guide
Serbia: A Game Development Hub on the Balkans To Watch
guide
Serbia: A Game Development Hub on the Balkans To Watch
“When we started the Digital Serbia Initiative we realized that one of […]
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Ecosystem
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Sponsored Story
Bulgaria Innovation Hub: How Does The Soft Landing Pad in the US Actually Work
The applications for the new season of the Bulgaria Innovation Hub Acceleration […]
Belgrade is the heart of the Serbian startup ecosystem, but Novi Sad and Nis are also home to interesting companies © Pixabay
guide
Startup Ecosystem Serbia: Who is Who and What Are the Trends
“I believe that our experience in bootstrapping successful startups will prove very […]
Back in 2019, during DevReach Chris DeMars had a cool session on accessibility © DevReach
Events
DevReach 2020: One of the Largest Developer Conferences in CEE Returns Online with the Latest Trends in App Development & Lots of Learning Opportunities
Progress, a multinational tech company with a strong presence in Bulgaria, announced […]
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$👨💻👨💻 $
The Highest Paid Programming Languages for Freelance VS Employed Developers in 2020
In 2020 we witnessed a boom in the freelance industry with an […]
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event
SHEleader @ Digital: The Conference That Gathers Female Leaders From Various Sectors To Discuss The Role Of Women In The Digital World
What is the future of women at work in the age of […]
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interview
Martin Kadinov About the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Esports and Gaming in Southeastern Europe
Video games are not only the richest and fastest growing entertainment industry […]
Gameloft Bulgaria team © Gameloft Bulgaria
company profile
Gameloft Bulgaria: How To Deserve Your Independence Within One of the Biggest Gaming Companies in the World
This article contains an affiliate link to our partner hiring platform Noble […]
Hristo Boyadzhiev, founder Tuk-Tam © Tuk-Tam
diaspora
Tuk-Tam Launches a New Platform for Everyone Considering to Move to Bulgaria or Wants to Stay Connected
Tuk-Tam, an organization dedicated to helping well-educated young professionals find […]
cee star of the week
EveGreen: The Slovenian Startup That Has Made Flowerpots Biodegradable
cee star of the week
EveGreen: The Slovenian Startup That Has Made Flowerpots Biodegradable
„CEE Star of the Week“ is our weekly series of short stories where […]
Boyan Ivanov, founder and CEO of StorPool © StorPool
scaling up
StorPool: How The Bulgarian Storage Scaleup Reached Profitability And Is Preparing To Outrun The World’s Biggest Players
“We want to be the leading storage vendor in the world,” shares […]
Mitko Vassilev, community manager of DEV.BG © DEV.BG
event
All in One: The Biggest Developers’ Conference For Non-Tech Topics Comes Back Free and Will Last Two Days
Physical, online, or hybrid – it has been months of wondering what […]
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youth empowerment
The First Youth StartUp Fest in Burgas: a Much Needed Boost for the Local Ecosystem
There’s the shared belief that the capital city of Bulgaria, Sofia, is […]
Dare to Scale, the growth program of Endeavor Bulgaria comes back for another season © Endeavor
dare to scale
Robotics, Steel Engineering, IT and Wine: This is the New Cohort of Disrupters Selected for Endeavor’s Growth Accelerator
Endeavor Bulgaria has selected the next 12 companies that will go through […]
Alexandra Mechkova, CEO Telerik Academy © Telerik Academy
Telerik Academy Surveys IT Companies On Their Strategy To Stay Relevant For Talent in The Post-Pandemic Situation
“We should never forget that everything we all do in the IT […]
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ranking
Sofia and Bucharest are Among The Top 25 Cities of The Future According To FT’s Intelligence Division
The Romanian and Bulgarian capital cities make it to the top 25 […]
online business
SuperHosting: Could This Exit Strengthen Bulgaria’s Position As A SEE Hub For Online Business?
online business
SuperHosting: Could This Exit Strengthen Bulgaria’s Position As A SEE Hub For Online Business?
In a deal of unannounced size, the leading Bulgarian hosting provider SuperHosting […]
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The €15M Pre-Seed Fund Innovation Capital: Back On Track After The False Start And Going On A Tour In 5 Cities in Bulgaria
After the turbulent several months at the beginning of 2020 related to […]
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statement
Bulgarian Software Association: It Is Unacceptable For The Functioning And Transparent Sectors To Pay the Price of Economic Measures for Tackling the Crisis
Editorial note: In an official statement from the 21st of May the […]
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Progress launches Women in Technology Scholarship Fund at the American University in Bulgaria
“Although Bulgaria is one of the leading countries in Europe in terms […]
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Interview
Kostadin Kichev: We can have a big impact on the Bulgarian high-tech ecosystem in terms of jobs and expansion of the country’s R&D skill set
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about Bosch Engineering Center Sofia […]
Georgi Kamov © private archive
The Big Reset with Georgi Kamov: The Path to Real and Sustainable Social Innovation
Seven years ago, Georgi Kamov wrote a book called Destination Number One, […]
video interview
The Big Reset with Vesko Kolev: How To Create The Right Environment For Meaningful Product Innovation in Bulgaria
The transition of the Bulgarian tech sector from an outsourcing destination to […]
THE BIG RESET: The Crisis as a Catalyst for Social Innovation
You are watching live the fourth-panel discussion of The Big Reset: From […]
THE BIG RESET: Remote, Digital, Autonomous & Co. What’s The Future of Work?
