CEE startups 26 articles

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Kardi AI Is Scaling, MDR Class IIa Certified and Series A Ready

By Felicia Olteanu 2 March 2026 4 mins read

This week, health.tech | global summit returns to Messe Basel (March 3–5, 2026). It gathers […]

Deals

ElevenLabs Raises $500M Series D at $11B Valuation

By Teodora Atanasova 4 February 2026 2 mins read

Polish-founded ElevenLabs has raised $500 million (€425.28 million) in a Series D round, valuing the […]

Listicle

8 Soon-to-Be Unicorns in CEE, According to Investors

By The Recursive 4 February 2026 3 mins read

In 2025, CEE continued to produce new unicorns in various verticals: language learning, hospitality software, […]

Listicle

6 CEE FemTech Startups to Watch

By Teodora Atanasova 13 November 2025 3 mins read

FemTech is considered one of the most underfunded startup sectors, even though the market is […]

Investors

Movens Capital Launches €60M Fund to Boost CEE Tech Startups from Pre-Seed to Series A+

By Lenka Vranová 23 June 2025 2 mins read

CEE tech startup fund Movens Capital has announced the launch of its second fund, a […]

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Bulgarian Entrepreneurs and Investors Share Their Years of Knowledge in The Recursive Documentary

By The Recursive 11 April 2025 5 mins read

Startup Journeys: Bulgaria In collaboration with the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and […]

AI

Analyzing Series A+ AI Startups In CEE: Which Country Has The Most?

By Loredana Dobrea 15 November 2024 4 mins read

In this analysis, we begin decoding the DNA of Series A+ AI startups in CEE […]

Deals

CEE Region Funding Tops €1.15B in H1 2024: Czech Republic Leads the Way

By Loredana Dobrea 20 August 2024 7 mins read

Our analysis for the first half of 2024 reveals that funding in the Central and […]

Deals

Western Balkans Funding Rounds in H1 2024 – Native Teams shows the way

By Loredana Dobrea 26 July 2024 3 mins read

In H1 2024, the ecosystem in the Western Balkans continued to develop compared to the […]

Deals

CEE M&A Deals with a Focus on the First Quarter of 2024

By Teodora Atanasova 9 April 2024 4 mins read

In 2024, the M&A environment urges investors to adjust to significantly altered conditions and outlooks, […]

Investors

Elevator Ventures Launches €70M EV II Fund to Power Innovation Across DACH and CEE Regions

By Teodora Atanasova 8 April 2024 2 mins read

In a nutshell Austrian Elevator Ventures, the venture capital arm of RBI, announced the launch […]

Deals

Bulgarian E-commerce Startup Rush Acquired by Shop Circle for Strategic Integration

By Teodora Atanasova 5 April 2024 2 mins read

In a nutshell Bulgarian e-commerce tech startup Rush was acquired by Shop Circle, and it […]