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Travel Tech

Questo, a Romanian app for gamified city exploration, attracts €1.2M and will grow in the US and the UK

By Etien Yovchev 18 February 2021 2 mins read

Questo, a mobile platform for game-based city exploration, headquartered in Bucharest, has closed a €1.2M […]

Ecosystem

Developing the SEE ecosystem with events: a chat with Alexandru Tintea

By Elena Ivanova 18 February 2021 4 mins read

What is the best way to educate a community in order to keep the ecosystem […]

Startups

The new local tech startup LayAlt with fresh funds to bring VR and AR into event venue planning

By Elena Ivanova 18 February 2021 3 mins read

At times when the events industry is reimagining new ways of bringing people together, the […]

Startups

Greek Location Intelligence Startup Bespot Raises €1M

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 17 February 2021 3 mins read

How can a small business survive during a crisis? A good marketing campaign, enhanced by […]

Investors

Flashpoint launches a $200m secondary fund to support more SaaS startups from the CEE ecosystem

By Elena Ivanova 16 February 2021 2 mins read

Back in 1998 when Michael Szalontay and Alexander Konoplyasty were university students in international finance, […]

AI

Industrial AI startup Amygda Labs gets funding from BrightCap Ventures and launches a tech hub in Bulgaria

By Viktoria Kuzmanova 16 February 2021 5 mins read

Why do machines break? There can be multiple answers to this question: anything from inadequate […]

Fintech

Digital insurance platform Boleron closes a €500k round and will expand to Romania

By Etien Yovchev 15 February 2021 3 mins read

The insurance industry is among the slowest digital adopters, especially in Southeastern Europe. Nevertheless, several […]

Startups

Proptech FantasticStay raises €1.3M to bring further automation to the vacation rental industry

By Elena Ivanova 14 February 2021 3 mins read

Now, more than ever, due to the effects of the pandemic and the ensuing uncertainty, […]

Startups

Wine loves tech: How IoT is helping vineyard owners in Bulgaria

By Elena Ivanova 13 February 2021 4 mins read

On the day when the world celebrates love and romance, here in the Balkans we […]

Fintech

Protected: Greece: Emerging Fintech Ecosystems in CEE

By Elena Ivanova 10 February 2021 3 mins read

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Ecosystem

Startup cities in SEE: Who is who in the emerging Belgrade ecosystem

By Elena Ivanova 8 February 2021 3 mins read

The most downloaded and played football game, the world’s largest online travel company for fishing […]

Investors

Bulgarian VC Eleven closes the first of several SEE-oriented investments

By Elena Ivanova 8 February 2021 3 mins read

Freelancers, digital agencies, and software studios all have one common goal – to keep their […]