You are watching the third panel discussion of The Big Reset: From […]
THE BIG RESET: The Long-Term Value of Innovation in Times of Crisis
During the online conference The Big Reset: From A Crisis Mode to […]
THE BIG RESET: From An Outsourcing Destination To An Innovation Hub
How can we use the momentum and turn our popular outsourcing destination […]
Daniel Tomov, managing director of Eleven Capital © Bulgarian Stock Exchange
VC On The Stock Exchange:
Eleven Capital Is Now Officially A Public Company. What Does It Actually Mean For The Ecosystem?
“The listing of Eleven Capital is a historic moment both because it […]
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Legal Q&A
State of Emergency, Rights and Responsibilities Of Employers and Employees
Stefan Tzvetkov is Partner at Tzvetkova & Partners Law Firm, a boutique […]
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guest article
How We Restarted Our Business After COVID-19 Put It To Sleep
Elina Zheleva is CEO of launchlabs Sofia., a business design studio that helps […]
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Community readsourcing
Books For Entrepreneurial Spirits 2: Finding Vocation, The New Order Of The AI-Driven World, Strenght In Times Of Uncertianty
Since we see so many book covers and recommendations posted on social […]
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Community readsourcing
Books For Entrepreneurial Spirits 1: Achieving Goals, Social Entrepreneurship And Making A Living With Art
Since we see so many book covers and recommendations posted on social […]
Elitza Stoilova, the co-founder of Umni.co, has started her venture after a decade-long career in hospitality management abroad ©Jordan Mihajlov, Trending Topics
founders’ stories
Startups At Times Of Corona Crisis Vol. 1: Hospitality Industry, Umni And The Chatbots As A Potential Business Recovery Tool
Which startups won’t make it and which will go out of the […]
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startup support measures
[Survey] What Do Bulgarian Startups Need To Make It Through The Coronavirus Situation?
Startups and entrepreneurs are losing clients on a local level, founders think […]
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europe
Short-Time Work: What Is It And Is It Relevant For Startups?
Cut the workday and receive state aid to cover the wages of […]
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community power
Trending Topics’ Response To The Economic and Information Crisis: New Formats, More Power To The Community And Special Offers
The current coronavirus breakout situation bears challenges for all of us, but […]
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culture + tech
FanStream: New Bulgarian Pay-Per-View Streaming Platform Opens Additional Revenue Channels For The Culture Sector
It’s been half a month since the cultural sector in Bulgaria was […]
interview
Think Like A CFO Vol. 1 With Lilia Stoyanov: Set Daily Collection Targets And Don’t Cut Marketing Costs For It’s Suicidal
In order to respond to immediate challenges in times of crisis, everyone […]
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17 measures
Crisis Management: Here’s What Тhe CEE Early Stage VC LAUNCHub Ventures Advises Founders
The Covid-19 crisis won’t have an effect on the tech and the […]
The tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem uniting to look for solutions agains coronavirus and its consequences © Trending Topics
solutions
Hack The Crisis: Bulgarian Entrepreneurs Organize An Online Hackathon In Search Of Solutions Against COVID-19 And Its Consequences
Have an idea or just want to contribute to the development of […]
Do student love their computers so much once they turn into classrooms ? © Pixabay
remote schooling
Digital Classroom 1.0 In Bulgaria: Generation Gaps, Tech Limitations, Edutainment And Edtech Startups ft. Tech Giants
A bit of chaos and a lot of adjustment, several platforms, some […]
Mihail Durchev, founder of Cohones Brewery © Trending Topics
interview
Mihail Durchev: I Want To Encourage Entrepreneurship And Failure. Beer Just Happens To Be My Tool
Mihail Durchev is a lawyer by education, an entrepreneur by calling, and […]
SiteGround joins DEV.BG as minority shareholder. © DEV.BG
tech events
DEV.BG: The First Six Digit Investment For The Tech Events Company And Using The Coronavirus Situation As A Growth Opportunity
It hasn’t been a week since the biggest tech events platform in […]
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heads up
Here’s What Sequoia, One Of The Most Influential VC Firms In The Valley, Advises Founders In Times Of Coronavirus
Coronavirus, also known, as COVID-19 is casting its shadow over millions of […]
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VC goes public
Eleven Capital Officially Announces Upcoming IPO and Publishes Prospectus. Here’s What We Learn From It
Eleven Capital, the successor of the first Bulgarian acceleration fund Eleven, […]
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feature
In Practice: Why and How Accountants, Teachers, Managers Switch To Developer Careers?
