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Startups

How to get funding for your startup through Horizon Europe

By Antoanela Ionita 24 June 2021 4 mins read

If you are a startup or SME working your way through the innovation ecosystem in […]

Startups

BrightCap Ventures invests in Bulgarian MLOps startup Efemarai that tests algorithms to avoid mistakes

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 23 June 2021 5 mins read

Machine learning operations startup Efemarai announced closing a pre-seed round, led by the Bulgarian VC […]

Startups

A Greek academic spin-off that aims to build a better internet backbone with new $1.5M

By Elena Ivanova 23 June 2021 3 mins read

Code BGP, which develops commercial solutions for network operators, has raised a $1.5M seed investment […]

Sustainability

North Macedonia’s first private wind park gets €51M funding from Erste Group

By Bojan Stojkovski 23 June 2021 2 mins read

North Macedonia’s first private wind farm project, called Bogoslovec, will receive funding worth €51M, financed […]

Ecosystem

The Oradea tech ecosystem with David Achim: “We want to bring more confidence locally”

By Antoanela Ionita 22 June 2021 7 mins read

The emerging tech ecosystem in Oradea, Romania, is receiving a boost through the first local […]

Fintech

How cryptocurrencies can accelerate economic growth in the Western Balkans

By Bojan Stojkovski 22 June 2021 6 mins read

When 29-year-old Sarajevo-born Vedad Mesanovic founded Block Insight at the end of 2020, his goal […]

Deals

Greek-Cypriot digital insurance agent Hellas Direct raises €32M and plans an expansion

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 21 June 2021 3 mins read

The digital insurance company Hellas Direct, raised €32M in a new financial round with the […]

Investors

LAUNCHub Ventures with second closing of its €70M fund, IFC joins the limited partners list

By Etien Yovchev 20 June 2021 2 mins read

Sofia-based venture capital firm LAUNCHub Ventures has announced the second closing of its new, CEE-oriented […]

Deals

Startups from Southeast Europe have raised over $1.2B in the first half of 2021, more big rounds coming

By Etien Yovchev 20 June 2021 4 mins read

The first half of 2021 is almost gone, so it’s time to stop for a […]

Startups

Bulgarian EV maker Kinetik is crowdfunding its way back after a fire destroyed its production space

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 17 June 2021 5 mins read

Kinetik Automotive, a Bulgarian manufacturer of boutique electric vehicles, launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise […]

Startups

AI startup 2Parts gets €50K from Innovation Capital to help businesses get over manual data entry

By Elena Ivanova 17 June 2021 4 mins read

Day-to-day accounting is usually associated with hours of keyboard typing, data processing, and entry – […]

Deals

Vitosha Venture Partners backs 13 Bulgarian startups with €2.7M

By Elena Ivanova 17 June 2021 8 mins read

Vitosha Venture Partners, one of the newest Bulgarian early-stage VCs, officially announced the second batch […]