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Analysis

Eastern Europe’s Venture Market Holds Steady at €3.6B in 2025 as Deal Count Falls

By The Recursive 23 February 2026 4 mins read

Eastern Europe attracted €3.6 billion in venture capital across 1,034 transactions in 2025, accounting for […]

AI

CEE AI Investment Trends 2026: Super Focused on Applied AI and ROI

By Ana Marija Kostanic 23 February 2026 4 mins read

Regional investors are increasingly viewing AI as a category currently caught in an overhyped bubble. […]

Deals

CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: CEE Tech Weekly: Databricks Completes $5B Funding Round

By The Recursive 21 February 2026 3 mins read

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

Maritime

“If You Can Work Together on a Boat, You Can Build a Startup”

By Teodora Atanasova 20 February 2026 4 mins read

There’s a Scandinavian maritime saying that those who sail together share one fate. For Yasido […]

Deals

Czech Navigara Raises Over €2M With Support From CEE Funds

By Lenka Vranová 19 February 2026 2 mins read

Czech startup Navigara raised $2.5 million in seed funding to help companies measure the real […]

Analysis

Investment Trends 2026: What’s Hot and What’s Not for CEE Investors

By Ana Marija Kostanic 18 February 2026 9 mins read

If 2025 was about the shock of funding drying up, 2026 is about the sobering […]

Fintech

5 Romanian Fintech Startups to Watch, According to Investors

By The Recursive 18 February 2026 2 mins read

Independent market projections indicate that total digital payments in Romania could climb to nearly $93.5 […]

Interview

EIC Ambassador on Europe’s Climate Tech Shift: Why Companies Are Building at Home

By Teodora Atanasova 17 February 2026 5 mins read

Europe’s climate ambitions are running up against a growing reality: the continent is not fully […]

Events

Google Maps Co-Founder Lars Rasmussen and Lefteris Katsiadakis Are Turning Athens into a Startup Magnet

By Livia Rusu 17 February 2026 7 mins read

Behind it stand two very different but aligned forces: Lars Rasmussen, co-founder of Google Maps, […]

Deals

Farseer Secures €6.07M Series A to Scale FP&A Platform Across Europe and North America

By Ana Marija Kostanic 16 February 2026 4 mins read

Farseer, a Croatia-based B2B SaaS, announced a $7.2 (€6.07) million Series A, with AYMO Ventures […]

Deals

CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: DRONAMICS Enters Defense, Hungarian Startup Lands Record Pre-Seed

By The Recursive 13 February 2026 3 mins read

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

Founder's School

Real Equity vs Virtual Shares in Bulgaria: A Corporate Governance Playbook for Employee Incentives

By Viktor Mitev 13 February 2026 7 mins read

Viktor Mitev Viktor is a partner at EY Bulgaria dealing with tax planning of deals, […]