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Deals

Czech ValkaAI Raises One of the Biggest CEE Pre-Seed Rounds to Date

By The Recursive 24 February 2026 3 mins read

Czech startup ValkaAI has raised €12 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Rockaway […]

Investors

“There is One Non-Negotiable Trait for Backing University Spin-Offs…”

By Teodora Atanasova 9 December 2025 6 mins read

Europe is quietly filling up with university-born companies. A recent analysis of EU-27 ecosystems identified […]

Deals

Croatia’s SplxAI Raises €1.8M to Enhance AI Chatbot Security Amid Growing Cyber Threats

By Ana Marija Kostanic 10 September 2024 3 mins read

In a Nutshell: The AI security startup raised €1.8 million from investors including Inovo.vc, South […]

Deals

Romanian Underline Ventures Invests in Diaspora Founders Together With International VCs

By Elena Ghinita 7 August 2024 2 mins read

In a Nutshell MixRift, a mixed reality (MR) gaming start-up, has secured €1.5M pre-seed round, […]

Startups

25+ CEE Hidden Gem Startups That Are Currently Fundraising

By Elena Ivanova 28 April 2023 8 mins read

As you sip on your morning or afternoon coffee, scrolling through your social media feeds, […]

Startups

Eleven Ventures Invests €1.2M in Four CEE Startups Which Join Its Alpha Program

By Elena Ivanova 22 March 2023 4 mins read

    The Sofia-based early-stage VC, Eleven Ventures invests a total of €1.2M in the […]

Founder's School

7 Angel Websites to Find Investors for Your Startup

By Elena Ivanova 7 March 2023 5 mins read

Raising capital is one of the biggest hurdles for startups in their early stages of […]

Investors

Thinking of Becoming an Angel Investor? 3 Veterans in the Field Tell the Secret

By Elena Ivanova 9 August 2022 5 mins read

A $60M Series A round joined by a couple of high-ranked VCs doesn’t happen overnight. […]

Investors

Eleven Ventures seals its third SEE-focused fund at €60M 

By Elena Ivanova 24 January 2022 2 mins read

The Sofia-based pre-seed and seed venture capital firm Eleven Ventures makes the final closing of […]

Startups

PlanDelta raises a €350K pre-seed to break the silos of financial budgeting

By Elena Ivanova 17 November 2021 5 mins read

PlanDelta, a Bulgarian startup for agile financial planning that aims to bridge the gap between […]

Others

Macedonian students raise €400K pre-seed for a marketing tool for Reddit

By Bojan Stojkovski 21 October 2021 3 mins read

Five students from North Macedonia raised more than €400K for developing a marketing tool for […]

Investors

Eleven’s third fund makes its first closing with €60M private capital and more regional focus

By Elena Ivanova 19 October 2021 4 mins read

The Bulgarian venture capital firm Eleven Ventures announces the first closing of its Eleven III […]