Stanislav Andrieiev, COO of Ukrainian tech company SharksCode, shares his perspective on how growing tech companies can rethink decision-making, meetings, and management structures as their teams scale.
Backed by a €27M commitment from the European Investment Fund, Czechia's first dedicated technology transfer VC fund aims to raise over €50M and support around 40 deep-tech projects, turning academic research into commercially viable startups.
FLÆ Robotics raised over €1M in seed funding to scale BE-A, its AI hospitality agent already used by 60+ hotels across the UK, Germany and Czechia, and to expand into new markets including the US.
UnBundled brings CEE banks, regulators, fintechs and investors to Prague on 22 October for a day on stablecoins, bank resilience and AI in finance, with speakers from Mastercard, SG Forge, J.P. Morgan and the Czech National Bank.
Monopulse, the Danish-Lithuanian maker of NATO-grade Falcon reconnaissance drones already used by several allied armed forces, raised over €2M led by CoInvest Capital to scale production and expand into Scandinavia and beyond.
Romanian VC GapMinder leads a new investment in VoicePatrol, an AI-powered voice moderation startup helping gaming studios detect severe toxicity in real time, reduce moderation costs, and create safer multiplayer experiences.
The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the global stage. Take a look at the latest news in funding, startup milestones, and emerging trends tied to the region’s innovation potential.
Garaža's Frontier Hackathon returns to Belgrade on November 7–8, 2026, bringing together teams of young builders under 26 from across the Balkans for 40 hours of building frontier-tech startups, competing for $10,000 in cash prizes and a fully funded week in San Francisco.
The Tallinn-based spacetech, eight years in the making, raised a €4M seed co-led by Join Capital and PhotonVentures to scale manufacturing of its in-house laser communication terminals for satellites and airborne platforms, already shipping to paying customers.
Slovak-founded Sensible Biotechnologies has secured $47 million to advance its cell-based mRNA platform, scale manufacturing in Europe, and develop new applications across cancer, genetic diseases, and biosecurity.
The Engaged Investments conference is expanding its format this year, opening the event beyond investors to startup founders and the wider tech ecosystem, while adding dedicated tracks for fintech and defense.
GITEX is expanding into Southeast Europe with GITEX AI Belgrade, bringing together 700+ tech companies and startups and 200+ investors as part of EXPO 2027 BELGRADE.
The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the global stage. Take a look at the latest news in funding, startup milestones, and emerging trends tied to the region’s innovation potential.
Osavul, the Ukraine-born, Luxembourg-headquartered company whose AI spots hostile intent across the cyber, physical and information domains, raised €8.5M led by 33N Ventures, taking its platform, already trusted by NATO, to enterprises and critical infrastructure worldwide.
HCLSoftware to buy Croatia's Robotiq.ai for €9 million to reinforce its automation suite and bolster agent integration into legacy systems.
Start Up Bulgaria! Crossroads 2026 will take place on 29–30 October in Sofia, bringing together more than 5,000 entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and technology leaders for two days focused on building and scaling the next generation of European companies.
Istanbul Ignited by Slush’D returns for its second edition on October 12–14, bringing together founders, investors, and technology leaders from Türkiye and the wider international startup ecosystem.
Three guests, three very different jobs, one thing in common: they're all in their twenties and already taking on a level of responsibility that usually comes later in a career. In this episode of The Recursive Roundtable, we talk with Viktoriya Markileva (Head of Space Services at EnduroSat)...
The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the global stage. Take a look at the latest news in funding, startup milestones, and emerging trends tied to the region’s innovation potential.
After operating without external funding for over a decade, Prague-based internet infrastructure provider CDN77 has sold a minority stake to private equity giant CVC.
Digital Trust Forum 2026 brings together policymakers, technologists, business leaders and identity experts in Sofia for a one-day European seminar on digital trust, digital identity, AI, cybersecurity and financial compliance.