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Fintech

Hristo Borisov, Payhawk CEO: When in doubt, risk it

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 10 May 2021 8 mins read

What do we usually associate big corporations with? People outside such firms often think of […]

AI

Bulgarian-led Pliant closes a $10M Series A round – to grow in the low-code automation market

By Etien Yovchev 6 May 2021 2 mins read

With two Bulgarian founders at the wheel, Vess Bakalov and Dimitar Blagoev, US-based IT automation […]

Startups

Innovation Capital with a new program to accelerate pre-revenue ideas for the post-pandemic world

By Elena Ivanova 27 April 2021 3 mins read

As we are slowly walking towards the post-pandemic world, ecosystems should focus on facilitating the […]

Startups

Endeavor Bulgaria kicks off applications for season 3 of its growth accelerator program 

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 26 April 2021 3 mins read

What is key for emerging companies to achieve success? Concentrated effort, efficient goal-setting, and a […]

SPONSORED Startups

Sketch Startup Space launches in Sofia to connect founders with international investors

By Sketch Startup Space 21 April 2021 4 mins read

Sketch Startup Space, a new coworking destination located in a building next to Business Park […]

Fintech

Fintech Startup Payhawk Raises a Record-Breaking $20M Series A Round

By Etien Yovchev 20 April 2021 3 mins read

About 3 years after it was founded in Sofia, fintech startup Payhawk has managed to […]

Future of Work

Milena Hadzhiivanova: The end of behind-the-desk work might be around the corner

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 16 April 2021 6 mins read

What is the future of work? As traditional concepts that served as a basis for […]

Deals

Bulgarian live sports streaming platform FITE gets acquired in one of the biggest exits for the local ecosystem

By Etien Yovchev 14 April 2021 2 mins read

After 5000 streamed events, 10 million users, and becoming the top-grossing app in the world […]

Startups

EU with an enhanced startup strategy, Bulgaria has more work to do

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 14 April 2021 7 mins read

What is the positioning of the EU startup ecosystem, compared to leading startup markets, such […]

Events

Attracting digital nomads for more tech-savviness in Bulgaria

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 14 April 2021 4 mins read

What is the profile of a typical digital nomad? Tech-savvy, educated, usually aged between 25 […]

Health

The Greek “Alexa” of molecular diagnostics closes a €1.45М seed round  

By Elena Ivanova 7 April 2021 7 mins read

Due to the necessity and the high public awareness for early infectious disease diagnostics, the […]

Ecosystem

SEE venture capital power: overview of the Bulgarian and Romanian funding ecosystems

By Elena Ivanova 6 April 2021 4 mins read

A couple of months after How to Web released a thorough report on the state […]