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Leadership

Who are the empathetic SEE tech founders to join The Obama Foundation Leaders Europe program

By Elena Vrabie 31 January 2022 6 mins read

There are many ways in which we define a leader. It might be a person […]

Ecosystem

Romanian startups raised three times more capital in 2021

By Antoanela Ionita 28 January 2022 4 mins read

In 2021, Romanian startups raised a three times larger volume of capital compared to 2020, […]

Edtech

Romanian EdTech Brio raises €800K to help kids improve their performance at school

By Elena Vrabie 26 January 2022 3 mins read

Bucharest-based EdTech Brio, a platform that evaluates educational performance, has raised over €800K. €500K came […]

Gen Z

Why do Gen Zs want to be entrepreneurs?

By Elena Vrabie 24 January 2022 6 mins read

They think of themselves as creators of change. They are passionate, curious, and they deploy […]

Deals

Romanian-founded wellbeing company 7Card was acquired by global player Gympass in a European expansion move

By Elena Vrabie 20 January 2022 2 mins read

Bucharest-based wellbeing and fitness company Benefit Seven (7Card), which offers employees access to a network […]

Podcasts

The choice to not give up with Adina Huma from R-Create

By The Recursive 18 January 2022 2 mins read

Next on The Recursive podcast, we meet a female entrepreneur who is passionate about business […]

Investors

Romanian ROCA X joins the EuVECA fund and is raising a second fund in 2022

By Elena Vrabie 14 January 2022 6 mins read

At the end of 2021, the Romanian ROCA X Management team announced they have become […]

Climate Tech

Romanian bonapp.eco raises €800K to expand its food waste prevention app across Eastern Europe

By Antoanela Ionita 12 January 2022 2 mins read

Two months after its launch, Romanian startup preventing food waste in HoReCa bonapp.eco raised a […]

Podcasts

What can stoicism teach you about entrepreneurship with Ciprian Borodescu from Algolia

By Zornitsa Stoilova 11 January 2022 2 mins read

It’s a new year, and a new episode of The Recursive podcast. Our first stop […]

Ecosystem

Romania aims to develop the microelectronic vertical with a €500M government fund

By Elena Vrabie 11 January 2022 3 mins read

The Romanian Government, through the Minister of Economy, has opened the applications for the National […]

AI

BeAI pre-accelerator 2021 winners want to see the establishment of ethical AI

By Elena Vrabie 10 January 2022 6 mins read

BeAI has announced the winners of the 2021 edition of their program. Romanian VatisTech won […]

Startups

SEE founders predict the tech trends of 2022

By Elena Vrabie 30 December 2021 6 mins read

As 2021 is almost ready to close down its curtain, 2022 is getting ready for […]