]
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“The Judgment Call of Your Existence”: Lubomila Jordanova on the Weight of Acquisition Offers
Last week, sustainability software company Plan A, with a Bulgarian founder at its helm, announced that it was acquired by Diginex (NASDAQ: DGNX) in an $80 million cash-and-equity transaction. The aim? To bring together Plan A’s decarbonisation and ESG capabilities with Diginex’s RegTech and supply-chain expertise. The founder and CEO, Lubomila Jordanova, will remain in her role. In a conversation with The Recursive, Jordanova shared the experiences that led her...
“Products Don’t Hold Companies Together, People Do”: Victoria Repa on Building BetterMe
Nearly half of workers globally (about 48%) report struggling with burnout symptoms in their jobs. […]
Why Emergency Powers Are Democracy’s Stress Test
States of emergency are no longer exceptional. Between 1985 and 2014, at least 137 countries […]
“Products Don’t Hold Companies Together, People Do”: Victoria Repa on Building BetterMe
Nearly half of workers globally (about 48%) report struggling with burnout symptoms in their jobs. […]
Why Emergency Powers Are Democracy’s Stress Test
States of emergency are no longer exceptional. Between 1985 and 2014, at least 137 countries […]
What It Takes to Win From CEE? Learn This February at Unlockit
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has long been known for its engineering talent. Yet, despite […]
Identity After the Merger: A Case Study on Turning the Strengths of Seven Companies Into One Coherent Story
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“There is One Non-Negotiable Trait for Backing University Spin-Offs…”
Europe is quietly filling up with university-born companies. A recent analysis of EU-27 ecosystems identified […]
How Europe Can Win in Global Innovation: Insights from How to Web’s “Keep Building” Roundtable
“Keep building” was the slogan of this year’s How to Web conference in Bucharest. To […]
“AI Shouldn’t Be English-Centric”: Meet Latvian Foundation Model Optimized for 34 European Languages
If you used ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity in any other language than English, I bet […]
From Sofia to Riyadh: Strengthening Bulgaria’s Startup Ties Abroad
Alexandra Todorova is a familiar face in the Bulgarian startup ecosystem. For years, she has […]
Jeta Zagragja: Outsourcing Makes (More) Sense for Emerging Markets
Outsourcing has been a “very natural and organic course of growth” for many regional tech […]
Vít Horký on the Three Pillars Every Startup Ecosystem Needs to Scale
We met with Vít Horký during Czech Startup Week 2025 in Prague where Engaged Investments […]
Who Gets EIF Funding? Marcel Müller-Marbach on the VC Competitive Process
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