Analysis

December 30, 2021

Eastern Europe tech in review: the key moments of 2021

The UiPath IPO wasn't the only big story


Kit Gillet

6 min read

UiPath

All told it’s been a recording breaking year for eastern European startups.

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Vladimira Cincurova, Zuzana Zamborska, Terezia Jacova and Lucia Cerchlan, the founders of Lumus.
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