Albania 27 articles

Deals

Biggest Funding Rounds in Montenegro, Albania & Kosovo (H1 2025)

By Ana Marija Kostanic 8 August 2025 3 mins read

Since the beginning of The Recursive, Western Balkans was a geographical category that encompassed part […]

Deals

Albanian Government Invests in AI Startup Led by Former OpenAI CTO

By Teodora Atanasova 5 May 2025 3 mins read

Albania’s government has announced a €8.8 million investment in the AI startup Machine Thinking Lab, […]

AI

Investment in Western Balkans AI Startups Dropped in 2024 – What’s Next?

By The Recursive 12 February 2025 2 mins read

The AI sector in the Western Balkans has seen fluctuating investment levels over the past […]

Ecosystem

Albania Is Entering Startup Renaissance Driven by Returnees and Young Innovators

By Vikas Malhotra 20 September 2024 4 mins read

How many unicorns? Zero. How many world-class AI startups? Zero. OK, how many VC-funded startups […]

E-commerce

This Albanian Founder Wants To Change How Gen Zs Shop Online

By Bojan Stojkovski 16 August 2023 5 mins read

Besart Copa’s journey into e-commerce startups was not a result of brainstorming sessions centered on […]

Fintech

Banking’s Tech Vanguard: 20+ CEE Startups Leading Digital Transformation

By Bojan Stojkovski 15 August 2023 9 mins read

In an age defined by rapid technological advancement, the future of banking lies in the […]

Gaming

A League of Their Own: 30+ Game Development Studios from the CEE

By Bojan Stojkovski 2 May 2023 12 mins read

The video game industry is one of the fastest-growing and most innovative sectors in the […]

Ecosystem

5 Emerging Southeast European Startup Founders To Follow in 2023

By Bojan Stojkovski 11 January 2023 5 mins read

The startup landscape in Southeast Europe is constantly evolving, with many exciting companies emerging in […]

Marketing & Sales

Scaling Through Bootstrapping? The Founder of Albanian Social Media Startup Publer Shows How

By Bojan Stojkovski 10 November 2022 8 mins read

Thirty-three-year-old Ervin Kalemi was always interested in software development, and less in entrepreneurship. However, it […]

Ecosystem

This Entrepreneur Says What Albania Needs To Unlock Its Next Growth Stage – And It’s Not a Unicorn.

By Bojan Stojkovski 31 October 2022 5 mins read

For Gerion Treska, the unpredictable world of entrepreneurship came naturally. The desire to explore how […]

Ecosystem

10+ Southeast European Startups That Are Fundraising in 2022

By Bojan Stojkovski 12 October 2022 5 mins read

While Southeast Europe might be a small region compared to the rest of the continent, […]

Food Tech

Farm-to-Table: 40 Food Tech Startups Transforming How We Eat

By Alexandra Khakimova 22 September 2022 9 mins read

The European food startups arena is thriving, reaching €9.5B in investments and tripling in size […]