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Startups

This Macedonian startup bridges the gap between companies and people with disabilities

By Bojan Stojkovski 12 May 2022 6 mins read

Being a voice for equality in the Balkans can prove particularly challenging, especially since there […]

Ecosystem

These are the IT companies in North Macedonia driving its $1B market

By Bojan Stojkovski 27 April 2022 3 mins read

The IT market in North Macedonia reached a value of over $1 billion in 2020, […]

Women in Tech

Women in Cyber: Ljubica Pendaroska, president of Women4Cyber North Macedonia, “Personal transformation is a never ending story”

By Bojan Stojkovski 26 April 2022 10 mins read

For cybersecurity expert Ljubica Pendaroska, president of Women4Cyber North Macedonia, the road to success in […]

Diaspora

How Macedonian-founded startup Upshift disrupts the $150bn recruiting industry

By Bojan Stojkovski 18 April 2022 4 mins read

Difficulties for finding the appropriate staff was what drove Upshift’s co-founder and CEO Steve Anevski […]

Edtech

Brainster Next invests €2.5M in providing quality higher IT education in North Macedonia

By Bojan Stojkovski 13 April 2022 3 mins read

North Macedonia’s first IT college and edutech company Brainster Next is making an investment of […]

Deals

After taking over Hollywood, Chaos now enters the furniture industry

By Elena Ivanova 7 April 2022 2 mins read

A couple of months after Chaos, the Bulgarian provider of photorealistic rendering technology, merged with […]

Women in Tech

Women in Tech: Arijana Koskarova, founder of Creative Hub, “There is no such thing as failure or success. We just live another day to fight for our dreams”

By Bojan Stojkovski 24 March 2022 6 mins read

In this new “Women in Tech” series, we will introduce you to talented tech professionals […]

R&D Destinations

North Macedonia’s IT workforce lives its “Great Resignation” moment

By Bojan Stojkovski 3 March 2022 5 mins read

At the end of January, 27-year-old Robert finally made a decision that took him a […]

Investors

South Central Ventures announces new €70M technology fund to help Western Balkans’ startups reach global markets

By Bojan Stojkovski 2 March 2022 2 mins read

Regional venture capital fund manager South Central Ventures (SCV) announced a new € 70M worth […]

Sustainability

North Macedonia gets green light for establishing Green Financing Facility programme worth $46.5M

By Bojan Stojkovski 22 February 2022 3 mins read

North Macedonia’s Green Financing Facility (GFF) project has been selected among the top 10 programmes […]

Blockchain

This tool made by a Macedonian developer can help you buy your next NFT

By Bojan Stojkovski 11 February 2022 4 mins read

For most people, the concept of “non-fungible token” (NFT) is still relatively unknown. However, people […]

R&D Destinations

North Macedonia looks to abolish income tax for IT industry by 2023

By Bojan Stojkovski 4 February 2022 4 mins read

North Macedonia will look to abolish the personal income tax in the IT industry by […]