March 31, 2025
As the local start-up scene matures, Kazakh investors look to Europe’s tech hubs. Kazakhstan’s venture capitalists are getting restless. A decade ago, Astana and Almaty hardly […]
March 27, 2025
If you’re still picturing dowdy state factories and questionable ‘business lunches’, it’s time to wake up. Central and Eastern Europe is writing an electrifying new story […]
March 26, 2025
Poland’s game exports exceeded 1.2 billion euros in 2023. Czechia’s film and TV production pumped over 600 million euros into the economy. The creative sector in the region is booming, and with it, global recognition.
March 20, 2025
Central Asia’s venture ecosystem is reaching a new level, positioning the region as an increasingly significant player on the global venture map. Central Asia’s tech entrepreneurs […]
March 12, 2025
Europe has turned 12 billion euros of start-up funding into a half-trillion-euros tech jackpot. When the European Union pours money into start-ups, it doesn’t just fund […]
February 26, 2025
Central and Eastern Europe is no longer Europe’s peripheral backyard. It is an emerging epicentre for technological breakthroughs and a vital node in a rapidly shifting […]
January 9, 2025
As Ukraine’s leaders have demonstrated, national resilience increasingly depends upon a government’s ability to maintain core functions online. Earlier this week, Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation […]
January 2, 2025
Amid a continent-wide push for digital supremacy, CEE’s resourceful economies are leveraging artificial intelligence to vault from tech-outsourcing backwaters into the ranks of Europe’s leading innovation […]
December 8, 2024
The next chapter of RIS must be bold. The programme needs a reinvention that addresses its most persistent challenges and embraces opportunities for meaningful transformation. The […]
December 6, 2024
In the latest of a series of articles drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we […]
November 29, 2024
In the latest of a series of articles drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we […]
November 27, 2024
AMPECO provides OEMs with a charging platform that can pull in hardware from multiple partners, leaving them to focus resources on other customer experiences or services. […]
November 17, 2024
Europe’s innovation spark is set to ignite from an unexpected powerhouse: the emerging Europe region, where start-ups and innovators are leading a new wave of reinvention. […]
November 13, 2024
A new fund for later- and early growth-stage enterprise tech businesses in CEE is just the latest to have been launched this year. Over the past […]
November 11, 2024
Created in the leading European computer vision AI research institution, the University of Tartu, Miros’ approach tackles the two trillion US dollars problem facing e-commerce: lost […]
November 4, 2024
Both Ukraine’s public and private sectors continue to develop digital tools worthy of the world’s interest and investment. News last week that Ukraine’s hugely successful Diia […]
September 29, 2024
While the start-up world glorifies success and rapid growth, it’s crucial to acknowledge and discuss the hidden toll of burnout that often accompanies these achievements. In […]
September 16, 2024
CEE is experiencing an economic overhaul driven by digital solutions that are revolutionising industries such as manufacturing, banking, and logistics. Investors who have hitherto ignored the […]
August 25, 2024
The world doesn’t need another start-up from Silicon Valley—it needs your start-up right here, in emerging Europe. “It’s always very rewarding to receive [enthusiastic] feedback from […]
August 16, 2024
With a focus on ideas, not track record, one of Romania’s regional development agencies has its sights set on creating tens of successful tech firms—and at […]
August 2, 2024
Moving from Silicon Valley to a remote village in Moldova—and back to your parents’ place—can have its perks. The start-up world can be competitive. Entrepreneurs are […]
July 9, 2024
A wave of initiatives is empowering female founders, igniting a surge of innovation and entrepreneurship. But more work needs to be done. The European start-up ecosystem […]
April 29, 2024
It’s hard to start a new company anywhere, but starting one as a woman in Moldova adds another layer to the challenge. Amid grey apartment buildings […]
April 22, 2024
A regulatory environment conducive to the development of the fintech industry, and ongoing dialogue between market players and institutions has helped Lithuania sustain its position as […]
March 27, 2024
Owning a successful business gives women access to shaping the economic agenda in the country, strengthening the role of Ukraine in the global business ecosystem The […]
March 22, 2024
The venture capital market in Central Asia and Caucasus region is undergoing rapid expansion. Recent research shows that venture financing in the region is growing 5.5 […]
March 14, 2024
With investment grand prizes not always a reality, and presentation skills sometimes rewarded over actual business results, is it even worth start-ups getting involved in pitch […]
February 2, 2024
Despite a tough fundraising environment—global start-up investment was down 38 per cent in 2023—the Baltic tech ecosystem has again demonstrated its robustness and resilience. Vilnius-based Practica […]
January 22, 2024
AI has great potential to improve the workforce shortage problem in some emerging European countries with the most significant workforce shortages, such as Slovenia and Estonia. […]