760K This is an estimation of how many ICT professionals are missing […]
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top3
Bulgarian Capital Sofia Ranks Third In FT’s Intelligence Unit Report On European Cities Of The Future
The Bulgarian capital city Sofia lands the third position after London and […]
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strategies
The EU Wants То Become A Leader In Trusted AI And To Mobilize €20B Yearly Investments For This
Europe has been signaling it wants to be a leading player in […]
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opportunity
The Harvard Courses In Sofia Welcome Students Who Want To Learn How Policies Impact The Economic Development Of Countries
Why are some countries so rich and others so poor? And what […]
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perspective
Tech Sector Strikes Back: Whether You Are Left Or Right, It All Starts With MAKING Money And Only Then Thinking About Redistribution
“No one eats computer programs”. This is the title of an article […]
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overview
North Macedonia: Startup Ecosystem in the Making And The First Steps
Over 100. This is how many startups are part of a recently […]
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#bg2050
Why Is The Startup Association Looking For Bulgaria’s Next Big Goal And How Can Scrum Help
Recently the Bulgarian Startup Association BESCO started an initiative aiming to […]
Vanya Manova, Country Manager Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo at Mastercard -
Minister of Information society Republic of North Macedonia, Damjan Manchevski -
Minister of Finance Republic of North Macedonia, Nina Angelovska -
Charles Walton, Senior Vice President, Digital Identity Products, Mastercard © Mastercard
e-government
North Macedonia Is Pioneering A Digital Identity Solution In The Public Sector
Macedonian citizens will soon be able to digitally obtain documents from public […]
daily data
Web Design And Coding Are The Most Popular Freelance Jobs. But Are They The Best Paid Ones?
Freedom, flexible working hours, only the fun work, great income… Isn’t that […]
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Sharing Economy In Bulgaria And The Two Half-Backed Regulation Ideas That Cause Public Discontent
2% This is how many people in Bulgaria book transportation online. Only […]
daily data
Purpose-driven Tech Startups In Europe: What Challenges Are They Tackling? What Do VCs Believe In?
What is the definition of a purpose-driven tech startup? Тhe latest State […]
AtScale’s VP of R&D Momchil Michailov
interview
Inside The Bulgarian Cloud Storage History, Two Exits And A $25M Investment
The story in brief: Last year, a US company that has attracted […]
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acquisition
Bulpros: One Of The Fastest Growing Bulgarian IT Ventures Acquires Another Company
Bulpros, one of the fastest-growing Bulgarian IT service companies continues its […]
Probiotics, Drones, Energy Efficiency, VR... these are the eight companies that were awarded for their excellence in innovation by the president of Bulgaria. ©ARC Fund
recognition
Excellence in Innovation: The Eight Companies Awarded By The President Of Bulgaria
Which are the companies that had outstanding achievements in green and social […]
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romania
Telecom Orange Acquires A Digital Bucharest City Guide
Telecom company Orange has acquired a Romanian mobile app aimed at helping […]
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opportunity
Open Call For Bulgarian University Students With Ideas How AI Could Improve Education
Up until January 25 university students who have an idea of how […]
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opportunity
The First Bulgarian Management Consulting Hackathon For Students Is Open For Applications
University students and recent graduates can test their skills by solving real […]
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venture capital
Innovation Accelerator Bulgaria: Will There Be A Pre-Seed Fund In Bulgaria or Not Right Now
For the Bulgarian startup and venture capital ecosystem, the year started with […]
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book recommendation
CEO Angels Club Publishes The First Guide For New Angel Investors In The Local Market
CEO Angels Club, the Bulgarian angel investors network, has decided to translate […]
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guest post
New E-Book: Five Steps to a More Productive Workflow In 2020
I wake up and, before the coffee kicks in, I am already […]
Sofia has evolved to a real startup hub thanks to a lot of private investments and efforts © Dimitar Karanikolov
episode 1
The Bulgarian Tech & Digital Startup Ecosystem: Who is Who in 10 Words
In the past seven years, the Bulgarian IT ecosystem is thriving at […]
Keeping New Year's resolutions is possible with the right hacks © Photo by isaac Smith on Unsplash
resolutions
Goal Setting (Im)possible? Productivity Startupers Share How They Stay Focused On New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions are a lot like startups. Both start with a […]
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mapping
Fintech in Bulgaria: Who is Who In Ten Words
With close to 70 companies in this domain, Bulgaria is an evolving […]
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mapping
AI In Bulgaria: The Ultimate List Of Startups, Corporates & Communities
There’s a growing machine learning and artificial intelligence ecosystem in […]
It's time for the real estate sector to enter the digital world © Pixabay
list
Proptech in Bulgaria: Who Is Who And What Are They Disrupting
Lagging behind the digital world. This is what real estate is in […]
There are bubbles, and they may splash and may even have a spill over effect © Pixabay
perspective
Thinking Outside Of The Bubble
Irina Obushtarova is the Managing Director of Trending Topics Bulgaria. She studied […]
So many directions and distractions... © Unsplash
guest article
Many Entrepreneurs Go Astray In The Middle Of The Process To Create A Worthy Product
Vesko Kolev is a business and technology leader with 15 years of professional […]
Dare to Scale finals. Zlatelina Bezheva, Frudada, receives a recognition from Momchil Vassilev, CEO of Endeavor Bulgaria © Endeavor Bulgaria
dare to scale
Food & Fashion: Three Bulgarian Female-Led Endeavors Ready To Scale
Acceleration programs targeted at companies outside the tech sector are rather rare […]
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innovation agenda
The President Of Bulgaria Hosted Startup Pitches For The First Time During A Meeting With The German Business
Last week, during a meeting initiated by the Ambassador of the Federal […]
Ivan Vassilev, BESCO @ Trending Topics
The Startup Association Asked The President Of Bulgaria Rumen Radev To Veto The Questionable Airbnb Regulation
The Bulgarian Startup Association has called on President Rumen Radev to partially […]
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Research
The Current State Of Product Management In Bulgaria: ProductTank Sofia’s 2019 Survey Results
“To become a great product manager you need to have a good […]
Airbnb app © Pixabay
rushed regulation
Fine, Ban, Or Postpone Regulation: What Should Bulgaria Do About Airbnb & Co.?
