Interview 64 articles

Interview

The Most Powerful Room in Startupland? One Full of F*ckups

By Ana Marija Kostanic 17 July 2025 7 mins read

  99% of startups fail. How many times have you heard that line? Probably too […]

Interview

We Killed OKRs – and the Company Got Better

By Ana Marija Kostanic 4 July 2025 5 mins read

By the time has·to·be was acquired for €250 million by ChargePoint in 2021, it had […]

Ecosystem

What Happens When a Founder Has to Go to The Front Line?

By Teodora Atanasova 25 June 2025 4 mins read

Ukraine’s tech and startup ecosystem is far from stagnant. It continues to grow and adapt […]

Deep Tech

Romanian DeepTech .lumen Secured the CE Certification – What Does it Mean?

By Elena Ghinita 27 May 2025 5 mins read

.lumen, a Romanian deep tech company developing assistive wearable technology for the visually impaired, has […]

E-commerce

Behind the Frames: How Eyerim Is Reengineering Eyewear for the Digital Consumer

By Elena Ghinita 23 May 2025 4 mins read

Founded in Slovakia in 2015, Eyerim set out to challenge a long-static industry. What began […]

Investors

Thinking About a VC Career? Here Are the Must-Have Skills

By Elena Ghinita 14 May 2025 4 mins read

Venture capital might look like pitch decks, networking events, and the occasional headlines about a […]

Startups

Why Bright Labs Is Betting on Founders Before They Even Start

By Elena Ghinita 30 April 2025 3 mins read

  As interest in entrepreneurship continues to grow across Europe, a persistent challenge remains: how […]

Investors

Thinking of Raising Capital or Expanding into the Middle East? Consider These 3 Ps

By Elena Ghinita 23 April 2025 6 mins read

As Europe’s tech ecosystem navigates regulation hurdles, macroeconomic uncertainty, and a fragmented market landscape, more […]

Documentary Series

Bulgarian Entrepreneurs and Investors Share Their Years of Knowledge in The Recursive Documentary

By The Recursive 11 April 2025 5 mins read

Startup Journeys: Bulgaria In collaboration with the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and […]

Investors

Why European AI Startups are Skipping Traditional Funding Stages

By Elena Ghinita 7 April 2025 5 mins read

As artificial intelligence accelerates the pace at which new tech products can be developed and […]

Fintech

Why CEE Is a Fintech Powerhouse & What Founders Need to Win

By Elena Ghinita 21 March 2025 4 mins read

The fintech industry is evolving at lightning speed. Startups are bringing new payment solutions to […]

Investors

Karol Lasota, Inovo.vc: “If You’re Building Something Big, We’re On The Next Plane”

By Elena Ghinita 18 March 2025 5 mins read

Venture capital in Central and Eastern Europe is becoming increasingly competitive. With more investors entering […]