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Biggest Funding Rounds of Croatian Startups in 2025

By Ana Marija Kostanic 16 January 2026 5 mins read

For the Croatian startup ecosystem, 2025 was a year of stabilization and strategic shifts. While […]

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GlycanAge Founders on Boosting Transition From “Wellness” Biomarker to Hospital Diagnostic

By Teodora Atanasova 18 December 2025 5 mins read

Glycans, sugar molecules that shape immune response, inflammation and ageing, are well studied in research […]

AI

From Seed to Exit: Croatian-Founded SplxAI Acquired by Cloud Behemoth Zscaler

By Ana Marija Kostanic 3 November 2025 3 mins read

SplxAI, the fast-rising Croatian-founded company specializing in securing AI applications and large language models (LLMs), […]

News

Provectus Capital Partners Secures Over €162M First Close for Second Southeast Europe Buyout Fund

By The Recursive 8 October 2025 2 mins read

Provectus Capital Partners (“PCP” or “Provectus”), one of Southeast Europe’s leading private equity firms, today […]

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Founder Red Flags: Behaviors That Shut Investors Out

By Ana Marija Kostanic 7 October 2025 6 mins read

At Infobip Shift’s Startup stage in Zadar, Croatia – a small crowd of founders, investors, […]

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CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: Cat Longevity, Laser Weeds, and Drone Swarms

By Lenka Vranová 3 October 2025 3 mins read

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]

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“There is no liquidity in Europe, period.”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 19 September 2025 6 mins read

“Is there hope for Europe?” might sound like the beginning of a grim political debate, […]

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From AI Literacy to Fluency: Embedding AI into Startup Operations

By Hellen's Rock Capital 27 August 2025 4 mins read

During his keynote at the 3rd Hellen’s Rock Capital Founder Retreat, Sameen Jalal, CTO of […]

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Raising Big Money Without Losing Control, So the Business Legacy Endures

By Hellen's Rock Capital 20 August 2025 5 mins read

“I never compromised on control.” That was one of the enduring messages from Sacha Dragić […]

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Biggest Funding Rounds in Croatia (H1 2025): SplxAI Leads

By Ana Marija Kostanic 1 August 2025 3 mins read

For Croatian startup ecosystem 2025 started a bit slower than last year. Project Mobility opening […]

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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 […]

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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 […]