Social Impact 63 articles

Social Impact

Technology enables teachers to “solve the hard problems of society”, with Raluca Stratulat

By Antoanela Ionita 17 September 2021 11 mins read

As they attempt to make sense of the new digital technologies available, surpass the inevitable […]

Social Impact

Labbox, Kosovo edtech startup teaching kids engineering, is looking to expand beyond the Balkans

By Bojan Stojkovski 10 September 2021 3 mins read

For more than two years, edtech startup Labbox Education has been bringing science, electronics, and […]

Social Impact

Sustainable fintech: how to encourage consumers to spend consciously

By Elena Ivanova 8 September 2021 6 mins read

As the recently published Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report further confirmed: unless […]

Sustainability

A house of straws? Bulgarian team is tying tradition and sustainability in construction

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 3 September 2021 4 mins read

How many of us choose sustainable materials for the construction and renovation of our dream […]

Sustainability

Female-led team is building the first science-based GHG calculator in Bulgarian

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 30 August 2021 6 mins read

ClimAccelerator Black Sea, the accelerator program for eco-innovation startups from Bulgaria and Romania, will finance […]

Social Impact

Preventive tech can minimize the harm of wildfires. Why is mass adoption so slow?

By Etien Yovchev 24 August 2021 10 mins read

Prevention is better than cure. Yet, every year we are still waiting for wildfires to […]

Gen Z

What vision of the future inspires Gen Z entrepreneurs, Part 2

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 16 August 2021 7 mins read

What vision for the future drives Bulgarian Gen Z entrepreneurs to create, develop, and scale […]

Social Impact

Andra Bria on leveraging tech for social inclusion

By Antoanela Ionita 15 June 2021 6 mins read

Celebrating Pride Month, more and more tech companies are showing support for the LGBTQ community […]

Startups

Vladimir Oane of Deepstash on how to turn infinite content into knowledge

By Elena Ivanova 9 June 2021 5 mins read

Are you feeling exhausted scrolling through your daily dose of information overload? You’re not alone. […]

Sustainability

A new program in Romania supports startups to become more sustainable

By Antoanela Ionita 26 May 2021 5 mins read

Do you need to transform your business model, become part of a regional community of […]

Social Impact

Romanian edtech startups are riding the wave of booming digitalization

By Antoanela Ionita 19 May 2021 12 mins read

After the COVID-19 pandemic wave forced the transition to digital education in Romania, the use […]

Ecosystem

Founder at 22, Minister of Finance at 31, Successful exit at 32: Nina Angelovska’s spectacular entrepreneurial journey

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 13 May 2021 10 mins read

Who are the women entrepreneurs that inspire and drive the local SEE ecosystem? The Recursive […]