| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.02.2026 | How Investors Use AI in 2026 | CEE ~
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In 2026, AI is already embedded in the investor’s day-to-day, so we asked six investors to describe, in plain terms, what AI has changed about their daily work and where they see it adding genuine value.
What emerged is a con... |
| 04.02.2026 | 8 Soon-to-Be Unicorns in CEE, According to Investors | Central and Eastern Europe ~
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In 2025, CEE continued to produce new unicorns in various verticals: language learning, hospitality software, AI security and fintech. CEE-rooted companies proved that billion-dollar valuations are no l... |
| 30.10.2025 | Soft landing in Silicon Valley: how the European Startup Embassy helps CEE founders go global | The rate of startups building a US presence before series A increased from 33 per cent to 64 per cent in the last 5 years. And for CEE founders, the need is even higher: 50 per cent of CEE startups relocate to the US during scaling.
On Octo... |
| 23.07.2025 | Biggest Funding Rounds in Bulgaria (H1 2025): EnduroSat with Two Major Rounds | Bulgaria ~
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Bulgaria’s startup landscape witnessed a major milestone in the first half of 2025, with EnduroSat emerging as the undisputed leader in terms of capital raised. The Sofia-based space tech company secured two major rounds... |
| 23.07.2025 | 10 Biggest Funding Rounds in Romania (H1 2025): DRUID AI Leading the Top | Romania ~
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Romanian top startups had a bit stronger start in 2025 than in 2024.
FintechOS took the biggest investment of 2024 title, while DRUID AI is taking the same place this year, with substantial Series C. We also see some fami... |
| 13.01.2025 | The Western Balkans: A Rising Star in the Venture Capital Landscape | The Western Balkans are awakening. Once overlooked, this region is now a canvas for innovation and investment. Countries like Croatia and Serbia are leading the charge, while others like Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedon... |
| 13.01.2025 | Can (Regional) VCs Ignore the “Western Balkans”? | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia ~
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Investments in Western Balkans have been very miscellaneous last year. All kinds of VCs led and followed rounds in Croatian and Serbian startu... |
| 17.10.2024 | There are People Who Work and Those Who Think with Bogdan Iordache | Bucharest, Romania ~
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What was it like to study AI back in 2003, and how does it pay off today? In this episode of The Recursive Podcast, Bogdan Iordache shares his journey from becoming a CTO at just 21 years old to his evolution a... |
| 08.08.2024 | MixRift: Pioneering the Future of Mixed Reality Gaming | In the bustling world of gaming, a new player is making waves. MixRift, a mixed reality (MR) gaming startup, has recently secured €1.4 million (approximately $1.6 million) in pre-seed funding. This investment comes from notable backers like... |
| 07.08.2024 | MixRift raises $1.6M for mixed reality casual gaming | Mixed reality gaming start-up MixRift has secured $1.6M in Pre-Seed investment from leading investors, including Outsized Ventures, Underline Ventures, and SOSV. The backing will support MixRift in accelerating its efforts to develop and pu... |
| 12.06.2024 | SaleSqueze Revolutionizes Sales with $1.5M Seed Funding | A Slovenian startup, SaleSqueze, is shaking up the sales game with a $1.5 million seed funding round. Led by Underline Ventures, this investment aims to transform how complex manufacturing products are sold. SaleSqueze's innovative approach... |
| 12.06.2024 | Slovenian startup SaleSqueze raises €1.4 million to to automate sales of complex manufacturing products | Skofja Loka-based SaleSqueze, a Slovenian startup transforming how complex and customizable products are sold, has raised €1.4 million in seed funding. The round was led by Underline Ventures, with participation from Robin Capital, Fortech ... |
| 30.11.2023 | Underline Ventures Finalizes USD 20M Fund I and Summarizes Its Milestones So Far | Bucharest-based Underline Ventures announced the complete closing of its first fund of USD 20M The fund is private-only and solo-GP The VC firm plans to continue helping CEE startups (and startups with CEE founders) to grow EU-wide and glob... |
| 15.11.2023 | Eastern Europe's first solo GP venture fund, Underline Ventures, achieves $20M target | Underline Ventures, Eastern Europe’s first solo GP venture fund has announced today the final close of its first fund at $20 million. The vehicle is aimed at supporting some 20 early-stage startups established by Eastern European founders, ... |
| 15.11.2023 | How to Close a $20M Fund in an Economic Downturn: Insights From Bogdan Iordache and Underline Ventures | Bucharest, Romania ~
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If you only have a minute, here are the key takeaways: Bucharest-based Underline Ventures, the founder’s partner in their earliest stage, announces final closing of its first fund at $20M.The fund was raised fu... |
| 15.11.2023 | Romania’s Underline Ventures closes first fund at €18.4M to back early-stage Eastern European founders | Read this article in:
Bucharest-based Underline Ventures, the first solo general partner venture fund in Eastern Europe, announced that it has closed its first fund at $20M (approximately €18.4M).
The VC aims to back the earliest stages of ... |
| 15.11.2023 | A walk through hell: How Eastern Europe’s first solo GP venture fund Underline Ventures raised $20M | When Russia invaded Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, our first closing was only one week old.
We had closed $6.5 million — out of a target of $20 million.
