The Central and Eastern European (CEE) has grown remarkably over the past decade, yet despite this, the region’s startup ecosystem remains constrained. And the bottleneck is not a lack of capital, nor is it simply a matter of political risk or market size, as people sometimes assume…
The CEE...
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...