Ecosystem
Scaling What Works: Inside the Strategy of 3 Startups Backed by EBRD’s Star Venture Programme
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...
What Does It Take to Land a Client Like Zoom?
Landing a major client certainly requires a bit of luck. But in our case – when a big-tech customer came knocking on our door – my company had done the homework, made the right investments, and was ready to go from the first call. I co-founded TestDevLab back in 2011...
From Scaling Startups to Shaping Boardrooms: How EBRD Supports Inclusive Leadership in Romania’s Innovation Economy
Romania’s startup ecosystem is evolving, and as more companies transition from early-stage to scaleup operations, the spotlight is shifting towards a new challenge, the kind of innovation that goes beyond tech breakthroughs or investment rounds. Specifically: who gets to lead? And how inclusive is that leadership? That’s...
Vienna Found The Key to Startups ft. Awi Lifshitz
How do you turn a slow-moving, traditional economy into a thriving innovation hub? 🇦🇹 In this special ViennaUp Festival edition of The Recursive Podcast, we sit down with Awi Lifshitz, CEO of weXelerate – Austria’s largest innovation ecosystem – to explore how bold vision, strategic partnerships, and startup thinking can reshape...