All properties offered through online booking platforms like Booking.com and Airbnb […]
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city
The New Digital Transformation Strategy Of Sofia Aims To Include Domestic Startups In The Development Of The City
Shortly after the municipal elections in Bulgaria, a new strategy for the […]
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interview
Puzl CowOrKing: Expanding, Purchasing Buildings And Raising €15m
The first IT only coworking space in Bulgaria Puzl CoWorKing just turned […]
The first alumni created the Association of Bulgarian Leaders and Entrepreneurs (ABLE) to stay in contact. © ABLE
applications open
ABLE Activator: The Acceleration Program That Aims To Support Young Professionals Find Their Way Into Entrepreneurship
“The pilot season of ABLE Activator showed us that through this program […]
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expert column
#1 Reason Why Design Thinking Will Fail In Your Organisation: People Issues. Fix Them First.
Mohamed Fakihi is a serial entrepreneur, business angel and social activist. Founder […]
Virtual Reality at Telenor's Digital Days © VR Express
Ecosystem
Is A Virtual Reality Business Possible In Bulgaria? Meet VR Express
While in recent years companies in Bulgaria have been very active in […]
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Partnership
EIT Digital Joins Forces With BVCA To Help Bulgarian Scaleups With International Expansion
EIT Digital and the Bulgarian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association […]
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regional
A Quick Guide To The Romanian Startup And Innovation Ecosystem
Ever since automation unicorn UiPath started raising gigantic funding rounds, the […]
In many cases entrepreneurs are not prepared for the leap to the US market and waste time and resources. ©Unsplash
expansion
Meet The First Cohort Of Bulgaria Innovation Hub In Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley- a destination most of the founders from small markets are […]
betapitch Sofia ©betahaus
event
The Applications For Betapitch Sofia Are Now Open
The pitching contest, where some of the quite successful and interesting startups […]
Is recession really a ghost sneaking into the startup world? © Pexels
background
There’s A Ghost In The Startup House. And It’s Called Recession
One can notread it in the numbers, but in conversations with investors, […]
Sean Ellis © private archive
interview
The Creator of Growth Hacking: Many Companies Are Focusing On Vanity Metrics Like Signups Or Downloads. This Is A Mistake.
Sean Ellis coined the term “Growth Hacking” and is considered the founder […]
Navigating the road to the stock markets © Photo by AbsolutVision on Unsplash
lessons learned
What We Can Learn From WeWork & TeamViewer: The Fundamentals of Executing a Successful IPO Are Not Changing
It’s a long-awaited event for early investors. Long-standing employees are […]
Dominik Isler, Swiss Economic Forum © TrendingTopics
perspectives
What Swiss Economic Forum Saw In Romania And Bulgaria: Growing Entrepreneurial Forces, Potent IT Sector and Civil Society
This year, during their annual international tour, a group of Swiss entrepreneurs […]
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report
Automation Will Create Millions Of New Jobs. Wait A Second? NEW JOBS?
The story acutally goes like this: Through automation and AI, machines can […]
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Opportunity
Three Days Are Left To Apply For The Harvard Courses in Sofia. What Is Required And What To Expect
What makes a small economy like Bulgaria competitive? What are the factors […]
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event
How To Web 2019: €125K Prize For The Best Startup And Insights On Building And Scaling Products From Top Notch CEE Experts
At the end of October, the biggest Romanian digital business conference How […]
How to feel about a potential no deal Brexit as a founder? Don't feel, better know and prepare © Pixabay
guide
No Deal Brexit: 5 Ways It Affects Tech Startups And What They Can Do About This In Particular
With the UK being the most vibrant startup ecosystem throughout Europe, attracting […]
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perspective
Body Leasing? Not Anymore: The New Faces Of The Software Service Sector in Bulgaria
Software for flying taxis, mobile applications that land in Apple’s “Best of”-list, […]
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awards
CESA: OfficeRnD Is Startup Of The Year In Bulgaria. Here Are The Other National Winners
For the fourth year in a row, the Central European Startup Awards […]
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ranking
SEE Counties Among The Strongest Improvers In Digitalization. But Still Lagging Behind Europe
Bulgaria gains 10 positions in the Enabling Digitalization Index (EDI) this year […]
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legal
Legal Issues: Messaging App Kik Shuts Down After A Hundred Million ICO
With up to 300 million users, Kik has become quite a popular […]
Dan Mihaescu, GapMinder VC ©GapMinder
interview
Dan Mihaescu: Most Of The Early Stage Companies In Romania Are Designed For The Local and Regional Market
Trending Topics has started a series of interviews with venture capital, private […]
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Community Voting
These Are The Bulgarian Nominees For The Central European Startup Awards
The local innovation community is growing. The number of Bulgarian players that […]
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guest article
Why I Organized A Startup Event In Donetsk And What Else Is Interesting About The Ukrainian Ecosystem
Max Gurvits is a well-known in Bulgaria, and Eastern Europe networker, entrepreneur […]
Sofia Tech Park partners with event platform Evedo © Unsplash
state + startup + blockchain
Sofia Tech Park Becomes An Early Adopter Of Blockchain Based Event Platform Evedo
One would expect that if a state structure would start a partnership […]
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know-how
What Is Company Culture Actually And How To Scale It Once The Team Starts To Grow?
