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Ecosystem

Innovation Policy: Where is Bulgaria and what should be done next?

By Zornitsa Stoilova 1 September 2021 12 mins read

Although Bulgaria is in limbo, as political parties quarrel, unable to form a government, innovation […]

Startups

Bulgarian AI platform Umni.bg raises fresh capital to assist businesses in customer servicing and task automation

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 31 August 2021 4 mins read

Umni.bg, the first Bulgarian AI platform for 24/7 customer support, closed a follow-up fundraising round […]

Podcasts

You don’t need to be perfect to create something purposeful with Georgi Kadrev from Kelvin Health

By The Recursive 31 August 2021 2 mins read

In the sixth episode of The Recursive podcast, we welcome one of the tech pioneers […]

Sustainability

Female-led team is building the first science-based GHG calculator in Bulgarian

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 30 August 2021 6 mins read

ClimAccelerator Black Sea, the accelerator program for eco-innovation startups from Bulgaria and Romania, will finance […]

Future of Work

Bucharest, Sofia, and Skopje among the top tech cities of the future

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 27 August 2021 4 mins read

Five Southeastern European cities have been listed in the rankings of the fDi Intelligence division […]

Deep Tech

Bulgarian space company EnduroSat with a €10М investment by EIB

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 26 August 2021 4 mins read

Space tech scaleup EnduroSat specialized in engineering, building, and operation of NanoSatеllites, and the European […]

Fintech

Phos raises a €2M corporate round led by CM.com to further democratize card payments

By Elena Ivanova 25 August 2021 4 mins read

The fintech startup for contactless card payments Phos secured €2M pre-Series A round led by […]

Deals

Flix opens a Knowledge Hub in Bulgaria, following a $650M Series G

By Elena Ivanova 25 August 2021 4 mins read

With the closure of a $650M Series G round in June this year,  the largest […]

Social Impact

Preventive tech can minimize the harm of wildfires. Why is mass adoption so slow?

By Etien Yovchev 24 August 2021 10 mins read

Prevention is better than cure. Yet, every year we are still waiting for wildfires to […]

Podcasts

Leading with empathy to fight social injustice with Iva Gumnishka from Humans in The Loop

By The Recursive 24 August 2021 2 mins read

In episode 5 of The Recursive podcast, we welcome the Bulgarian human rights activist turned […]

Health

How to spot burnout before you burn out: three founders share their insights

By Elena Vrabie 24 August 2021 5 mins read

How stressed, tired, or moody are you on a scale from 1-9? Is anxiety patting […]

Fintech

The Sofia University and BFA programme for future fintech masters adds a new focus: blockchain

By Elena Ivanova 23 August 2021 4 mins read

Bulgaria is the second fastest-growing fintech ecosystem in the world and the first most developed […]