It may sound like nothing, but for an emerging solo GP based in Bucharest raising its f... |
| 17.10.2023 | Serbia’s Collabwriting – The Winner of How To Web Conference’s 2023 Spotlight Competition | How To Web Conference took place in Bucharest on October 4-5 2023 and included must-attend speeches, panel discussions, and the Spotlight startup competition Collabwriting, the Serbian startup that facilitates collaboration on online docume... |
| 15.09.2023 | How To Web Presents the Biggest Startup Event of the Season in CEE | This year’s How To Web Conference will take place in Bucharest this October The Conference’s tagline is ‘Keep Building,’ and the topics will revolve around resilience in driving innovation in adverse times As usual, the Conference will be c... |
| 22.06.2023 | Robin Haak launches Robin Capital, the latest fund to join the solo GP trend in Europe | If you were a solo venture capitalist — or solo GP as they have come to be known — during the 2020–2021 boom, you might be in trouble now, especially as valuations from that era have often tanked. However, while the solo GP model has been a... |
| 19.04.2023 | eCommerce-Specific Video Solutions Bring Videowise USD 3M | Romanian eCommerce-centric video platform Videowise attracted USD 3M of investment in its Seed Round The platform allows a number of features increasing the loading speed of ‘shoppable videos’ and the feedback from them The new investment w... |
| 27.03.2023 | Romanian-founded Videowise raises ＄3M in a round led by Slack Fund | Romanian-founded Videowise raises ＄3M in a round led by Slack Fund
27 March, 2023, 18:26
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Videowise, a video marketing platfo... |
| 21.02.2023 | Soleadify is now Veridion, with $6 million further to its name | Soleadify, the Romania-based "firmographic" database operator dealing with over 80 million company profiles, updated weekly, is getting a brand makeover.
Enter Veridion, the newly-branded company backed with a $6 million late seed... |
| 30.01.2023 | Leading and Emerging Startup and Investment Trends of 2022 in SeedBlink’s Annual Report | SeedBlink and Horváth & Partners published a comprehensive report about the CEE and EU startup ecosystem Fintech, Mobility, and Enterprise SaaS remain the most attractive sectors as security and impact & sustainability are the faste... |
| 24.01.2023 | FintechOS’ former VP of Marketing joins Underline VC as entrepreneur-in-residence | Bucharest, Romania ~
Eastern European venture capital firm Underline Ventures is announcing a number of new hires to its investment team, including EIR Ioana Serban, and Head of Communications Adriana Spulber.
Underline has recruited entrep... |
| 30.12.2022 | Romanian HRTech Nestor Attracts EUR 2M of Investment to Expand to Americas | Romanian people intelligence platform Nestor targets mid-to-large enterprises and helps employees take control over their professional development without t=stepping outside the organizations’ needs The startup nabbed a EUR 2M Seed round th... |
| 07.12.2022 | Romanian-born HRtech startup Nestor raises $2M in a seed round | Romanian-born HRtech startup Nestor raises $2M in a seed round
07 December, 2022, 13:21
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Nestor, HR software developer has raised $2... |
| 25.11.2022 | A new wave of Solo GP VCs is coming to Europe and Hypernova hopes to power it | The US has had solo VC fund managers for many years but the trend is only just starting to catch on in Europe. One of the newest is Underline Ventures, started this year by Bogdan Iordache in Romania. His career trajectory towards being a S... |
| 23.11.2022 | Romanian legaltech Goodlegal receives €1.2M in a pre-seed round | Romanian legaltech Goodlegal receives €1.2M in a pre-seed round
23 November, 2022, 17:19
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The Bucharest-based company Goodlegal anno... |
| 22.11.2022 | Legal tech startup Goodlegal celebrates €1.2 million pre-seed round | Launching from Bucharest, legal tech startup Goodlegal officially joined the scene today with the launch of its "legal infrastructure platform", aimed at providing an oven-ready software framework for legal squads, enabling them t... |
| 11.07.2022 | Launches, Partnerships & Expansions: Interesting startup milestones this week | The European startup ecosystem is full of interesting and exciting news, twists and turns. At EU-Startups, our aim is to keep you informed on everything that’s going on and share the inspiring entrepreneurial spirit this continent has to of... |
| - | Romanian founded Videowise video marketing platform, $3M round from Slack Fund, Underline Ventures, FounderCollective, MuVentures, Ratio Ventures | “At Slack Fund, we are committed to supporting companies driving innovation and big ideas. We are thrilled to work with Videowise as the company brings an innovative, commerce-centric video platform to revolutionize how brands and retailers... |
| - | Bogdan Iordache has finally learned How to Web, launches solo GP fund Underline Ventures | Most well known as the founder of the long-running Bucharest-based How to Web conference, Bogdan Iordache is now joining the growing trend of solo GP venture funds under the banner Underline Ventures.
With stints at Gecad Ventures, 3TS Capi... |
| - | Croatian travel tech startup Turneo, €2m investment from Bessemer and Underline | The investment will accelerate Turneo’s mission to change hospitality by enabling world’s leading hotels to offer in-destination activities to their guests.
In addition to growing the team, the funding will enable expansion into new markets... |
| - | Underline Ventures closes its first fund at $20 million. 7 investments so far | Launched in 2022, Underline Ventures has now finalise the raise of its first fund, reaching a total of $20m. The fund wants to invest in 20+ early-stage startups founded by Eastern European founders, investing an average investment ticket o... |
| - | Underline Ventures: the first solo GP fund in CEE launched by Bogdan Iordache | Best known as the founder of How to Web, one of Europe’s top 10 startup conferences, started in 2010, Bogdan has also been the founder of Conectoo (exited in 2013) and a former investor for Gecad Ventures, 3TS Capital Partners, and MVP Acad... |
| - | Bogdan Iordache, Underline Ventures: Top 5 promising Romanian startups | Underline Ventures partners from the early stages with Eastern European founders who build technology startups with global ambitions. It is the first investment fund in Central and Eastern Europe to have a solo GP, with Bogdan Iordache at t... |
