With the notable exception of SaaS decacorn UiPath, Romanian and Bulgarian startups have often flown under the radar of international investors — but this is slowly changing.
9 Bulgarian and Romanian startups to watch
From flying cargo drones to AI for Bible assistance, local VCs share which startups they have an eye on
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