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SEE Startups - an overview of the ecosystem
Since 2012, SEE startups have grown 49.9x in combined enterprise value

The week: the train problem, the Austrian surprise and the Russian oil
Trains, cities, and Elon Musk in the Northwest

Monthly Startup News: Gov’t launches startup visas, Eleven introduces Unicorn Deal program, Coffee trading platform Almacena raises 3.5 mln euro
Here’s what happened in Bulgaria’s startup ecosystem in October

The week: Fear not the political feuds, even when they tell you to on the TV
The optimist theory for the economy, Parliament is stuck, President is happy, and the Dutch don’t like us

Bulgarian e-bike makers Leader-96, Eljoy to grow with new investors
The market in Europe is projected to triple by 2030

The Bulgarian startup ecosystem is losing momentum
The country has built a good reputation on account of its digital infrastructure, low costs and technical talent, but it’s still being overtaken

The Tech sector in Bulgaria: State of Play
Read KInsights’ first special report on the main trends in Bulgaria’s technology and innovation sector, the biggest deals, and more

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 week: Russian tanks steal our common future, stacking up on grain, some good ideas
K Insights 11/03: economy grows (pre-war), some unicorns

Bulgaria is looking for a unicorn
In 2022 or 2023 there will be at least one Bulgarian startup with valuation over 1 billion dollars

Tanks, refugees and unicorns - last week was one to remember
The Russian counterattack in the EU and Bulgaria is just starting. We have a unicorn startup, though

New investment values Bulgaria’s Payhawk at 570 million dollars
San Francisco-based Greenoaks provides half of the fresh funding of 112 million dollars

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

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

Bulgaria’s biggest fintech deals
Fintech companies’ strong growth draws interest from investors and VC funds