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From idea to unicorn in three years: The hypergrowth story of Bulgarian SMSBump

by Irina Obushtarova 3 April 2021 < 1 mins read Bulgaria

🧩 Have you ever wondered what it takes for a Sofia-based startup team to go from idea through exit to being an essential part of a billion-dollar company? (In about 3 years). Following yesterday’s big news, in this short movie, we take a deep dive into SMSBump’s story and big expansion plans for the local office as well as the impact of Yotpo’s unicorn status on the future development of the Bulgarian startup ecosystem.

⭐ Featuring:

Georgi Petrov and Mihail Stoychev, co-founders of SMSBump – a Yotpo Company
Vassil Terziev, partner at Eleven Ventures
Irina Obushtarova, co-founder at The Recursive

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Updated: 26 October 2021

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