Spotlight Semifinals #1
Welcome to the leading startup competition in Eastern Europe! Spotlight fuels early-stage tech startups with unique opportunities for matchmaking, collaborating and scaling. Join us in watching the first 10 pitches of the Spotlight semifinalist and Q&A session with the jury.
Talk: Using AI to build a new generation of products
Based on his experience in building some of the core AI components used in Google products, Zach will walk you through some of the most burning questions for founders and technical teams these days on integrating AI into their products. Join his session to hear his views on whether foundation models make sense for your… Read more »
Spotlight Semifinals #2
Welcome to the leading startup competition in Eastern Europe! Spotlight fuels early-stage tech startups with unique opportunities for matchmaking, collaborating and scaling. Join us in watching the last 10 pitches of the Spotlight semifinalist and Q&A session with the jury.
Talk: The power of giving back: Tips from a unicorn builder on how to build a great product
Following their Series B round, in 2022 Payhawk became the first Bulgarian unicorn. As the company co-founder and CEO, Hristo will share tips on what helped Payhawk to build an exceptionally strong product and market fit and expand their spend management solution to 32 countries. Hristo will walk you through the hard truths of starting… Read more »
The State of AI in CEE Report – Unlocking the Future
Discover The Recursive’s AI Report in CEE key insights, an in-depth analysis of Central and Eastern Europe’s AI innovation landscape – infrastructure development, emerging technologies, and opportunities, that can propel the region to global prominence in AI innovation.
Talk: Lessons on Growing A Startup Efficiently from 0 to 7 Figures
In this talk, Xenia shares the story of how she and the Planable team made something out of nothing – lessons and tales about capital efficiency, finance management, and cash flows from a founder that took her company from barely surviving to scaling, while developing an amazing team and product. You’ll discover practical tips on… Read more »
Fireside chat: Building a global enterprise startup
In 2023, FlowX announced the largest series A round in enterprise SaaS in Europe – a wooping $35m series A led by Dawn Capital. In this talk, we discuss with Ioan Iacob, the founder and CEO of the company, about the challenges so far and the road ahead.
Panel: What makes the best founding teams deliver
Apart from articulating a big vision, most successful startups are relentless execution machines. In this panel, we explore what are the ingredients of the best founding team that help them build amazing products, and have an amazing trajectory.