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News•Feb 27, 2026
“Frankfurt Is Our Gateway to Growth”: Bulgarian Sirma Takes Its AI Ambitions Pan-European
Sirma Group Holding, a Bulgarian AI pioneer founded in 1992, has completed a dual listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, positioning the firm as a pan‑European technology provider. The move is expected to improve liquidity, broaden investor access, and raise the company’s profile among institutional capital. Sirma now reports over €66 million in revenue and €1.8 million profit, driven by its Sirma.AI Enterprise platform serving banking, insurance, healthcare and other sectors. The CEO highlighted Europe’s slower AI adoption versus the U.S., citing regulatory costs and funding gaps as key challenges.
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Deals•Feb 27, 2026
Bulgarian AI Firm Sirma Group Holding Completes Dual Listing on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Sirma Group Holding, a Bulgarian AI technology provider, officially opened trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, completing its dual listing. The new listing expands its access to European capital markets, improves liquidity and investor reach, and supports its growth strategy.
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News•Feb 24, 2026
Czech ValkaAI Raises One of the Biggest CEE Pre-Seed Rounds to Date
Czech AI startup ValkaAI closed a €12 million pre‑seed round, one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe, led by Rockaway Ventures with participation from J&T Ventures, Tensor Ventures, BD Partners and Fond Naše Česko. The funding will fuel development of...
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News•Feb 21, 2026
CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: CEE Tech Weekly: Databricks Completes $5B Funding Round
Databricks announced the close of a $5 billion equity round and an additional $2 billion of debt capacity, pushing its valuation to $134 billion and reporting $5.4 billion in annualised revenue, a 65 % YoY increase. The funding round underscores the influence of its Romanian...
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News•Feb 20, 2026
“If You Can Work Together on a Boat, You Can Build a Startup”
Yasido, founded by two sailors, has turned a private yacht‑booking tool into a Europe‑focused marketplace likened to "Booking.com for yachts." The platform automates the complex legal, logistical and trust‑building steps of chartering, cutting dozens of emails to a single click....
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News•Feb 19, 2026
Czech Navigara Raises Over €2M With Support From CEE Funds
Czech startup Navigara secured a $2.5 million seed round, backed by Inovo VC, Rockaway Ventures and QQ Capital, to commercialise its AI‑driven engineering analytics platform. Founded in 2022, the company translates development‑stack data into clear performance indicators that quantify the impact...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
5 Romanian Fintech Startups to Watch, According to Investors
Independent projections show Romania’s digital payments could reach nearly $93.5 billion by 2030, expanding at just over 20% CAGR. This surge is fueling demand for fintech solutions that serve an increasingly digital SME landscape. Investors highlighted five startups—FilmChain, Finqware, Lendox, Symphopay...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
EIC Ambassador on Europe’s Climate Tech Shift: Why Companies Are Building at Home
European climate‑tech firms are increasingly staying and scaling within the EU, shifting away from the traditional Silicon Valley model. Geopolitical tensions, supply‑chain resilience and stringent sustainability targets are prompting companies to locate manufacturing and R&D on the continent. Angela Ivanova,...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
Google Maps Co-Founder Lars Rasmussen and Lefteris Katsiadakis Are Turning Athens Into a Startup Magnet
Google Maps co‑founder Lars Rasmussen and Panathēnea CEO Lefteris Katsiadakis are turning Athens into a Southeast European startup hub. The nonprofit festival attracted investors such as Sequoia, Index Ventures, NVIDIA and OpenAI, and featured over 3,000 attendees from 44 countries...
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News•Feb 16, 2026
Farseer Secures €6.07M Series A to Scale FP&A Platform Across Europe and North America
Croatian fintech Farseer announced a €6.07 million Series A round, led by AYMO Ventures with participation from existing backer SQ Capital. The funding will fuel expansion into Western Europe and North America and accelerate hiring and AI‑driven product development. Farseer’s cloud platform...
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Deals•Feb 16, 2026
Farseer Raises €6.07M Series A Led by AYMO Ventures
Croatian B2B SaaS startup Farseer announced a €6.07 million ($7.2 million) Series A round to scale its FP&A platform across Europe and North America. The round was led by AYMO Ventures with existing investor SQ Capital reinvesting, alongside undisclosed participation from customers, partners...
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News•Feb 13, 2026
Real Equity vs Virtual Shares in Bulgaria: A Corporate Governance Playbook for Employee Incentives
Bulgarian companies are increasingly choosing between real equity and virtual (phantom) shares to motivate staff, each offering distinct governance and tax outcomes. Real equity provides statutory ownership and voting rights but can create minority vetoes and exit‑execution risk. Virtual shares...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
Defense Tech Startup Occam Raises €3M Following Brave1 Integration Approval in Ukraine
London‑based Occam Industries announced a €3 million pre‑seed round, led by Czech investor Presto Tech Horizons and backed by Antler, Freedom Fund, TYR.vc and angels. The financing follows the company’s approval for integration testing with Ukraine’s Brave1 defense tech cluster, validating...
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News•Feb 10, 2026
Why Is a $700M Startup “Testing” Its AI in the Balkans?
Wonderful, an Amsterdam‑based autonomous AI‑agent platform, raised $134 million and reached a $700 million valuation within its first year. In September 2025 it opened a Central‑Eastern European hub in Zagreb, positioning Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia as a proving ground for culturally‑grounded AI. The...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
How a Romanian Startup Found Its Strongest Growth in Latin America
Pluria, a Romanian‑founded hybrid‑work platform, has seen its strongest growth in Latin America, especially Colombia, Mexico and Argentina, with 2025 revenue expanding 2.5 times versus the prior year. The company entered the region opportunistically, bypassing traditional market analysis, and quickly...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
Poland’s VC Market Leans Heavily on Seed-Stage Funding
Poland’s venture‑capital market deployed €0.8 billion across 183 transactions in 2025, marking a 28% increase over 2024 when mega‑rounds are excluded. Seed‑stage deals dominated, with 134 rounds – a 20% year‑on‑year rise – and average ticket sizes steady at €1.5 million. Public...
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Deals•Feb 5, 2026
Readmio Raises €1M From Simpact Ventures to Accelerate Global Expansion
Czech‑Slovak EdTech startup Readmio announced it has secured €1 million in growth‑stage funding from Polish impact fund Simpact Ventures. The capital will be used to expand the voice‑recognition storytelling app into Asian markets, the United States and Latin America, and to...
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Deals•Feb 2, 2026
Nomagic Secures €8.51M Series B Extension From Cogito Capital
Polish warehouse robotics startup Nomagic announced a €8.51 million ($10 million) Series B extension round led by Cogito Capital Partners. The funding will support commercial expansion in the US and further development of its physical AI technology. Nomagic’s AI‑powered robots aim to automate...
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Deals•Jan 27, 2026
InsiderCX Raises €1.5M Seed Round Led by GapMinder
Croatian healthtech startup InsiderCX announced a €1.5 million seed round to expand its AI‑driven patient experience platform across Europe. The round was led by GapMinder with participation from Silicon Gardens Fund. The funding will support international expansion, entry into the healthcare...
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