“When I started building our company back in 1998, I found out […]
event
Can You Really Start A Global Business In Bulgaria?
In the past years, Bulgaria and especially Sofia are gaining momentum and […]
The Bulgarian digital ecosystem is maturing and becoming a vital part of the EU market ©EDIT
Survey
Innovation Ship Maps Out The Digital Innovation Ecosystem in Bulgaria For The Fourth Time
The Bulgarian think-tank MOVE.BG maps the local innovation and digital business […]
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EU
European Future Fund: €100b To Put GAFA And BAT In Their Place?
In Brussels, a new idea has emerged. The new EU Commission will […]
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opportunity
Founder Institute Sofia Opens Applications For Its Fifth Semester. Here’s What Is New
The world’s largest pre-seed accelerator Founder Institute has opened up […]
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deal
Bulgaria-UK-based Cloudpipes Gets Acquired By Vista-backed Quick Base
Sofia and London-based startup Cloudpipes that develops cloud-based integration and […]
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event
DEV.BG All In One 2019: Non-Technical Skills For The Future For Devs
Formation of power intelligence, the most common misconceptions about the scrum […]
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e-learning
CoachHub Raises €6M To Expand Its Online Coaching Platform For Businesses Around Europe
CoachHub, a German-based startup that allows employees of all career levels to […]
VIDEO INTERVIEW
Antony Christov: Today, Without Technologies, Artists Would Have No Tongue To Express Themselves
Before recently coming back to Bulgaria, Antony Christov spent 30 years in […]
Plamen Penev (l) and Bozhidar Georgiev (r) first kind of failed their product company Yatrus Analytics and then build another business together © Trending Topics
entrepreneurial stories
How The Failure Of Our Product Led Us To A More Fulfilling Service Business
Bozhidar Georgiev and his colleague Plamen Penev went out fresh of the […]
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regional
Vratsa’s New Coworking: Crowdfunding To Grow Digital Business Opportunities In The Poorest Region of Bulgaria
Vratsa Software Society started with a dream of two people to educate […]
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future of mobility
The Trending Topics Guide To Hydrogen Mobility
Electric cars are already a trending topic, not least thanks to Tesla. […]
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Event
Career Hive: For Everyone Who Is Considering Coming Back To Bulgaria But Still Looking For The Right Job Opportunity
In the past several years, efforts and initiatives that aim to bring […]
merger
Takeaway.com Аnd Just Eat are teaming up in a $10B deal to fight Uber and Amazon
The Dutch food delivery service company Takeaway.com announced that it is in […]
Summer is here and the E-Bike services are a great way to explore the mountains © Geo Kalev
e-mobility
A Summer E-Bike Rental Service Is Launching In Sofia
For the second year in a row, Sofia will have an e-bike […]
Undelucram is the largest online community in Romania, with over 350K active members © Pexels
Investment
Insider Information: This Platform For Companies Reviews Raises €300K
Romanian HR startup Undelucram.ro raises a €300K investment from local fund […]
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nextgen
Of 5G Trials, Video Calls And Remote Medical Examinations
Telenor, one of the telecoms that operate in Bulgaria, is starting its […]
mobility
Autoped: Scooter’s grandfather was still running on fuel
It’s been more than 100 years ago when people had the idea […]
Happy offices boost people’s efficiency by 30% © Unsplash
guest article
The Simple Rules Of Hacking Office Productivity Through Design
Eli Nikolova is the co-founder of the Bulgarian magic paint startup Escreo, […]
Workaholics work overtime, take their work home, work at the weekends, are perfectionists. But is that good for a business? © Pixabay
guest post
Do Stand The Temptation Of Hiring A Workaholic
Plama Hristova, PhD, is an organizational psychologist, a clinical psychologist, and […]
Are E-Scooters Invading Sofia?
The short answer is no. Yet, recently we see an increasing number […]
5G will allow cars to communicate with each other and the surrounding infrastructure© Pexels
vehicles
EU Turns Against WiFi Standards For Autonomous Cars Opening Doors to 5G
European Union states rejected the Commission’s push to adopt WiFi technology for […]
The application window for The Ethereum Developer Master Class is open till August 15 © Telerik Academy
education
Telerik Academy’s Take On Ethereum Developers Shortage
Globally, there is a growing demand for blockchain developers, many of whom […]
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visa innovation program
Rewards, Expenses, Scoring & Co: The Six Disrupters In The First Fintech Corporate Accelerator In Bulgaria
“We see startups as partners that can grow and scale using our […]
machine learning
Facebook’s Outage Reveals How AI Tags Photos
“One person, beard” – “3 people smiling, standing, […]
© Eleven Ventures
interview
When A Corporation Enters A Partnership With A Startup It’s Crucial To Share Particular Expectations In Advance
As the head of the Visa Innovation studio Tel-Aviv and Director Venture […]
© Pexels
e-government
Thanks To A Startup Many Public Services In Bulgaria Are Now Available Via Smartphone
Since the last week of June, over 190 public and administrative services […]
BMW ♥️ Hans Zimmer. BMW Vision M NEXT. © BMW
mobility
Vrooom? Swiiiish? Brummm? What Does An Electric Car Sound Like?
