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How to Web’s Carmelina Lungu on what made the startups selected for the top 20 stand out in previous years
How to Web’s Carmelina Lungu on what made the startups selected for the top 20 stand out in previous years
Every company is solving its own AI problems. Put enough of those companies in the same room, and individual experiences start to reveal where the industry is converging, where it isn't, and which questions remain genuinely unresolved.
We often choose markets carefully after months of analysis and forecasting, but sometimes, a market chooses us. At Pluria, we never placed Latin America on a whiteboard as part of a long-term expansion plan. Instead, the region became our primary market because we saw the reality of hybrid work...
In CEE, founders still often lack structured access to expertise that can transform their ideas into scalable businesses. Branding, cybersecurity, business process optimization, or partnerships management all require deep, specialized knowledge, but most early-stage teams either cannot afford it or do not know where to start. The EBRD’s...
For many Romanian scaleups, building a competitive product is only the first milestone. The greater challenge then lies in moving beyond the local market, where customer needs, competitive pressures, and growth models can be significantly different. Founders often find themselves overwhelmed deciding which markets to enter first, how to adapt...
Romania’s tech founders are getting better at solving harder problems. Credit infrastructure, eCommerce or field operations aren’t easy categories to build in, but they’re exactly where the next wave of Romanian startups is gaining ground. However, the challenge of creating a mature growth infrastructure for scale-ready...