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Amazon Scout

testing new models

Amazon Scout: Delivery Robots Become Reality – But Certainly Not Everywhere

To summarize, the short answer was rather no. ©Andy Beales,Unsplash

myth busting

Would a Senior Developer in Bulgaria Leave a Secure Job to Join a Startup for Stock Options?

Besides training and funding, Climate KIC gives access to a wide network of like-minded entrepreneurs and green tech hubs across Europe. ©Pixabay

Ecosystem

Teams and Startups with Environment-Friendly Business Ideas Can Now Apply for up to €50K Grants

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

P2P lending is on the rise in Bulgaria - not only companies are growing, but other players are joining the sector and the market responds well. ©Pexels

Overview

P2P Lending in Bulgaria: A Rising Fintech Segment at a Glance

Elitza Stoilova, the founder of Umni.co, has started her venture after a decade-long career in hospitality management abroad ©Jordan Mihajlov, Trending Topics

achievement

Bulgarian Chatbot Startup Umni.co Attracts an Investment From Canadian Female Supportive Fund Loyal VC

©AYO

achievement

AYO: Keep Calm and Put Those Blue-Light Glasses On

All of SAP efforts to nurture relationship with startup ecosystems have started gaining a more structured form in the past three years and now the company has five programs that are in one way or another related to entrepreneurship. © headway, unsplash

Corporate Acceleration

Will SAP Reach Out to Startup Ecosystems in CEE in 2019?

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

According to Nedyalko Dervenkov, Board Member of BESCO, Bulgaria is far behind the rest of EU in terms of startup friendly legislation, but could serve as a good example for the Balkan region. ©BESCO

Interview

The Bulgarian Startup Association: It’s Realistic to Pass the Startup Visa Package in 2019

Overview

The Excitement Seeds of 2018 and the Harvest of 2019

Noble’s plans sound close to too ambitious, but the core team consists of rather experienced founders who have been around in the ecosystem failing and succeeding since its very beginning, which makes it all more plausible. ©Noble

Funding

Bulgarian Noble has Raised €250K to Bring the Talent Wars in the Blockchain Dimension

Alexander Terziyski ©BVCA

Funding

NEVEQ 3: New Vision Fund has at Least €20M fresh capital for AI, Blockchain and Fintech Startups

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

The very same code Ivan Nikolov (in the middle) started writing alone in 2017 is today a Sofia-based company of 50 people called FantasticStay. ©FantasticStay

hidden champion

FantasticStay: How This Startup Benefits Big Time from Airbnb, Booking & Co.

Could Colibra's team break the vicious circle in insurance industry? ©Colibra

Investment

Bulgarian Colibra Has Just Raised €250K and is Running for Licenсe to Put Insurances on Blockchain

Innovation Accelerator Bulgaria is a project of innovation consultant Leona Aslanova ©Innovation Starter

funding

Innovation Accelerator Bulgaria Will Invest at Least €15M in Pre-Seed Ventures in the Next Five Years

Revolut is expanding its currency portfolio in CEE and will soon launch Bulgarian lev, Dimitris Litsikakis, Country Manager Greece at Revolut ©CEE Block

Fintech

Revolut Starts Offering Traditional Banking Services and Will Roll Out In Bulgaria as Soon as it Obtains a Local Currency License

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

Interview

Connecting the Diaspora Dots

Alex Galin (m) joined a team of 10 in April and since then Gtmhub has grown to 25 people and has closed a $1.2M seed round ©Gtmhub

Interview

Gtmhub: New Software, 30-Years Old Management System and $1.3M Investments

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