Vrooom? Swiiiish? Brummm? Or probably the Lion King soundtrack? What does an […]
Digital health is a broad space where all types of innovation could be expected. Data, customer experience and personalisation are among the key topics in SOInventure. ©Pexels
SOinventure
These Are The Startups That Enter The First Digital Health Corporate Accelerator In Bulgaria
There’s a visible transition in the way people, but also companies are […]
DigitalK Startup Competition 2019
digitalk startup competition recap
What’s Good To Know And How To Prepare Accordingly For Pitching Events?
“The best thing about the startup competition was no one from the […]
La French Tech has already spread across almost 50 cities globally © Unsplash
ecosystem
La French Tech: The French Governmental Startup Initiative Launches In Romania And Will Provide Funding
In the competitive, interconnected and global environment in which startups are […]
Leaders from Israel share know-how at Innostart Forum 2019 in Sofia © Pixabay
mindset
Build An Innovation Nation: Some Insights Israeli Leaders Shared With The Local Ecosystem
There’s an old saying in Africa that outlines that “If you want […]
Eleven Ventures and Trending Topics join forces to explore in depth and spread the word about corporate innovation in Bulgaria
Corporates ♥️ Startups
The First Special Edition About Corporate Acceleration and Innovation In Bulgaria Is Here
Why corporates and startups need each other? The answer to this question […]
Lessons learned across thirty years of entrepreneurship from Leslie Spiro, CEO of Tick42 © Unsplash
lessons learned
How To Fail, Learn To Separate Business From Your Personality And Move On To The Next Big Thing
Leslie Spiro is a hard-working son of an immigrant in the UK […]
© Jakob Steinschaden
controversial study
Does Google Really Earn $ 4.7B From Our News Content?
The News Media Alliance (NMA) has published a very controversial study. Google […]
Another photomontage - Lilium-Jet above New York © Lilium
evtols
Behind The Hype: For What And For Whom Are Flying Taxis Really Meant?
Some call it a taxi, others – a drone. For some, they […]
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List
Sustainability Ventures In Bulgaria To Keep An Eye On
Summer’s here and as our team, like many others, now spends more […]
Trending Topics ♥️ Future Unicorns
your choice
Trending Topics Has Been In The Region For Several Months. How Did We Do So Far? [187-Seconds Fun Questionnaire]
Do you know what’s the most common mistake media do? They let […]
Big Data is matching you ©Unsplash
open call
The European Data Incubator Is Looking For 50 Big Data Startups And SMEs To Fund And Support
For the second year in a row, the European Data Incubator (EDI) […]
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research
Dealroom: Bulgaria Could Be The Next DeepTech Capital Of CEE
With 15% of the startups developed in Bulgaria labeled as deeptech, the […]
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impact
A New Pan-European Fund Is Looking For Startups Solving Urgent Global Problems
There’s a trend we’ve been observing recently – the tech and VC […]
A new acceleration fund should invest up to €20M in 76 companies. ©Pexels
💸 on the horizon
The Fund of Funds is Looking for a Manager of Another €18M Acceleration Fund
The Bulgarian Fund of Funds is on the lookout for another company […]
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DigitalK 2019
Fintech, Blockchain, Digital Strategy: Here Are The Highlights You Shouldn’t Miss
For the sixth years in a row, DigitalK, one of the top […]
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#creativity
Former Pixar Art Director Launches Multidisciplinary Creative Academy in Sofia
Game development, film production, brand building, and space design – these […]
For the third time, the American NGO Ashoka, together with Schneider Electric Foundation, is organizing a contest for social innovations in the domain of energy poverty ©Pexels
Competition
These are the Bulgarian Finalists of Ashoka’s CEE Energy Innovation Competition
In recent years more and more initiatives are tackling the problems of […]
Boris Hristov, Founder of 356labs ©Jordan Mihajlov, TrendingTopics.bg
know-how
Tips & Tricks on Designing Decks That Close Deals
How many times have you sent an initial presentation per mail to […]
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#EuropeDay
Here’s Why EU Does Matter for the Startup Ecosystems. And for the Bulgarian in Particular
Founders and VCs often tend to underestimate or at least not think […]
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France
Station F: Inside The World’s Largest Startup Hub
Actually, the “F” stands for “Halle Freyssinet”. The huge […]
robotics and smart manufacturing on the rise ©pixabay
Starup Genome Report
Manufacturing, Robotics, Blockchain, New Food: This Is Where Startups Are Flourishing Right Now
Deep Tech is on the rise – especially in the areas of […]
"We give our best to offer the people a community, not an office." © Networking Sofia: Premium Coworking Spaces
Beyond coworking
Networking Sofia: The Google Alike Office Environment for Freelancers
Sleeping capsules, hanging gardens, paintings, a huge old piano – this space […]
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crypto
Binance Coin: The Crypto Token and the Exchange Behind It
The crypto market is growing again and there is a new player […]
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🌿🛰️💸
Everything You Need to Know About the Evergreen Fund Neo Ventures
This fund has been around for about three years now, has five […]
Venture fundraising in Europe reached €11.4B last year © Skitterphoto, Pexels
Report
Invest Europe: In CEE One-Third of the VC and Private Equity Funds Capital Comes from Government Agencies
Venture fundraising in Europe increased by 11% in 2018, reaching a new […]
Equipped correctly, Bulgarian founders can achieve a lot in the US @unsplash
Survey
The Bulgaria Innovation Hub in the Valley Asks Founders What They Need to Step on the US Market
The Bulgaria Innovation Hub in Silicon Valley has recently launched officially and […]
