Europe 18 articles

Sustainability

Pilots Succeed, Scale Fails: The Capital Architecture Problem in Climate Tech

By Etien Yovchev 28 November 2025 6 mins read

Europe is entering a decisive decade for climate innovation. Public funding instruments, from the EU […]

Deals

CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: The Largest Defense-Tech VC Fund in Europe

By The Recursive 21 November 2025 3 mins read

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

News

Largest Defense-Tech VC Fund Hits €150M First Close

By Teodora Atanasova 20 November 2025 3 mins read

“We are not at war, but we are no longer at peace either.” This statement was […]

News

Balnord Exceeds Target for €70M Early-stage Fund, Plans €100M Final Close by 2026

By Teodora Atanasova 7 November 2025 3 mins read

Balnord, a Luxembourg-based early-stage investor focused on the Baltic Sea Region, has announced that it […]

Investors

European Investment Fund Invests €20M in TIN Capital’s Cybersecurity Fund

By Teodora Atanasova 6 November 2025 2 mins read

The European Investment Fund (EIF) has invested €20 million in TIN Capital’s European Cyber Tech […]

News

United Founders Launches €80 Million Fund to Back Europe’s Next Tech Decacorns

By Teodora Atanasova 4 November 2025 3 mins read

United Founders, an €80 million venture fund and founders’ community, has just launched to back […]

Guest Article

Is the Space Tech Finally Boosting Off?

By Bogdan Iordache 27 October 2025 5 mins read

Look up to the sky — we’re a miracle living on one of the millions […]

Defense Tech

“Someone Might Argue That Investing in a Pen Factory Is Dual-Use”

By Teodora Atanasova 21 July 2025 6 mins read

By mid to late 2023, Ukrainian units repurposed low-cost agricultural drones to launch 15 kg of […]

Ecosystem

Why Is ‘Project Europe’ Betting Only on Young Founders?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 14 March 2025 5 mins read

A group of 150+ top European tech founders—including leaders from Klarna, Mistral, and Eleven Labs—have […]

Investors

Investment Trends 2025: What’s Hot and What’s Not for CEE Investors

By Ana Marija Kostanic 4 March 2025 7 mins read

“Right now, many startups are facing a harsh reality—follow-on funding is drying up, and VCs […]

Gen Z

Gen Z: The Anti-Work Generation or the Future of Entrepreneurship?

By Teodora Atanasova 29 November 2024 3 mins read

“GenZs are anti-work.” Myth or reality? The aspirations of the younger generation are a topic […]

Investors

Exploring Emerging Opportunities (and Challenges) in European VC: 2024 Survey Highlights

By Ana Marija Kostanic 25 October 2024 3 mins read

This week, the results of the Venture Capital Survey 2024, conducted yearly by the European […]