Ecosystem
How University of Cambridge Experts Are Helping Romanian Scaleups Close the Strategy Gap
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...
Fintech Doesn’t Need More Diversity Panels: It Needs Capital and Trust for Women
Let’s be honest: fintech loves talking about diversity. Panels, hashtags, initiatives, you name it. But on the ground, things aren’t moving fast enough. In 2024, women-only founding teams in Europe received just 12% of total VC funding, around €5.76 billion across more than 1,300 rounds,...
The Talent Crisis in Tech Isn’t Hiring. It’s Leadership.
The talent crisis in tech is striking. The statistics speak for themselves: within the European Union alone, the tech talent gap could be 1.4 million to 3.9 million people by 2027. In one study from Deloitte, nearly 90% of business leaders said that recruiting and retaining talent was...
