The Recursive 320 articles

Ecosystem

4 Years into War: Ukrainian Tech Ecosystem’s Milestones

By The Recursive 24 February 2026 3 mins read

Today marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 48 months of war. […]

Deals

Czech ValkaAI Raises One of the Biggest CEE Pre-Seed Rounds to Date

By The Recursive 24 February 2026 3 mins read

Czech startup ValkaAI has raised €12 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Rockaway […]

Analysis

Eastern Europe’s Venture Market Holds Steady at €3.6B in 2025 as Deal Count Falls

By The Recursive 23 February 2026 4 mins read

Eastern Europe attracted €3.6 billion in venture capital across 1,034 transactions in 2025, accounting for […]

Deals

CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: CEE Tech Weekly: Databricks Completes $5B Funding Round

By The Recursive 21 February 2026 3 mins read

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]

Fintech

5 Romanian Fintech Startups to Watch, According to Investors

By The Recursive 18 February 2026 2 mins read

Independent market projections indicate that total digital payments in Romania could climb to nearly $93.5 […]

Deals

CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: DRONAMICS Enters Defense, Hungarian Startup Lands Record Pre-Seed

By The Recursive 13 February 2026 3 mins read

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]

Defense Tech

Bulgarian Dronamics Launches Platform for Continuous Airborne Detection and Targeting

By The Recursive 12 February 2026 2 mins read

Bulgarian cargo drone pioneer DRONAMICS has announced the launch of a new defense platform built […]

Analysis

Poland’s VC Market Leans Heavily on Seed-Stage Funding

By The Recursive 9 February 2026 4 mins read

Poland’s venture capital market in 2025 was shaped by capital concentrating in a small number […]

Deals

CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: ElevenLabs Becomes Poland’s First Decacorn

By The Recursive 6 February 2026 3 mins read

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]

Listicle

8 Soon-to-Be Unicorns in CEE, According to Investors

By The Recursive 4 February 2026 3 mins read

In 2025, CEE continued to produce new unicorns in various verticals: language learning, hospitality software, […]

Deals

CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: EnduroSat Awarded Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ Contract

By The Recursive 30 January 2026 2 mins read

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […]

Podcasts

Why Raising Too Late Kills Startups

By The Recursive 30 January 2026 < 1 mins read

Why Raising Too Late Kills Startups? In this episode of The Recursive Roundtable, we unpack […]