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# Food, Tech, and Longevity: Rethinking Health with Victor Penev from Edamam
- URL: https://www.therecursive.com/food-tech-and-longevity-rethinking-health-with-victor-penev-from-edamam/
- Published: 2024-03-19T17:20:14.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-04T13:46:54.000Z
- Author: The Recursive
- Tags: Food Tech, Leadership, Podcast, Bulgaria, digital media company, edamam, food, longevity, netinfo, nutrition, serial entrepreneur, victor penev, USA, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-03-17 10:10

Our next guest has come a long way in his professional and personal development – from investment banking, through digital media and marketing, and e-commerce to rethinking humanity’s relationship with food.

Victor Penev is a serial entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of [the food database and nutrition data provider Edamam](https://www.edamam.com/?ref=therecursive.com).

He is also a mentor and investor in food tech startups and an advisor to early-stage entrepreneurs.

Before that, Victor co-founded and sold Bulgaria’s largest Internet Company NetInfo BG.

In this episode we discover what is next on his journey.

In his conversation with Irina, Victor Penev talks about:

- The legacy of one of Bulgaria’s firsts digital media companies and the early days of the Bulgarian internet;
- The bittersweet experience of selling your company as an entrepreneur;
- Building a business on the intersection of food and technology without traditional fundraising;
- Defining success beyond financial metrics, focusing on long-term impact;
- His new longevity project: redefining health and food in Bulgaria;

*\*This episode of The Recursive Podcast is released in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. As part of their mandate to support small and medium-sized businesses, The EBRD’s SME Finance and Development Team provides knowledge, network, and skills to help emerging businesses innovate, thrive, and succeed.*