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August 3, 2023

‘Europe’s Elon Musk’ joins seed round for fitness startup — Bosnia's largest ever

The Balkans are still a very nascent tech scene — but the founder of Croat unicorn Rimac has placed a fresh bet on the ecosystem

Zosia Wanat

3 min read

Bosnian fitness startup Rolla has raised a €6.3m seed round — a significant sum for a startup from a country with a nascent tech ecosystem and a population smaller than Berlin.

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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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