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Ex-Credo Partner’s Kontext Raises Over €8M to Lead AI Chatbot Advertising Push

By Teodora Atanasova 6 August 2025 2 mins read

Czech-founded Kontext, an AI-powered contextual advertising platform, has officially come out of stealth mode with […]

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BlackPeak Capital Makes First Senior Care Investment in Romania

By Lenka Vranová 6 August 2025 2 mins read

Bulgarian Black Peak Capital, a private equity firm, has announced a strategic investment in Romanian […]

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10 Biggest Funding Rounds in Ukraine (H1 2025): A Surge in Innovation Despite the War

By Teodora Atanasova 4 August 2025 4 mins read

Despite the ongoing war, Ukraine ranks 42nd in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index in 2025, […]

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CEE Tech Weekly: Bulgarian Fund to Back 78 Startups, EU’s AI Act Sets Compliance Deadline

By Teodora Atanasova 2 August 2025 3 mins read

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]

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Slovak Startup Ecosystem Biggest Funding Rounds (H1 2025)

By Teodora Atanasova 31 July 2025 2 mins read

Slovakia’s startup ecosystem ranks 16th in Eastern Europe and 60th globally. Last year, the country […]

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Czech-founded E2B Raises Series A to Become the “iOS for AI Agents”

By Teodora Atanasova 29 July 2025 2 mins read

Czech-founded startup E2B has successfully raised $21 (€18.16) million Series A. The round was led […]

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CEE Tech Weekly: Poland, Estonia, and Bulgaria with Major Deals

By Teodora Atanasova 25 July 2025 2 mins read

The Recursive’s new weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well […]

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CEE Tech Weekly: Founders Abroad Making Global Headlines

By Teodora Atanasova 18 July 2025 3 mins read

Welcome to The Recursive’s new weekly roundup covering key tech developments across Central and Eastern […]

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€2M Investment Fuels Paypercut’s Mission to Simplify BNPL for Small Merchants

By Lenka Vranová 16 July 2025 2 mins read

Bulgarian-founded Paypercut raises €2M pre-seed to launch a BNPL aggregator for emerging Europe, streamlining pay-later […]

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Multicloud? Hybrid? Messy? Polish Spacelift Raised €43.6M to Orchestrate It All

By The Recursive 11 July 2025 2 mins read

The newest deal comes from Spacelift founded in Poland, headquatered in California, USA. 👯 Founder(s): […]

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First Ukrainian VC Backed by IFC and EBRD Launches €50M Fund for CEE Startups

By Teodora Atanasova 10 July 2025 2 mins read

Ukrainian venture capital firm Flyer One Ventures has announced its new €50 million fund backed […]

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New Fund, New Focus: Bulgarian Innovation Capital Steps In with €36M Mandate

By Teodora Atanasova 10 July 2025 3 mins read

Bulgarian Innovation Capital, usually backing early-stage companies, has been selected to manage a €32 million […]