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Investors

Bulgarian BrightCap Ventures’ Fund I Results: 22 Investments, 4 Exits, and 1 M&A

By Elena Ghinita 21 November 2024 2 mins read

BrightCap Ventures, a Bulgaria-based venture capital firm, has shared for The Recursive the performance details […]

Investors

500 Emerging Europe Unveils Its New Brand: e2vc

By Teodora Atanasova 21 November 2024 2 mins read

“Our focus has always been on founders. From our first fund with 500 Emerging Europe, […]

M&A

Benefit Systems, a MultiSport Owner, Enters Mental Health Space with Wellbee Acquisition

By Ana Marija Kostanic 20 November 2024 3 mins read

In a nutshell: Benefit Systems acquired a 69.8% stake in Wellbee, Polish mental health and […]

Ecosystem

Romanian Tech Founders Resist External Control and Capital, Study Finds

By Elena Ghinita 20 November 2024 2 mins read

A new study, Profile of the Romanian Tech Entrepreneur, published by EY Romania in partnership […]

Ecosystem

Europe’s Tech Startups to Raise Over €40B, While CEE Funding Trails Far Behind

By Elena Ghinita 20 November 2024 4 mins read

The European tech ecosystem has experienced remarkable growth over the past decade, as highlighted in […]

Investors

10 Non-CEE Funds with a Track Record of Investing in CEE Founders

By Elena Ghinita 20 November 2024 3 mins read

The venture capital landscape in Central and Eastern Europe is gaining momentum, drawing increasing interest […]

Deals

Slovakian-founded SuperScale Raises €1.14M for Game Business Analytics

By The Recursive 19 November 2024 2 mins read

Newest deal comes from SuperScale based in Bratislava, Slovakia. 👯 Founder(s): Ivan Trančík, serving as […]

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‘It’s Like Christmas for Hackers’: DefCamp 2024 Speakers Share Insights on Cybersecurity Regulations and Resilience

By DefCamp 19 November 2024 5 mins read

Two weeks before DefCamp – the largest cybersecurity conference in Central and Eastern Europe, The […]

AI

Bulgaria Becomes the First CEE Country to Launch a Globally Competitive Publicly Developed LLM

By Teodora Atanasova 19 November 2024 3 mins read

Today, the Institute for Computer Science, AI, and Technology (INSAIT) officially announced the launch of […]

Legal

Lawyer’s Guide: What You Need to Know Before Signing IT Contract

By Maksym Nosarev 19 November 2024 5 mins read

Every cooperation in the IT outsourcing realm starts with a contract. And how it goes […]

AI

OpenAI Board Member Shares Advice for AI Startups in CEE: Work Closer to Academia!

By Teodora Atanasova 15 November 2024 4 mins read

What are the ways to bridge the gap between industry and academia? While the AI […]

Product Innovation

Why A Shift to Product Development Could Threaten Romania’s Outsourcing Sector Stability

By Lucian Ghinea 15 November 2024 6 mins read

As companies move from outsourcing aimed at cutting costs to partnerships that add strategic value, […]