Dusan Duffek is a serial entrepreneur turned investor and Managing Partner at Zero One Hundred, an early-stage VC fund investing in companies across CEE and the Middle East. As a co-founder of The Doers Company, he drives initiatives like Reflect Festival and Doers Summit. Dusan also co-founded...
Mergim Cahani is the visionary founder of Gjirafa, which he describes as the fastest-growing tech company in the Balkans. Founded by Mergim in 2013, Gjirafa is an internet company providing services such as e-commerce, video streaming, online marketing, cloud computing, and entertainment production. Often referred to as the...
Thaleia Misailidou is a prominent figure in the venture capital industry. She is an active Angel investor passionate about supporting ambitious founders in deep tech. Thaleia also co-founded the Tech Finance Network, a professional community dedicated to supporting Greek startups. With seven years of experience as a seed-stage...
Lars Rasmussen is a tech angel investor and startup advisor. Lars co-founded Where 2 Tech, which was acquired by Google in 2004, leading to the creation of Google Maps. His journey continued as a Director of Engineering at Facebook, where he led teams in Menlo Park and London. Passionate...
Csongor Biás is the Managing Director of Startup Hungary, an initiative dedicated to accelerating the growth of Hungary’s startup ecosystem. With extensive experience in the startup scene, he is an active angel investor and has worked with venture capital firms and accelerators. Csongor also played a key role as...
Ivett Angyal brings experience from multiple industries. Currently, as Operations Lead for EDIHs at EIT Digital, she supports digital innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe by managing key processes, reporting KPIs, and ensuring impactful results. In 2018, Ivett co-founded and served as a CEO of a tech startup, a marketplace...
In this episode of The Recursive Podcast, visionary entrepreneur Sergiu Negut shares his journey and insights on business growth, international markets, and fundraising. As the co-founder of FintechOS, one of the region’s fastest-growing companies, Sergiu brings a wealth of experience, including raising a $60M Series B+ round...
In this episode of The Recursive Podcast, Mihnea Craciun shares his expertise and journey from media to banking, investing, and entrepreneurship, offering a comprehensive view of Romania’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Together with Elena Vrabie, they explore: * The evolution of Romanian entrepreneurship: challenges, opportunities, and the unique profile of local founders....
Gyorgy Simo is a Managing Partner at Day One Capital Fund. He began his career as a journalist before joining the Magyar Telekom Group, where he played a key role in launching [origo], Hungary’s leading internet portal. In 2003, Gyorgy became the CEO of T-Online Hungary and took...
How can extreme sports change your view on life & business? In this episode of The Recursive Podcast, Cosmin Curticapean takes us through his entrepreneurial journey that began in 1995, spanning industries from telecommunications to fintech. In 2016, he founded LENDOX, a tech startup focused on alternative financing solutions for...
What was it like to study AI back in 2003, and how does it pay off today? In this episode of The Recursive Podcast, Bogdan Iordache shares his journey from becoming a CTO at just 21 years old to his evolution as a successful investor. Bogdan is a prominent person...
Nika Pintar is the founder and Head of Revenue at Ani Biome, a longevity biotech startup at the forefront of microbiome health and longevity. Nika believes the winning longevity drug won’t be a molecule but an algorithm. At Ani Biome, they have built an integrated ML infrastructure to tackle...
What makes a “perfect marriage” between founders and investors? In this episode of The Recursive podcast we explore investor’s dilemma and founder’s mindset with Pedja Predin. He is General Partner at Fifth Quarter Ventures, a new early-stage venture capital fund creating global success stories from Southeast Europe....
What will be your value when AI replaces you? Questions about the role of humans versus AI in the future will continue to evolve as technology progresses. Martina Silov, president of CroAI, the Croatian Artificial Intelligence Association, is an advocate for tech optimism, focusing on integrating technology into education and...
Our next guest is Nikola Pavesic, the director of DevEx and startups at Infobip, one of the few bootstrapped unicorns globally with more than 70 offices worldwide. Nikola launched their startup program, working now with over 600 startups and 100 investor partners around the world. In his conversation, he discusses:...
For today’s episode, we talked with Karol Szubstarski, a venture investor at OTB Ventures. With over a decade of experience in the realm of venture capital, Karol brings a blend of traditional and corporate VC expertise to the table. He spent five years as an Associate and Investment Analyst...
Bartosz Lipnicki is an entrepreneur, investor, and Managing Director at Endeavor Poland. With a background in industrial engineering, Bartosz’s career trajectory has evolved to encompass sales, business development, and entrepreneurship. Bartosz is the Founder and Managing Partner at Alfabeat, a seed fund specializing in enterprise software companies from Central...
Our guest for the podcast today is Krzysztof (Chris) Wrobel, the founder and CEO of Virbe AI, a startup incorporating a one-stop-shop solution to extend your team with AI-powered digital employees. With passion and experience for the future of digital interaction, Chris founded Virbe AI, a Virtual...
Our guest in this episode is an engineer turned entrepreneur turned investor. Borys Musielak is a founding partner at Polish VC SMOK Ventures, having a particular focus on software development tools, game development, and artificial intelligence. In 2007, he founded OSnews.pl, a pioneering news site covering tech, marketing, and...
Our guest for this episode has a big, bold ambition to make digital identity services the cornerstone of all economic and social activities of people around the world. Konstantin Bezuhanov is co-founder and CEO of Evrotrust Technologies, the company that aims to solve the challenges associated with secure digital...
Our guest today is Radoslav Gaydarski, co-founder of CleverPine, a company that has made significant strides in the tech industry since its inception during the pandemic. Prior to this position, he was the co-founder and CEO of Upnetix, offering client-tailored software solutions, which was acquired by Scalefocus....