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BrainDonors and HubSpot to Host B2B Growth Conference This May
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (398+ words) On May 8, B2B Growth Conf 2026 will take place at the John Atanasoff Forum at Sofia Tech Park to put the strategies behind that trajectory on one stage." Organised by BrainDonors, a leading B2B growth marketing agency, and HubSpot, the conference brings together…...
Vlad Gozman on Disrupting Mature Markets, 180° Pivoting, and Not Taking VC Money
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (1355+ words) From the early days of EU consulting to navigating the VR craze of 2016, career of Vlad Gozman, a Romanian serial entrepreneur and ecosystem builder, serves as a lesson in when to double down and when to walk away. His journey…...
LeapXpert’s Sofia Event Explores the Future of the Engineering Role
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (828+ words) Software engineering is not what it used to be. By early 2026, nearly two-thirds of companies were generating most of their code with AI, saying that "AI coding tools are now the default, with some teams expected to approach 90% within the…...
SkyRefund: Building the Legal Infrastructure Behind Air Passenger Rights
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (932+ words) From the start, we wanted to build a real brand, and structure it in a way that used technology to solve a legal problem at scale. Together with Kaloyan Todorov and Maria Danailova, also legal professionals, we founded the company…...
Will European Robotaxi Dream Survive Its Own Hype?
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (1109+ words) The reveal of Verne almost two years ago, a Croatian bet on urban autonomous mobility, still feels fresh to me. It was a glimpse into the future as much as a harsh reality-check. Despite impeccable UX and design imbued in…...
CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: Credo Ventures Launches Over €74M New Fund
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (394+ words) The Recursive's weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the global stage. Take a look at the latest news in funding, startup milestones, and…...
How Machines Absorb Cultural Heritage (And What Gets Lost in Translation)
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (815+ words) An AI confidently declares that Nikola Tesla was Serbian. Prompt the same model in Croatian, and Tesla becomes Croatian. Both answers arrive with perfect grammar. Neither comes with any doubt. This is not a bug. It is a feature of…...
Bulgarian-founded Mandel AI Raises €3.32M to Automate Supply Chains with AI Agents
1+ week, 1+ day ago (360+ words) Bulgarian-founded Mandel AI raised $3.9M (3.32M) in seed funding to build an AI-powered coordination layer that automates supplier communication and streamlines complex global supply chains. " Founders: Nick Gospodinov (Founder & CEO) " Founding year: Not specified " Industry: AI / Supply Chain / Logistics " Problem: Supply chains…...
“Ability to Articulate a Vision and Build a Brand Is Just as Critical as the Code Architecture”
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1172+ words) Speaking at the recent unlockit conference and in a subsequent interview with The Recursive, Milutinovi" unpacked the decisions, disciplines, and challenges that carried Nordeus from startup to scaleup to successful exit. The founding premise was deliberately ambitious. "If you want…...
CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: First Ukrainian Defense Tech IPO
1+ week, 6+ day ago (354+ words) The Recursive's weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the global stage. Take a look at the latest news in funding, startup milestones, and…...