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FUNDING ROUND
Romania’s ProductLead raises EUR 600,000 to further democratize content creation and expand in Europe
#SAVETHEDATE
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MAKING AN IMPACT
Social entrepreneurs in SEE see future despite all odds
ECOTECH
Albanian teenage girls create app to save one of Europe’s last wild rivers
INVESTING IN AI
AI’s dark and light side: investing in AI startups – what to look for?
Advertorial
#OpenVienna: HOW & WHY your CEE startup can join Europe’s most thriving ecosystem
VENTURE CAPITAL
Crunchbase News: European VC hits all-time-high in Q1 2021
IPO
Romanian-founded unicorn UiPath’s IPO raises $1.3b valuing company at $29b
WOMEN IN STARTUPS
Report: CEE women-founded startups outperform male but raise fraction of available capital
FUNDING ROUND
UK- Romanian FintechOS raises $60m in Draper Esprit-led Series B round to fuel global expansion
KOSOVO ECOSYSTEM
ICKosovo: Home of innovation and birthplace of 451 startups
FUNDING ROUND
Bulgarian fintech startup Payhawk raises $20m from Klarna backers; eyes US market
STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Innovation Academy 2021: fostering student startup culture to create Bulgaria’s future entrepreneurs
Advertorial
SEE, CEE water startups & scaleups: Biotech Atelier Special Edition “Water & Biotechnologies” open for applications NOW
MOBILITY
Mobility innovation: Croatian entrepreneur creates e-bike that is actually a tourist guide
FUNDING ROUND
Cloud-based AI chip maker Anari AI raises $2m seed funding in Earlybird’s first Serbian startup investment
ACCELERATORS
Bulgarian blockchain startup ReCheck joins ABN AMRO & Techstars Future of Finance accelerator
ECOTECH
Digital guardians: Vodafone powers smart forest to prevent illegal logging in Romania
Ecosystem
Romanian tech startup community Launch accepting third cohort applications
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