Analysis

November 24, 2022

Are these 9 companies the next southeast European unicorns? 

The Balkan peninsula is home to tech successes like Twilio competitor Infobip — and there are many more winners on the horizon.


Josipa Majic

6 min read

Tenderly

Southeastern Europe, a region traditionally known in tech for outsourcing and affordable engineering talent, has managed to turn the plot on its head in recent times.

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The Treblle team
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Fonoa's founders: Davor Tremac, Filip Sturman, Ivan Ivankovic
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