Analysis

March 21, 2023

Startups to watch in southeast Europe, according to VCs

VCs share seven startups they have an eye on, from flying cargo drones to a platform for farmers to enter the digital age


Sadia Nowshin

4 min read

Rumen Iliev, General Partner at Launchub Ventures

Southeast Europe has been slowly growing as a source of standout startups on the continent, with Romania’s  UiPath one of the biggest successes. The region’s dev shops — companies that sell software building services — have also gone from supporting the rest of Europe to proving themselves as formidable startup builders.

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Ennis Hulli, general partner at 500Startups
Ennis Hulli, general partner at 500Startups
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Rumen Iliev, General Partner at Launchub Ventures
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Alex Alexakis, early-stage investor at Marathon VC
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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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