Founders who delay monetisation think they are being patient. Andrew Wrobel’s new book argues they are being shaped. Ask a founder to pitch their start-up and the...
Tag - Business & Investment
Where capital is moving and why
Policymakers obsess over trade agreements. Traders care about markets and logistics. Trade policy is increasingly linked with international diplomacy. Governments debate...
Romania’s two decades of income catch-up are under threat from a fiscal deficit that would give most finance ministers nightmares. In 2025, Romania finally joined...
The productivity gap that Central Europe can no longer ignore. For three decades, Central and Eastern Europe had a growth model that worked. Low(er) labour costs...
Albania’s coders are plugging Germany’s tech talent gap. Christian Dölker, a German entrepreneur based in Tirana, has spent the past three years persuading German...
An international investor reflects on Spain’s strategic role at the intersection of policy, capital and energy transition. As a foreign investor in the European energy...
Europe risks widening space gap despite investment rebound. Growing defence spending, Europe’s push for greater strategic resilience amid shifting US policy, and...
Baltic VCs partner to fuel 100 new start-ups. Who do these kids think they are, dropping out of college, vibecoding, and starting tech companies before they’re 25...
CEOs in Central and Eastern Europe are focussing on short-term growth, PwC’s latest survey finds. CEOs in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are showing renewed...
The dominance of AI and defence investments point to a maturing, more focused regional ecosystem. Baltic start-up funding rose in 2025, with total venture capital...
Two megadeals—ElevenLabs and ICEYE—accounted for a significant share, jointly raising over 300 million. Excluding these two transactions, the Polish VC market still grew...
Brussels is financing infrastructure in the Western Balkans. EU membership is another matter. On the outskirts of Tirana, diggers are preparing the ground for what will...
Women remain underrepresented at all levels of the corporate ladder, particularly in senior leadership roles. A recent lawsuit, in which a former president at Insight...