Marvin Liao, 500startups comes again for DigitalK @500 startups
#interview #digitalk2019
Marvin Liao: European Founders Are as Good As US Ones But Sometimes Don’t Have the Same Ambition
Marvin Liao is a partner at the global seed VC 500 Startups […]
Vassil Terziev (l), Dimitar Dimitrov (m) and Daniel Tomov (r) have decided to partner to look for the next healthcare innovation in Bulgaria. ©SOinventure
#CVC
Sopharma Trading and Eleven Ventures Are Launching E-Healthcare Corporate Acceleration
Corporate acceleration and corporate venturing are quite new topics in Bulgaria. So […]
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🤔👨👩👧👧🤔
Facebook: The New Privacy Vision and What It Might Change for Businesses
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has just shared a new vision during F8, […]
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face of the week
Elina Zheleva Who Brought Design Thinking to Bulgaria and Now Takes it to The Next Level
Elina Zheleva holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and started her […]
event
Pioneers Festival 2019: Who’s There and What Not to Miss
With around 2.5K expected visitors and 550 invited startups, the Pioneers Festival […]
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#know-how
Building a SaaS Product: No, You Don’t Need a Roadmap, But A Valuemap Instead
We stumbled across this piece of know-how by Hristo Borisov, the co-founder […]
#new space in town
Missia23: The New Hub in Sofia on a Mission to Bring Creative Industries and Tech Sector Together
For everyone who has ever bothered reading the case study of Singapore […]
Alexander Lefterov, Founder of Tiger Technology, Petya Dimitrova, CEO of Postbank, Momchil Vasilev, CEO of Endeavor BG, Viktor Bylianski, Co-founder of ScaleFocus, Boyko Takov, Executive Director of BSMEPA © Endeavor
DARE TO SCALE
The Global Entrepreneurial Organization Endeavor Starts a Growth Program in Bulgaria
The global entrepreneurial organization Endeavor starts a growth program that aims […]
Krasimir Nikolov of QuarkVR pitching the future of VR streaming on the main stage during DigitalK ©DigitalK
Digitalk 2019
500 startups, Earlybird & Co: Leading European VCs Gather in Sofia To Scout for The Next CEE Unicorn
Between May 30 and 31, Sofia will be the heart of the […]
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opprtunity
The European Institute of Technology is On The Lookout for Teams with Disruptive Digital Ideas
Teams with ideas or prototypes in the fields of Digital Industry, Digital […]
VMware planned to scale regional office with 50% © VMware Bulgaria
SCALE
VMware’s New €23M Investment and Its Role for the Ecosystem
One of the biggest tech investors in Bulgaria is preparing for another […]
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fintech
Revolut Aims to Have 100K Users and in Bulgaria by the End of 2019
The neobank Revolut continues its expansion in Bulgaria: it is looking for […]
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#filters
Final Approval for Controversial Copyright Reform
The controversial EU Copyright reform leaps over the last hurdle and is […]
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Opportunity
Mini Accelerator Startup Live is Going on CEE Tour. First Stop is Belgrade
The European mini-acceleration program Startup Live is going on a tour again. […]
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shared offices ranking
Sofia is Among the Top 20 Coworking Space Markets in Europe
The Bulgarian capital city Sofia ranks 19 in Europe by the stock […]
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expansion
Bulgarian Private IT Academy SoftUni Expands to Malaysia and the Philippines
The Bulgarian private IT and digital skills academy Software University (SoftUni) […]
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Tips&Tricks
5 Ideas on Identifying The Stories in Your Company That Media Would Want to Publish
Securing funding, attracting the best talent, finding customers, scaling the […]
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IoT
Telecom Operator Vivacom Launches a Tech Hall as First Step To Work Closer With The Startup Ecosystem
Telecom operator Vivacom has opened up a new space where citizens, business […]
The savings of the households might be the significant capital source for IPOing startups in Bulgaria ©Pexels
Interview
Pre IPO Investors: Startups Considering an IPO in Bulgaria Should Rely on Sleeping Households’ Savings
Viktor Manev has over 25 years of experience in investment banking and […]
This year's edition of the accelerator is trying to identify solutions against energy poverty ©Emil Danailov, Subektiv
#impact #opportunities
Social Entrepreneurs with Ideas in the Energy Domain Can Apply for Acceleration and Small Grants
For the third time, the American NGO Ashoka, together with Schneider Electric […]
The Founder of OneCoin Ruja Ignatova is still at large, her brother Konstantin Ignatov was arrested in March after promising an IPO several times. Here's what we could learn from the case. ©OneCoin
April Fools’ Day
7 Ways to Recognize Crypto Scams
OneCoin, the hybrid Ponzi scheme, estimated to have attracted somewhere between […]
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💸💸💸
Everything you Need to Know About the New Investment Fund Innovation Accelerator Bulgaria
Officially, Innovation Accelerator Bulgaria is the new domestic investment fund, […]
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#notalent #creativesolutions
Why is this Startup Launching Tinder for Jobs and What else are Companies Trying to Attract Talent
Swiping left and right for like and dislike is a long established […]
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#EU #explained
The New Copyright Reform: What Does it Mean For Media, Artists and Startups
With 348 votes for and 274 against (with 36 abstentions), the new […]
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this fall
Apple TV+: Pros and Cons
There are more than 600 million customers worldwide who pay for a […]
Our guest author Krum Panchev discusses the future of the token economy ©Pixabay
Guest article
Google’s new Gaming Platform, Future of Streaming Services and What it Means for the Token Economy
