Estonian mobility giant Bolt are one of the CEE startups the IFC has invested in. Credit: Bolt
As markets continue to squeeze tech companies, and with VCs less willing to dish out cash, Europe’s biggest private tech companies have abandoned the "growth at all costs mentality" in favour of working toward profitability.
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