Southeast Europe Data
Depending on the point of view, but we like it all from Istanbul to Ljubljana.
Current platform capacity in Slovenia, Croatia & Serbia:
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Theme Related Tracker
If it wasn’t real it would be a cartoon:
- Europe’s space tech problem
on February 27, 2026Europe risks widening space gap despite investment rebound. Growing defence spending, Europe’s push for greater strategic resilience amid shifting US policy, and increasing demand for commercial space applications are creating new opportunities for European start-ups. However, European companies still face many challenges, including funding, that could further increase the gap between Europe and the US Europe’s space tech problem was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- A new era for Gen Z founders
on February 26, 2026Baltic VCs partner to fuel 100 new start-ups. Who do these kids think they are, dropping out of college, vibecoding, and starting tech companies before they’re 25? Apparently, they think they’re the next unicorns, and they may be right. According to a recent report, the average age of AI unicorn founders dropped from 40 in A new era for Gen Z founders was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- Code without borders: How Albania built an IT sector
on February 23, 2026Albania’s IT sector has built a credible nearshoring proposition, with over 21,000 professionals delivering software development, QA, DevOps, and UI/UX services to Western European clients. IT services exports reached 221.5 million euros in 2024, and the sector is moving beyond simple staff augmentation toward higher-value engagements where Albanian teams own entire product components. Senior developers Code without borders: How Albania built an IT sector was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- IT sector in focus: Lithuania
on February 20, 2026With three unicorns and the region’s best business environment, Lithuania rivals much larger economies. Lithuania does not accept mediocrity. With barely 2.8 million people, the country has produced three unicorns—Vinted, Baltic Classifieds Group, and Nord Security—and hosts over 1,000 start-ups concentrated in B2B ICT, fintech, cybersecurity, health, and gaming. It ranks 19th globally in StartupBlink’s IT sector in focus: Lithuania was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- No replacement for replacement parts
on February 18, 2026The auto parts aftermarket is thriving on Europe’s ageing fleet, and the EV transition might only make it stronger. A mechanic with a Volkswagen on the lift cannot wait three weeks for a brake disc. That simple truth has made Armtek, a distributor founded by brothers Vadim and Oleg Grinkevich in the mid-1990s, into one No replacement for replacement parts was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- Personal data, breach reporting, and AI governance
on February 17, 2026EDPB and EDPS weigh in on the Digital Omnibus. The European Union’s move to modernise its digital legal framework is currently centered on the Digital Omnibus, a legislative package aimed at reducing administrative burdens and enhancing the continent’s economic competitiveness. In early 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor Personal data, breach reporting, and AI governance was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- Ukrainian defence tech gets investment boost
on February 16, 2026The Fourth Law secures strategic investment to accelerate drone AI development for Ukraine. The Fourth Law (TFL), a Kyiv-headquartered defence technology company, has secured a new round of funding backed by Axon, the American public safety technology group. TFL builds AI and robotics for defence and public safety. Its flagship products—the Lupynis-10-TFL-1 UAV and the Ukrainian defence tech gets investment boost was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- Georgia’s self-inflicted wound
on February 16, 2026How Tbilisi threw away its greatest strategic asset. For three decades, Georgia held a geographic trump card (no pun intended) that no amount of money could buy. It was the only country connecting Europe to Central Asia that did not involve crossing Russian or Iranian territory. Every pipeline, every railway, every fibre-optic cable linking the Georgia’s self-inflicted wound was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- AI yet to deliver returns, say CEE’s CEOs
on February 13, 2026CEOs in Central and Eastern Europe are focussing on short-term growth, PwC’s latest survey finds. CEOs in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are showing renewed short-term confidence in revenue growth, bucking a global trend of declining CEO optimism. But there’s more caution over the next three years. CEOs in CEE are navigating a complex operating AI yet to deliver returns, say CEE’s CEOs was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- IT sector in focus: Croatia
on February 10, 2026Two unicorns and a growing tech sector suggest the country means business. Gaps remain. Croatia has produced something rare in the Balkans: two genuine unicorns. Infobip, the communications platform, and Rimac Automobili, the electric hypercar manufacturer, have put the country on the global tech map. These are not flukes. Croatia’s start-up ecosystem ranks 50th globally IT sector in focus: Croatia was originally published on Emerging Europe.
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