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Opportunities

Go Green, Pitch, Accelerate: The Three Open Programs For Early-Stage Cleantech Startups In Bulgaria

daily data

Purpose-driven Tech Startups In Europe: What Challenges Are They Tackling? What Do VCs Believe In?

Social Impact Contest

IoT Water Monitoring Startup ENOVA H20 Wins At The Bulgarian Finals Of Chivas Venture

recognition

Excellence in Innovation: The Eight Companies Awarded By The President Of Bulgaria

The graduating founders surprised FI Sofia directors with a caricature depicting all of them

Acceleration

From 40 Enrolled Founders To Nine Pre-Seed Startups: The 5th Cohort Of FI Sofia Graduates

Mihail Stoychev, co-founder of SMSBump ©SMSBump

interview

CEO Of SMSbump About The Biggest Recent Exit in Bulgaria: If You Choose Investors, Never Go For The Money. We’ve Turned Down 15 VCs

Georgi Petrov (l) and Mihail Stoychev, co-founders of SMSBump ©SMSBump

breaking news

Two-Years-Old SMSBump Just Turned Into The Biggest Exit Of A Company Backed By Bulgarian VCs

With Villi Iltchev as a partner and managing director, Two Sigma Ventures has raised a $288m fund

Diaspora

Two Sigma Ventures And Villi Iltchev Announce A New $288m Early-Stage Fund

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romania

Telecom Orange Acquires A Digital Bucharest City Guide

report

The Greek Early-Stage Startups Specialize In Life Sciences And E-Commerce

business angels activity 2018

dailydata

Is There Enough Business Angel Activity In Bulgaria And Romania?

Co-founders Anthony Collias (l) and Jacob Wedderburn-Day© Stasher

deal

Stasher: UK-Greek Luggage Storage Startup That Started With A Joke and A Cold Investor Mail Picks Up €2.5M

Tech for social impact Bulgaria

Health

Tech For Social Impact: AirLief, The Bulgarian Company Fighting Air Pollution, Sells The First 500 Of Its Protective Masks

Every time a shopper passes by a Tokinomo display, a motion sensor activates a robotic device, which in turn uses lights, sound, and motion to grab the attention of the customer, and create a memorable experience

News from Romania

Robotic Customer Engagement Platform Tokinomo Closes A €700k Investment Round

TypingDNA team © TypingDNA

series a

Google Invests In Romanian Typing Biometry Startup

The Bulgarian provider of location-based marketing solutions Prospecto Group has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Offerista Group

Acquisitions

First Exit In Bulgaria For 2020: DACH Retail Marketing Technologist Offerista Acquires Prospecto Group

guest column

What To Think Of When Preparing To Raise Seed And Series A. Practical Advice From Founders And Investors

Scaleflex wins the Trending Topics audience award

Awards

The Trending Topics Audience Has Voted: Scaleflex Is The Newcomer Of 2019

Bogomil Balkansky Joins Sequoia Capital As A Partner

Ecosystem

Bogomil Balkansky Starts As A Partner At Sequoia Capital, The VC Firm Behind Apple, Google, And PayPal

Core founders team (from left to right): Prof. Martin Vechev (leads the Secure, Reliable, and Intelligent Systems Lab at the Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich), Matthias Egli (MSc ETH Zurich), Dr. Hubert Ritzdorf (PhD ETH Zurich), and Dr. Petar Tsankov (PhD ETH Zurich, senior researcher at the Secure, Reliable, and Intelligent Systems Lab). ©ETH Zurich

diaspora

Co-founded By Bulgarians Blockchain Startup Might Make PwC A Leader In Smart Contract Auditing

Photo by Kevin Wang from Unsplashed

Ecosystem

Exits In The Bulgarian Tech Ecosystem In 2019