CEE 120 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 […]

Investors

What Sets Eurasia Apart From USA and (Central and Eastern) Europe

By Dilyana Haralanova 7 August 2025 5 mins read

Faced with currency volatility, limited late-stage funding, and fragmented markets, Eurasian founders tend to adopt […]

Marketing & Sales

Paid Ads in Fintech: What Founders and CMOs Need to Know Before Scaling

By Stanislav Galandzovskyi 31 July 2025 5 mins read

Over the last 8 years, I’ve worked with fintech startups at various stages – from […]

Cybersecurity

Preparing for Cross-Border Cyberattacks: “Threats Don’t Occur in Isolation, They’re Part of Larger Systems”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 24 July 2025 7 mins read

As geopolitical tensions increasingly spill into cyberspace, a growing number of cybersecurity professionals are beginning […]

Others

Croatia Expands Venture Landscape with AYMO Ventures’ €52M Twin Fund Launch

By Ana Marija Kostanic 18 July 2025 3 mins read

Croatia got another VC fund! This week Croatian AYMO Ventures announced first closing of their […]

Defense Tech

Top 6 Defense and Dual-Use Tech Startups from CEE

By Teodora Atanasova 17 July 2025 3 mins read

Interest in security-focused innovation continues to build. In 2024, funding for European startups working in […]

Interview

The Most Powerful Room in Startupland? One Full of F*ckups

By Ana Marija Kostanic 17 July 2025 7 mins read

  99% of startups fail. How many times have you heard that line? Probably too […]

Travel Tech

I Scaled Startups Across Continents. Now I Help People Discover Africa

By Marina Cangelaris 16 July 2025 8 mins read

If you told me a few years ago that I’d go from scaling venture-backed startups […]

Others

Have You Missed CEE’s Deep Tech Awakening in Zagreb?

By Desislava Smokova 10 July 2025 4 mins read

Last week, the capital of Croatia became the center of European deep tech innovation. Around […]

Metaverse

Augmented Reality Is No Longer Just for Games

By Vladislav Polikarpov 9 July 2025 6 mins read

Augmented reality is no longer just for games. Industries like real estate, education, live events, […]

AI

Using AI ≠ Using It Well: What Research of 3,200 Regional SMEs Revealed

By Irina Stefanova 8 July 2025 4 mins read

A new report by the AI Chamber, based on insights from more than 3,200 small […]

Events

Doers Summit Expands to Dubai: First Middle East Edition Comes in November 2025

By Desislava Smokova 7 July 2025 2 mins read

The Doers Company is bringing its flagship event to the Middle East for the first […]