Elena Ivanova
Elena is an Innovation Reporter at The Recursive, an online media dedicated to the emerging tech and startup ecosystems in Southeast Europe. She is keen on sharing the innovation stories that shape th
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Dynamic pricing and finance education gamification: who are the NEXT Fintech stars in Romania
The 11th March marked the end of the first Romanian fintech acceleration program NEXT FinTech
Smart city programming: what is the next generation of SEE coders working on?
Many successful startups have sprung from hackathons and there are abundant examples of such stories
Amazon will further boost its SEE presence and open three new offices in Romania
For the 15 years that Amazon has been present in Romania, the international retail giant
The Serbia Innovation Fund will allocate €6M to tech startups and R&D consortiums
Founded in 2011, the Serbian Innovation Fund has a mission to accelerate the exchange of
Plan A raises $3M to help more businesses turn sustainability into competitive advantage
The B2B carbon reduction software Plan A that is co-founded by the Bulgarian Lubomila Jordanova,
Cleantech startups from the Western Balkans wanted
With a mission to build bridges between emerging innovation ecosystems and key stakeholders in international
Facial biometric payments startup PayByFace launches a pilot with one of the biggest banks in Bulgaria
Biometrics are entering the fintech realm and the existence of startups that develop such technologies
Who are the female leaders in the SEE innovation ecosystem
When imagining what it is like to be successful in the world of entrepreneurship and
“From Zero to Fintech” hackathon aims to make Bulgaria a tech-savvy nation
In just one day, the Bulgarian Fintech Association together with the Faculty of Economic and
Halo Dx raises $19M in Series A to improve the diagnosis of serious illnesses with ML imaging
The US-based startup for advanced image-based diagnostics Halo Diagnostics (Halo Dx) whose engineering team is
The more we integrate regionally, the easier will be to integrate globally: Live talk with Mihnea Craciun, Managing Director @ Endeavor Romania
Five years after setting foot in the Bulgarian startup ecosystem the global organization that supports
How close is the SEE region to become a corporate R&D hotspot? Find out through this interactive map
Is the SEE region moving away from being viewed as an outsourcing destination? And is
“Internet of Insects” and scaling up larvae for animal feed with Better Origin’s fresh $3M investment
Although the consumption of insects is just now starting to get scientific and legal approvals
Discover the Hottest Digital Healthcare Trends in Southeast Europe
The fact that nearly 80% of the medical issues stem from the lack of preventive
Laundryheap raises $3.5m to expand its “Uber of laundry” services
The on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service platform, co-founded by the Bulgarian Deyan Dimitrov, Laundryheap,
Nine North Macedonian startups at the World Business Angels Investment Forum and one winner – the foodtech Trident Peak
Beyond bootstrapping, innovators have a number of different options for financing their endeavors – corporate
B2B startups from SEE generate more revenue per invested capital than those in the US
The value generated by European B2B startups per funding outweighs that of US and B2C
The largest construction industry marketplace startup in SEE receives a seven-digit investment
The Slovenian DaiBau that connects investors to construction contractors has raised an A round undisclosed
Developing the SEE ecosystem with events: a chat with Alexandru Tintea
What is the best way to educate a community in order to keep the ecosystem
The new local tech startup LayAlt with fresh funds to bring VR and AR into event venue planning
At times when the events industry is reimagining new ways of bringing people together, the