balkans 13 articles

Leadership

Balkan Startup Story: How Internet Company Gjirafa is Preparing for IPO

By Elena Ghinita 14 May 2024 4 mins read

When thinking of a fast-growing company from the Western Balkans, Gjirafa might come to your […]

Ecosystem

With Close to 300 Startups, $248M in Investments, Sportstech Is Shaping up as a Promising Industry in the Balkans

By Bojan Stojkovski 13 July 2023 7 mins read

Only have 1 minute? Here are 3 takeaways from the piece: • In the past […]

Podcasts

Rediscovering the Balkans’ Promise With Tatjana Zabasù Mikuž from South Central Ventures

By The Recursive 12 April 2023 2 mins read

The next stop for The Recursive podcast is Belgrade, where we get to meet one […]

Deep Tech

This Macedonian Data Scientist Explains How AI Can Improve Every Area of Life in 2023

By Bojan Stojkovski 27 January 2023 7 mins read

As AI systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated and capable of performing tasks that were once […]

Deep Tech

8 Startups Shaping the Metaverse Games Space in Southeast Europe

By Georgi Madjarov 26 July 2022 5 mins read

It is like the Internet but in 3D. Even with games. The metaverse is prognosed […]

Dev Tribe

IT Professionals From the Balkans Created One of the Biggest Global Developer Conferences. Find Out How They Did It

By Bojan Stojkovski 16 June 2022 5 mins read

For Sead Ahmetovic, giving up was never an option. Born in the small picturesque town […]

Women in Tech

Women in Cyber: Ljubica Pendaroska, president of Women4Cyber North Macedonia, “Personal transformation is a never ending story”

By Bojan Stojkovski 26 April 2022 10 mins read

For cybersecurity expert Ljubica Pendaroska, president of Women4Cyber North Macedonia, the road to success in […]

Ecosystem

Southeast Europe Reimagined: Why the Region Needs a Strong Tech Brand

By Kristiana Kuneva 21 April 2022 12 mins read

What is the story of the Balkans? A region with a complex history and a […]

Blockchain

NEAR Protocol launches Balkans Hub, the first major blockchain ecosystem in the region

By Bojan Stojkovski 19 April 2022 3 mins read

NEAR Protocol, one of the world’s largest blockchain technology ecosystems, launched the NEAR Balkans Hub, […]

Sustainability

$4M investment for Serbian entrepreneur Vladimir Vukicevic’s wellness innovation company Better & Better

By Bojan Stojkovski 28 March 2022 2 mins read

Wellness innovation company Better & Better announced that it raised $4M in a latest funding […]

Women in Tech

Women in Tech: Arijana Koskarova, founder of Creative Hub, “There is no such thing as failure or success. We just live another day to fight for our dreams”

By Bojan Stojkovski 24 March 2022 6 mins read

In this new “Women in Tech” series, we will introduce you to talented tech professionals […]

Cybersecurity

How Balkan countries can use media literacy as an antidote to disinformation

By Bojan Stojkovski 17 March 2022 5 mins read

Disinformation and the spread of fake news have been an ever-present constant during the past […]