Ukraine 62 articles

Founder's School

Founders, Stop Dumping Money on Your Go-To-Market Strategy

By Ksenia Novikova 28 January 2026 4 mins read

If you’re a founder, at least once you’ve googled “go-to-market strategy.” You’ve asked ChatGPT, and […]

News

Ukrainian Preply: How a Regional EdTech Reached Unicorn Status?

By Lenka Vranová 22 January 2026 4 mins read

Although the COVID period was fruitful for a lot of EdTech startups, the story of […]

Ecosystem

Building a Startup Culture Through University Incubators: Ukrainian Experience

By Andrii Zaikin 15 January 2026 6 mins read

Back in 2016, after visiting a university incubator in Estonia, I returned to Ukraine with […]

Interview

“Products Don’t Hold Companies Together, People Do”: Victoria Repa on Building BetterMe

By Teodora Atanasova 13 January 2026 5 mins read

Nearly half of workers globally (about 48%) report struggling with burnout symptoms in their jobs. […]

Founder's School

What Agency Founders Should Know Before Building Their First Product

By Dmytro Tymoshchuk 8 December 2025 5 mins read

Most CEE startup founders start their entrepreneurial journey by building an agency, like Omnisend, which […]

Defense Tech

How Benjamin Wolba is Turning Hackathons into Europe’s Defense Tech Movement

By Teodora Atanasova 17 November 2025 6 mins read

In a few years, Ukraine’s wartime economy has shifted toward large-scale technological production. According to […]

Fintech

Ukraine’s First Fintech Unicorn: UMAEF Backs monobank Maker at $1B

By Ana Marija Kostanic 6 October 2025 3 mins read

Ukraine’s most popular neobank is getting a back-end boost, and a billion-dollar valuation, from a […]

Deals

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, […]

Founder's School

Founder’s Guide: What Makes You Different vs. Why You Exist

By Viktoriia Korytska 18 September 2025 4 mins read

Around 90% of startups fail, and nearly half do so because they build something no […]

Deals

10 Biggest Funding Rounds in Ukraine (H1 2025): A Surge in Innovation Despite the War

By Teodora Atanasova 4 August 2025 4 mins read

Despite the ongoing war, Ukraine ranks 42nd in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index in 2025, […]

News

First Ukrainian VC Backed by IFC and EBRD Launches €50M Fund for CEE Startups

By Teodora Atanasova 10 July 2025 2 mins read

Ukrainian venture capital firm Flyer One Ventures has announced its new €50 million fund backed […]

Deals

Ukrainian Startup Clearly Locks In New Funding to Support Mental Health

By Lenka Vranová 9 July 2025 2 mins read

Ukrainian startup Clearly, a fast-growing AI-powered mental health platform, has raised a seed funding to […]