CEE 60 articles

Ecosystem

Kyiv, Vilnius, and Zagreb Join the Ranks of the World’s Top 20 Rising Tech Hubs

By Elena Ghinita 21 May 2025 3 mins read

Kyiv, Vilnius, and Zagreb have been named among the Top 20 Rising Tech Hubs globally […]

Money in Motion

High-Net-Worth Individuals in CEE: Investment Preferences and Trends

By Elena Ghinita 13 May 2025 5 mins read

High-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and family offices in Central and Eastern Europe are influential players in […]

Ecosystem

CEE has 3,800 VC backed startups. Too little or enough?

By Elena Ghinita 27 March 2025 2 mins read

According to Dealroom’s latest report, CEE has 3,800 VC-backed startups, representing approximately 41% of Europe’s […]

Money in Motion

CEE’s High-Net-Worth Investors Are Turning to Private Equity, Technology, and ESG for Growth

By Elena Ghinita 27 February 2025 5 mins read

Central and Eastern Europe is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation in wealth management. Once […]

Money in Motion

How CEE High-Net-Worth Investors Approach Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Public Markets

By Elena Ghinita 19 February 2025 6 mins read

Investing has become an integral part of the financial mindset in Central and Eastern Europe, […]

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 […]

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

11 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 […]

AI

The Recursive’s State of AI in CEE 2024: Why Investors, Founders and Governments have #AllAIsonCEE

By Elena Ghinita 12 November 2024 4 mins read

Today, The Recursive released the second edition of its State of AI in CEE report, […]

Deals

10 Series A+ AI Startups on Their Path to Becoming Unicorns Pt. 1

By Loredana Dobrea 1 November 2024 3 mins read

From autonomous vehicles and digital health to cybersecurity and finance, AI continues to disrupt industries […]

Investors

What Early Game Ventures Learned (and Won’t Do Again) from Fund I

By Elena Ghinita 28 October 2024 3 mins read

Early Game Ventures, a Romanian venture capital fund focused on CEE, recently reported the outcomes […]

Events

How to Web 2024: Global Investors Eye CEE Potential

By Elena Ghinita 7 October 2024 4 mins read

Last week, Bucharest became the center of attention for innovation and entrepreneurship as the How […]