The Recursive is a community-born media for innovation in Southeast Europe. Our mission is to tell the stories of those shaping the future economy in the region
The space race 2.0 is ON 🚀
Reusable rockets, LEO satellites, in-orbit factories — and $3.5B poured into space tech in Q3 2025.
Bogdan Iordache of @UnderlineVC says: the future isn’t out there anymore. It’s up there. 🌍✨
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💸 Capital x resilience at How to Web Conference 2025. CEE’s ecosystem is maturing, and the agenda makes it easier to transition towards global mindsets.
👉 Check out the full agenda and we'll see you in Bucharest: hubs.la/Q03L6CqQ0.
#HowToWebConference#VC#CEE
🚀 This year’s How to Web Conference gathers 150+ speakers, 4 stages, startup programs, and curated side events come together to push the region forward.
👉 Read the interview with Monica Zara: hubs.la/Q03JWLk90.
Germany told Stefan Gogoll his AI startup wasn’t “innovative enough” — unless he added a microphone.
This isn’t satire.
It’s what’s broken in EU innovation today.
👉 Read the full story here: hubs.la/Q03sZXtm0
🚀 Bulgaria's Shelly Group reaches unicorn status with a $1B valuation! From telecom roots to IoT leader, discover their journey in smart building solutions.
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🏛🇬🇷 The Doers Summit - business deals are even better against a spectacular background.
Ready to join the fun? Apply for a ticket using the code TRMKLT50 for 20% off—limited to the first 50 tickets: hubs.la/Q034GH-_0.
#doerssummit#athens#greece#thedoerscompany
💸 From travel and drones to advertising and AI security, Croatia’s startup ecosystem continues to amaze! 👏
Check out the top Croatian funding rounds from H2 2024!
Full details 👉 hubs.la/Q034jzTR0#Startups#CroatiaStartups#FundingRounds
As Meta ends its fact-checking partnerships, Ukrainian startup LetsData steps up! 🚀 Raising pre-seed after 2 years of bootstrapping, they’re scaling their AI-driven #disinformation detection platform globally.
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💡 Did you know? #Serbia’s startup workforce doubled in just 2 years, while #Croatia boasts one of the highest unicorn rates globally. 🦄 Dive into the evolution of the Western #Balkans tech scene and meet the #VCs fueling this growth. 🚀
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PFR Ventures, Poland’s largest institutional investor, has injected €63 million into 5 emerging VC funds as part of the European Funds for a Modern Economy program.
🌍 Get the details below!
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The EU Inc blueprint is here! A roadmap to a unified startup framework for Europe, with a digital-first approach, EU-wide ESOPs, and harmonized governance. Your feedback is needed! 🚀🗂️
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Discover 12 CEE VC funds with fresh capital, ready to fuel the next wave of tech innovation! In this first edition of our two-part series, we spotlight the region’s investors backing startups. Read the full article here: hubs.la/Q02WPvdQ0
Polish startup Foodsi has raised a total of €2.5M in its latest seed funding round extension! Foodsi aims to transfor how we tackle food waste by connecting consumers with surplus food from local restaurants, bakeries, and stores! 🥐🥗
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Exciting news for the Polish startup ecosystem! Oxla secures $11 million in seed funding, backed by TQ Ventures, Lead Ventures, Warsaw Equity Group, and 4growth VC.
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Major milestone for Polish-founded @authologic! This Y Combinator-backed startup has successfully raised Series A funding led by @openoceanvc, @YCombinator, Peak Capital and @smokvc.
We've learned more about their proposition and journey:
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“Back in 2006, I was the founder of a tech startup, looking for funding. The only offer I received was $10k for 51% of the company. As a founder back then, you had to make do with that..."
🎥 Full episode with @bogdaniordache is dropping tomorrow!
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We asked 24+ women to share their advice for other female entrepreneurs who are either just starting up or thinking of starting up. We partnered up with Bravva Angels in this endeavor, because their mission is very close to our values: hubs.la/Q02b_Jml0.