People | Die Persönlichkeiten, die man im Startup-Sektor kennen muss

Max is a visionary, Elina brings him back on Earth. She taught him to love people, he taught her optimism. Both work hard, but not together. ©Misho Novakov

ENTREPRENEURIAL COUPLES

Elina & Max: My Venture. Your Venture. Our Adventure.

No, that's not a stock picture. Unlike their wedding photo, Kremena and Ned Dervenkovi, have never competed in real life, they do start a lot of initiatives together, but not businesses. ©Vassil Nikolov

entrepreneurial couples

My Venture. Your Venture. Our Adventure.

Momchil Elenkov is responsible for the Viber strategic commercial partnerships with mobile operators on group level as well as in various markets worldwide. His fields of action also include tech-projects related to Fintech, AI, Chat-bots, B2B and B2C- communication between corporations and end-users via the Viber-ecosystem. ©Rakuten Viber

Interview

Viber: We are Discussing Services Related to Payments and Peer-to-Peer Exchanges in CEE

Vassil Terziev is currently partner at early stage investment fund Eleven ©Eleven Ventures

Interview

Vassil Terziev: Any Angel Investment Should Be Seen as a Write-Off

Momchil Kyukrchiev, CEO of Leanplum

Video story

US-Bulgarian Leanplum: The Two Engineers Who Built a Global Mobile Marketing Business

Julian Hosp, a medical graduate and professional kite surfer, became one of the most famous faces of the European blockchain industry. ©Zsolt Marton

TenX Ex-President

Julian Hosp: Critics See Him as a Scammer. He Believes He’s a Scapegoat.

Milen Ivanov ©CEO Angels Club

Interview

The Typical Angel Investor in Bulgaria Puts Around €15K per Deal

Bulgaria is a recognized R&D center, but fintech companies are starting to see it as a market as well ©Pexels

mini survey

Biometry, AI, QR Code Payments and What Else to Expect from The Fintech Sector in Bulgaria This Year

Jordanova believes in the business approach even when it comes to environmental causes. © Jack Mitchell

interview

Environmental Entrepreneur: The Fight Against Climate Change Needs to be Driven by Facts and Data

The Bulgarian Tech & Digital Diaspora has many faces and not all of them appear in the media stream ©BVCA

Faces of the week

Who is Out There: Stories From The Tech & Digital Diaspora

We asked the BVCA network from all over the globe and got some encouraging answers. #diaspora

video story

What Makes The Bulgarian Startup Ecosystem Attractive

Guest Author Elena Nikolova recommends taking time for yourself and going for an exchange program ©Pixabay

Guest article

One Resolution to Keep in 2019

Overview

The Excitement Seeds of 2018 and the Harvest of 2019

Diaspora

Three Personal Stories: Why Entrepreneurs Come Back to Bulgaria After the Valley

Ivan Iliev, founder of Eden Tech Labs, left the family construction business to develop applications ©Eden Tech Labs

Face of the week

Ivan Iliev who Made it to Apple’s “Best of 2018” List

Maria Marinova, Director of the Bulgarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association ©BVCA

Interview

Connecting the Diaspora Dots

Bogomil Balkansky is a well-known name in the Bulgarian but also US tech ecosystem and is also involved in the creation of a new Bulgarian center for entrepreneurship and innovation in the Valley ©Digitalk

Face of the week

Bogomil Balkansky – Bulgaria’s First Honorary Consul in the Silicon Valley

Wilfried Durand is also the co-founder of The French Tech Sofia community©Trending Topics

face of the week

Wilfried Who Chose Sofia Over His €17M Startup in Paris and Started Investing in the Local Ecosystem

Lubomila Jordanova, founder of Plan A, a data driven platform that aims to channel capital to environmental causes

Face of the Week

Lubomila Jordanova Who Does Not Believe in Plan B for the Planet

Sasha Bezuhanova, local angel investor, a former senior executive at HP and co-founder of non-governmental organization MOVE.BG is the first Bulgarian board member in EIT ©MOVE.BG

Face of the Week

Sasha Bezuhanova has Entered the Board of European Institute of Innovation & Technology

Felix Faltin, Head of Strategic Projects, Speedinvest ©Trending Topics

Interview

The Complex Government-Startups Relationship: „Build One That is Free From Alarmism“