The first Bulgarian unicorn

Payhawk, the fintech startup founded by Hristo Borissov and Boyko Karadzhov, was valued at 1 billion dollars after a new investment round led by US fund Lightspeed Venture Partners

The steep road to startup visas

Bulgaria will soon have a working visa for startup entrepreneurs, but one in need of improvements

How big is the fintech sector in Bulgaria?

About 135 companies with over BGN 1.4 billion (EUR 715 million) in revenues are distributed in more than a dozen segments of the fintech industry

The long road to Kiev, still no budget and top 10 IT companies in Plovdiv

How Bulgaria and others helped Russia get to Kiev, still no budget and top 10 IT companies in Plovdiv

The week: The end of golden passports, a new beginning for trains, and the best place in Europe for romance and wine

We’re not selling citizenship anymore, we’re buying: trains, batteries and a house in Barcelona?

The day in 3 news: Anti-COVID revolt, End of Golden Passports, Universities in Bulgaria open up for twice as many N.Macedonian students

The week: A smaller Bulgaria, the Macedonian hostages, and an MMA real estate tycoon

K Insights: Is small necessarily bad, how many tunnels can you dig for 12 bln. levs and what do e-buses and corruption have in common

The day in 3 news: EIF and UniCredit to provide 1 bln euro for SMEs in Bulgaria, 3 other countries, 3.5% GDP growth expected for 2022: Euler Hermes, Peevski sells property worth 10 mln euro despite Magnitsky sanctions

New investment values Bulgaria’s Payhawk at 570 million dollars

San Francisco-based Greenoaks provides half of the fresh funding of 112 million dollars

The day in 3 news: New economic support measures, no decision on NATO troops, US wants Bulgarian golden passports dropped

18 steps to government: What did the parties decide after a week of negotiations?

Cabinet talks led by election winner We Continue the Change run smoother than the previous two attempts, but difficult steps still have to be taken

The week: Top100 of the biggest Bulgarian companies, Top Court deals with sex and Canadians, Skopje dislikes Bulgarians

K Insights 29/10: Green certificates probably won't be enough

The day in 3 news: Top court overturns minister’s appointment, tax authorities set for mass checks, US considers visa waiver for Bulgaria

The real Bugarian interests in N.Macedonia: in between diplomacy and business

Outstanding issues between Bulgaria and its southwestern neighbor are important, but it is critical to provide infrastructure and a stable business environment for companies

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria can now read Schengen visa records, Two Supreme Judges resign, Police harass journalists in Burgas

The day in 3 news: Peevski rails at US sanctions, Ryanair adds routes from Sofia, Six startups join Visa’s fintech program

Bulgarian-founded fintech startup valued at $80m

US-based QED Investors led the largest Series A funding round so far for a Bulgarian startup - 32m levs

The day in 3 news: Gov’t extends emergency epidemic situation, Visas for Russian tourists eased: MFA, Berbatov to run for Football Association President

Russia is back, Parliament is stuck, universities and politics don't mix well, and Sofia Airport is now private

K Insights 23/04: Some problems in the budget and a hope for sunshine in North Macedonia

How to spend secretly 100 million euro in Sofia; a breath of fresh air in the Parliament; exports are back on track

KInsights 17/04: A Russian billionaire in Sofia, a feisty old lady in the Parliament and the 6 billion euro everyone is talking about