Last week was marked by an event of a great significance to […]
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Interview
Adeo Ressi: Entrepreneurs in Europe need to think bigger
The US pre-seed accelerator Founder Institute is opening its first office outside […]
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expansion
Silicon Valley Pre-Seed Accelerator Founder Institute is Launching its Second HQ in Sofia
US pre-seed accelerator Founder Institute is opening its first office outside the […]
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Impact
Changemakers: The New Social Network for Tech, Art and Green Entrepreneurs in Bulgaria
A new digital platform aims to connect Bulgarian entrepreneurs from different […]
Challenger bank N26 is already a unicorn after it gained another €260M of investment at valuation of $2.3B earlier in 2019. © N26
Report
European Super-Scaleups: Out of The Bubble into The Unicorn World
The question of how many and what types of scaleups are there […]
Angela Ivanova (l) and Gergana Stancheva started Lam'on in 2017 and went through the idea stage acceleration program Launchpad, part of Climate-KIC
Green
Lam’on: On a Mission to Make the Printing Industry More Eco-Friendly
“Every year over 4M kilograms of plastic is used for laminating. And […]
The indicators are number of international student, journal exports, international publications, Nobel prizes and patents. ©Pixabay
data
Bulgaria Ranks 11th in the Good Country Index Thanks To Its Science & Technology Contribution to the World
Contrary to the predominantly negative discourse in-house, Bulgaria has been ranked […]
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article 11 & 13
Google is Railing Against Newly Revived EU Copyright Reform
The debate around the new copyright directive in the European Union is […]
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🤦🏻♂️
Copyright in EU: The Upload Filters Were Off the Table. They Are Back Now.
Actually, observers have assumed that EU countries will no longer be able […]
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comment
15 Years Facebook: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
“On April 2, your Google+ account and any Google+ pages you’ve created […]
Alexander Mihaylov and Metodi Terziev of betahaus put a lot of effort on building a transdisciplinary community © Denislava Delcheva
New horizons
There’s Still Space on the Coworking Market in Sofia: betahaus is Growing and Moving to a New Space Downtown
The coworking pioneer in Sofia has just announced it’s growing. Betahaus is […]
In 2018 aeternity Ventures invested $1.3M in blockchain companies ©aeternity
opportunity 🔍
The Blockchain Accelerator Startfleet Opens New Application Window
The second season of blockchain accelerator Startfleet is coming and seed stage […]
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Interview
The Typical Angel Investor in Bulgaria Puts Around €15K per Deal
The development of an ecosystem could to a certain extent be measured […]
The re-use of the open data can contribute, for example, to the growth of the European economy, the development of artificial intelligence and to overcoming societal challenges.©Pexels
new directive
EU: Startups Get Free Access to Public Sector Data
Data, data, data. Some describe it as the oil of the 21st […]
Besides training and funding, Climate KIC gives access to a wide network of like-minded entrepreneurs and green tech hubs across Europe. ©Pixabay
💚
Teams and Startups with Environment-Friendly Business Ideas Can Now Apply for up to €50K Grants
The online applications for the next batch of the Climate-KIC accelerator are […]
Where is Europe on the world's innovation map? ©Pexels
World Economic Forum
In Less Than a Year Europe will Experience a Shortage of 760K Tech and Digital Professionals
This week during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, over […]
It appears that initially, only large businesses would be able to enjoy the spoils of this new technology, but... ©Pixabay
Guest article
Where is Quantum Computing Heading Next?
At CES 2019, IBM revealed their first commercial quantum computer, and the […]
These VCs are proactively looking for investments in Bulgarian companies abroad because they see it as a potential to grow the local ecosystem©Pixabay
Strategy
Why the Bulgarian VCs like the Diaspora so Much
One cannot miss the news of Bulgarian VCs investing in local founders […]
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Campaign
We are Launching a Christmas Mailbox for Stories from The Bulgarian Tech & Entrepreneurship Diaspora
Christmas is time for being together and sharing good vibes. It’s the […]
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Opportunity
SEP is Back in New Form: The Pre-Acceleration Program That Doesn’t Require a Team or a Particular Business Idea
Between 2010 and 2016 a Summer Entrepreneurship Program (better known in Bulgaria […]
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funding
Innovation Accelerator Bulgaria Will Invest at Least €15M in Pre-Seed Ventures in the Next Five Years
Innovation Accelerator Bulgaria, the investment vehicle led by consultant Leona […]
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Tourism Tech Trends in Bulgaria: Will the Pandemic Make Businesses More Open to Innovation?
In 2019, the Bulgarian tourism industry accounted for 13% of the country’s […]
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ECOSYSTEM🤓🏦
Analysis: Are Bulgarian Cities Getting Smarter?
In short: Bulgaria’s capital Sofia is assessed to have a mid- to […]
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Monthly Overview
Investments, Acquisitions, and Board Games Systems: What Was the Most Impactful News in the Bulgarian Innovation Ecosystem This September?
Following the summer holidays, September started bringing a new portion of exciting […]
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Biotech
Bulgaria to Have a New Bioconversion R&D Center as Nasekomo Starts a Joint Venture With a French Corporation
It’s been a busy few months for Bulgarian biotech startup Nasekomo. After […]