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June 5, 2020

Top 10 early-stage startups making waves in eastern Europe 

From next generation delivery drones to facial recognition scanners, these startups with global ambitions show why you should be eyeing up the eastern European startup scene.


Connor Bilboe

5 min read

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EMERGE
The EMERGE Conference 2020, on its virtual run

The eastern European startup ecosystem has been gaining heaps of traction, with some calling this the "golden age" of eastern European tech. How so?

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