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Gen Z

Why do Gen Zs want to be entrepreneurs?

By Elena Vrabie 24 January 2022 6 mins read

They think of themselves as creators of change. They are passionate, curious, and they deploy […]

Investors

Eleven Ventures seals its third SEE-focused fund at €60M 

By Elena Ivanova 24 January 2022 2 mins read

The Sofia-based pre-seed and seed venture capital firm Eleven Ventures makes the final closing of […]

Sustainability

A circular economy model for parents: Toys rental platforms in SEE

By Antoanela Ionita 21 January 2022 5 mins read

One of the best parts of the circular economy is that it presents countless opportunities […]

AI

AI startup Amygda joins UK accelerator Aerospace Xelerated led by Boeing

By Elena Vrabie 21 January 2022 3 mins read

Amygda, the UK-based AI startup launched in 2020 with Bulgaria as its tech hub base […]

Deals

Next stop for Blueground: Latin America with $14M investment in Tabas

By Antoanela Ionita 21 January 2022 2 mins read

Following its Series C funding round of $180 million, Greek-founded Blueground is leading the $14M […]

Deals

Romanian-founded wellbeing company 7Card was acquired by global player Gympass in a European expansion move

By Elena Vrabie 20 January 2022 2 mins read

Bucharest-based wellbeing and fitness company Benefit Seven (7Card), which offers employees access to a network […]

Startups

Backed up by VentureFriends, e-commerce startup Simpler aims to simplify online shopping with headless checkout

By Bojan Stojkovski 20 January 2022 4 mins read

Most of the time, online shopping can be lots of fun. However, sometimes the shopping […]

Startups

Innovation labs where CEE founders can test and validate their ideas

By Antoanela Ionita 20 January 2022 7 mins read

At the beginning of their journey, founders need as much support as they can get […]

Investors

The Greek Phaistos Fund raises €3M from Deutsche Telekom to enable the growth of the local 5G ecosystem

By Elena Ivanova 19 January 2022 3 mins read

Phaistos Investment Fund, the Greek €93M+ fund that is focused on enabling the development of […]

Blockchain

EnterDAO raised $1.8M to build the market infrastructure for metaverse gaming

By Elena Ivanova 19 January 2022 7 mins read

The first DAO (decentralized autonomous organization), developed by a mainly Bulgarian team, is now a […]

AI

Romanian-founded AI startup EmailTree raises €2.5M to hyper-automate client service

By Elena Vrabie 19 January 2022 3 mins read

Romanian-founded AI startup EmailTree, which automates the work of the customer service departments to increase […]

Social Impact

Austrian FemPreneurship Academy plans to expand to Bulgaria to support women self-empowerment

By Zornitsa Stoilova 19 January 2022 4 mins read

Julia has been battling chronic fatigue syndrome for several years now. It’s a disorder causing […]