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Podim 2026: Inside Europe’s Emerging Growth Networks

More than 120 investors managing over €10B in assets showed up in Maribor this May. Podim exposed a reality shaping Europe’s tech ecosystem: while founders from smaller markets are entering global competition earlier, the infrastructure needed to scale still feels fragmented and relationship-driven.

Inside ViennaUP 2026: 24 Hours at Europe’s Startup Meeting Point

Doist’s Amir Salihefendic, at Podim 2026: 50M Users, Bootstrapped

Inside Pluria’s New Investment Round. From Hybrid Work to Work Infrastructure

Inside ViennaUP: What “International Dialogue” Looks Like in Practice

Vantaa Is Giving Deep Tech Companies Direct Access to Industrial Systems

SkyRefund: Building the Legal Infrastructure Behind Air Passenger Rights

AI’s Next Phase in CEE: Infrastructure, Institutions, and Talent

From Gaming Analytics to Creative Intelligence: Aggero’s Pivot to AI-Powered Video Performance

Google Maps Co-Founder Lars Rasmussen and Lefteris Katsiadakis Are Turning Athens into a Startup Magnet

Omid Ekhlasi on Building Techarena and Why CEE’s Founders Should Look North

Future Unicorns’ Next Chapter: Pavlina Yanakieva on Stepping Down, and Konstantin Kunev on What Comes Next

Dexory Raises €143M, Securing Romania’s Second-Largest Series C

Bridging Borders: The Investor Tables Where CEE’s Next Big Tech Deals Take Shape