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Guest Article

“We’re Not Pitching Ice to Eskimos Anymore”: Poland Enters the Scaleup League

By Damian Wielechowski 22 April 2025 6 mins read

The perception of Poland as merely an early-stage startup hub is rapidly becoming outdated. Its […]

Defense Tech

Why Now is the Time for Defense Tech in Europe

By Bogdan Iordache 17 April 2025 5 mins read

As I write this, I am flying over Europe and experiencing some above-moderate turbulences. However, […]

AI

4 Don’ts That Will Save You Time and Money While Building an MVP 

By Juliën Kreuk 17 April 2025 6 mins read

Over the past five years, I’ve worked on designing MVPs, consulted and observed many people […]

Investors

How CEE VCs Deployed Capital Across AI, Cybersecurity, and HealthTech in Q1 2025

By Teodora Atanasova 16 April 2025 4 mins read

A survey conducted by The Recursive in early 2025 revealed that 62% of CEE investors […]

Investors

It Feels Like Déjà Vu: How Investors are Recalibrating in 2025

By Elena Ghinita 16 April 2025 5 mins read

The world feels tense. A potential US recession, ongoing war in Ukraine, political instability at […]

AI

The EU AI Act: What’s (Not) Going According to the Plan

By Elena Ghinita 16 April 2025 4 mins read

The EU AI Act is set to become the world’s first major regulation focused entirely […]

Deals

With New Debt Financing, Plum Aims for Profitability by 2025

By Teodora Atanasova 15 April 2025 4 mins read

In a 2023 interview with The Recursive, Victor Troukoudes, founder of Greek fintech Plum, said […]

Deals

Polish BidFinance Raises €1.6M to Disrupt Europe’s Debt Trading Market with Real-Time Auctions

By The Recursive 15 April 2025 2 mins read

Polish fintech startup BidFinance has raised €1.6 million in funding from 4growth VC, FundingBox, and […]

AI

Hungarian Founders Are Bolder, but Going Global Is Still Hard

By The Recursive 14 April 2025 4 mins read

The Hungarian Startup Report 2024 dropped last week —and while the big money is still […]

Deals

Greek PropTech Prosperty Secures €5.5 Million in Series A Led by Eurobank

By The Recursive 14 April 2025 2 mins read

Greece’s PropTech Prosperty closed a €5.5 million Series A funding round, led by Eurobank. The […]

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 […]

Deals

Romanian Be Strong Tennis Locks Over €1M for Local Sports Infrastructure

By The Recursive 10 April 2025 2 mins read

Be Strong Tennis, part of Craiova’s oldest sports club CS Atlas, is advancing its development […]