Ukrainian defense tech investment platform Resist.UA has launched Resist 2.0, a new European fund targeting up to €50 million to connect international investors with Ukraine's rapidly growing defense and dual-use technology sector.
The Prague-based investment platform's latest investments come as pension savings begin to play a larger role in financing Europe's next generation of technology companies.
Bulgarian VC firm Vitosha Ventures has announced the first 10 investments from its €34 million Fund II, which plans to back close to 80 Bulgarian startups by 2030. The firm has also appointed Hoxton Ventures co-founder Rob Kniaz as a new General Partner.
The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the global stage. Take a look at the latest news in funding, startup milestones, and emerging trends tied to the region’s innovation potential.
Lithuanian web intelligence giant Oxylabs accepts its first external check. The funding will help the company expand its AI-powered web intelligence infrastructure as demand for real-time web data continues to grow.
Warsaw-based edge AI startup CTHINGS.CO secured over €1.8 million from Navivo Capital, the new fund's first investment, to accelerate its North American expansion, grow sales, and scale its Orchestra platform for managing IoT, edge, and AI infrastructure.
The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the global stage. Take a look at the latest news in funding, startup milestones, and emerging trends tied to the region’s innovation potential.
Orbit Capital has secured €107 million for the second closing of its Growth Debt Fund II, surpassing its initial target as institutional investors increase their exposure to venture debt.
A Prague-based AI lab founded by three former DeepMind researchers who built a poker-beating algorithm has raised the largest single investment Creandum has ever made, valuing the trading startup at over €438M($500M).
The Croatian startup plans to double its team, expand internationally, and further develop its AI platform after securing a €6.3 million Series A round led by AYMO Ventures.
The funding backs an AI platform that generates production-ready code from plain-language software specifications.
Czech startup Wultra has raised a new funding round to expand its post-quantum digital identity platform globally as demand for next-generation cybersecurity solutions continues to grow.
Asternova Vest, developed by a Romanian-French consortium of Aster Capital Partners, Iceberg+, and Venture Booster, targets €37M to back 18+ Seed and Series A startups from Western Romania, the region that produced Movidius, Tazz, and 123FormBuilder.
AI startup SuperPlane, based in Serbia, secured €2.28 million in pre-seed funding to build an open-source control plane that lets AI agents and engineers safely collaborate on production infrastructure.
Czech startup Grid.online has closed a €4 million round to grow its neutral courier infrastructure, off the back of 10× delivery growth and over 1 million parcels delivered in year one.
Norma's natural language analytics, already adopted across 10,000 Foodics branches, will now power the next generation of agentic AI for restaurant operations.
Through a partnership between BSMEPA, Future Unicorns Accelerator, and The Recursive, Bulgaria's first coordinated Startup Grind delegation connected founders with the conversations, relationships, and market perspectives shaping global tech, while strengthening ties with Silicon Valley.
Tilia Impact Ventures opens applications for the second edition of its flagship program, now reaching founders across CEE, Turkey, and Greece.
Digital Serbia's new scaling program kicks off with three startups from Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia that have already raised millions and now want to win new markets.
The CEE-born company is becoming the definitive bridge between high-growth regional tech ecosystems. C-level of The Recursive will lay the groundwork in 2026 through onsite presence across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Vienna, Munich, and Berlin.
Fintech startup Paymove, based in Poland, secured €2.12 million in seed funding to build next-generation payment systems tailored for Agentic AI and fuel its expansion across Western Europe. 👯 Founder(s): * Piotr Mazur – Founder and CEO * Kamil Kuper – Founder and COO * Tomasz Gęsior – Founder and Product Lead 📅 Founding year:...