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Ecosystem

The Recursive CEE Forum: We Don’t Need More Talk About “Potentials”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 25 May 2026 9 mins read

The Recursive CEE Forum 2026 returned to ViennaUP with a clear thesis: CEE doesn’t need […]

Diaspora

Disrupting ‘Boring’ Industries: How Deyan Dimitrov Turned Dirty Socks Into Profit

By Teodora Atanasova 5 May 2026 4 mins read

Laundry doesn’t usually make headlines. It doesn’t attract hype cycles, speculative capital, or founders chasing […]

Deals

Why 500 Global and Nvidia Just Bet €91.5m on Deepinfra’s ‘Token Factory’

By The Recursive 5 May 2026 4 mins read

The artificial intelligence gold rush has been defined by the colossal cost of training models, […]

Energy

Are Energy Communities the Next “Booking” for Electricity?

By Lenka Vranová 14 April 2026 5 mins read

In the rapidly evolving world of renewable energy, a new model is moving from the […]

Interview

Vlad Gozman on Disrupting Mature Markets, 180° Pivoting, and Not Taking VC Money

By Ana Marija Kostanic 2 April 2026 7 mins read

From the early days of EU consulting to navigating the VR craze of 2016, career […]

News

Croatian & Greek-Founded Edra Exits Stealth With Sequoia-Led Series A

By Ana Marija Kostanic 19 March 2026 4 mins read

Edra, a New York-based automation platform, emerged from stealth this week announcing total funding of […]

Deals

Top Funding Rounds Raised by Polish Startups in 2025

By Ana Marija Kostanic 29 January 2026 7 mins read

If 2024 was defined by its consistency for Polish startups, 2025 will be remembered as […]

Ecosystem

What CEE Startups Need More Than Money

By Serhiy Tokarev 25 November 2025 6 mins read

The Central and Eastern European (CEE) has grown remarkably over the past decade, yet despite […]

Interview

e2vc Principal Tunya Irkad on Getting Into VC and Funding “Insane Founders”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 10 November 2025 7 mins read

“People often ask how I got into VC straight out of college. Truth is, it’s […]

Ecosystem

Cyprus Startup Reality Check: Can It Become More Than Tax Haven?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 17 October 2025 9 mins read

You might not think about Cyprus’ startup ecosystem much, or maybe you view it only […]

Deals

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

By Livia Rusu 14 October 2025 3 mins read

Romanian-founded Dexory, a warehouse robotics and AI company that builds autonomous inventory robots, raised $165 million […]

Ecosystem

European Startups Just Got a Bay Area “Embassy”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 1 October 2025 5 mins read

European startups are continuously eyeing the United States for scale, capital, and partnerships, but too […]