Vlad Gozman on Disrupting Mature Markets, 180° Pivoting, and Not Taking VC Money
From the early days of EU consulting to navigating the VR craze of 2016, career […]
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Vlad Gozman on Disrupting Mature Markets, 180° Pivoting, and Not Taking VC Money
From the early days of EU consulting to navigating the VR craze of 2016, career of Vlad Gozman, a Romanian serial entrepreneur and ecosystem builder, serves as a lesson in when to double down and when to walk away. His journey began in Romania, helping firms navigate EU bureaucracy, before he moved to Austria to immerse himself in the startup scene. A natural ecosystem builder, most recently he became co‑founder...
Croatian & Greek-Founded Edra Exits Stealth With Sequoia-Led Series A
Edra, a New York-based automation platform, emerged from stealth this week announcing total funding of […]
Top Funding Rounds Raised by Polish Startups in 2025
If 2024 was defined by its consistency for Polish startups, 2025 will be remembered as […]
Croatian & Greek-Founded Edra Exits Stealth With Sequoia-Led Series A
Edra, a New York-based automation platform, emerged from stealth this week announcing total funding of […]
Top Funding Rounds Raised by Polish Startups in 2025
If 2024 was defined by its consistency for Polish startups, 2025 will be remembered as […]
What CEE Startups Need More Than Money
The Central and Eastern European (CEE) has grown remarkably over the past decade, yet despite […]
e2vc Principal Tunya Irkad on Getting Into VC and Funding “Insane Founders”
“People often ask how I got into VC straight out of college. Truth is, it’s […]
Cyprus Startup Reality Check: Can It Become More Than Tax Haven?
You might not think about Cyprus’ startup ecosystem much, or maybe you view it only […]
Dexory Raises €143M, Securing Romania’s Second-Largest Series C
Romanian-founded Dexory, a warehouse robotics and AI company that builds autonomous inventory robots, raised $165 million […]
European Startups Just Got a Bay Area “Embassy”
European startups are continuously eyeing the United States for scale, capital, and partnerships, but too […]
7 Belarusian Startups Redefining Their Future Abroad
Belarus built a large, export-oriented IT sector during 2010s that by the 2020 employed tens […]
Biggest Funding Rounds in 2025 for Montenegro, Albania & Kosovo
Since the beginning of The Recursive, Western Balkans was a geographical category that encompassed part […]
The Most Powerful Room in Startupland? One Full of F*ckups
99% of startups fail. How many times have you heard that line? Probably too […]
I Scaled Startups Across Continents. Now I Help People Discover Africa
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