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Biggest Funding Rounds in Montenegro, Albania & Kosovo (H1 2025)

By Ana Marija Kostanic 8 August 2025 3 mins read

Since the beginning of The Recursive, Western Balkans was a geographical category that encompassed part […]

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WiseBee Secures over €2M to Bring Autonomous Cyber Defense to Mid-Sized Enterprises

By Lenka Vranová 7 August 2025 2 mins read

WiseBee, headquartered in New York with R&D center in Sofia, has raised $2.5 (€2.14) million […]

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What Sets Eurasia Apart From USA and (Central and Eastern) Europe

By Dilyana Haralanova 7 August 2025 5 mins read

Faced with currency volatility, limited late-stage funding, and fragmented markets, Eurasian founders tend to adopt […]

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Ex-Credo Partner’s Kontext Raises Over €8M to Lead AI Chatbot Advertising Push

By Teodora Atanasova 6 August 2025 2 mins read

Czech-founded Kontext, an AI-powered contextual advertising platform, has officially come out of stealth mode with […]

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BlackPeak Capital Makes First Senior Care Investment in Romania

By Lenka Vranová 6 August 2025 2 mins read

Bulgarian Black Peak Capital, a private equity firm, has announced a strategic investment in Romanian […]

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SCION Accelerator Takes Root to Power Nature Tech in Bulgaria and Romania

By SCION 6 August 2025 5 mins read

SCION, evolved from the intersection of startup experience and biodiversity leadership, has announced the launch […]

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Biggest Funding Rounds in Serbia (H1 2025)

By Ana Marija Kostanic 5 August 2025 2 mins read

Below, you can find the biggest H1 2025 funding rounds in Serbia, along with key […]

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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, […]

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TEDAI Vienna with Alina Nikolaou and Vlad Gozman: Which Ideas About AI Are Worth Spreading?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 4 August 2025 6 mins read

In the gilded halls of Vienna’s Hofburg Palace, chandeliers sparkle, frescoes gaze down, and the […]

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CEE Tech Weekly: Bulgarian Fund to Back 78 Startups, EU’s AI Act Sets Compliance Deadline

By Teodora Atanasova 2 August 2025 3 mins read

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]

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Biggest Funding Rounds in Croatia (H1 2025): SplxAI Leads

By Ana Marija Kostanic 1 August 2025 3 mins read

For Croatian startup ecosystem 2025 started a bit slower than last year. Project Mobility opening […]

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Paid Ads in Fintech: What Founders and CMOs Need to Know Before Scaling

By Stanislav Galandzovskyi 31 July 2025 5 mins read

Over the last 8 years, I’ve worked with fintech startups at various stages – from […]