From Spotlight to Pre-Seed Success: Salesforge’s AI Copilot Secures Funding for Growth
Salesforge is an all-in-one sales execution super app used as AI co-pilot and soon autopilot to give every sales team the highest probability of hitting their target. The platform can be used for small and large sales teams, augmented with AI agents, and even replacing sales teams in full. They do this by enabling real-time… Read more »
In the Spotlight | with Lavinia Neagoe and Daniel Rizea (Fitbit)
Lavinia Neagoe is a Senior Engineering Manager & Bucharest Technology Site Lead at Fitbit, with 15 years of experience in leading global engineering teams. Her mission is to drive excellence in building new technology for businesses and customers. The ultimate goal is to impact people’s lives in a positive way through technology and innovation. Lavinia… Read more »
In the Spotlight | with Bogdan Axinia (eMAG Ventures)
Bogdan Axinia is a senior leader with 16 years of experience in tech companies, currently working as advisor with C-level executives and their teams to drive business growth through technology. He revealed to us his perspective about a good relationship between investors and founders, the strengths and weaknesses of entrepreneurs and the potential of the… Read more »
In the Spotlight | with René Schöb (KPMG Romania)
René Schöb is the Head of Tax & Legal at KPMG Romania and coordinator of the KPMG Romania Startup Grow Pad Program, aimed to help startups find the right resources and financing they need to develop and grow. René Schöb helps companies to create value by expanding in new territories and embracing new technologies. He shared… Read more »
In the Spotlight | with Horia Velicu (BRD – Groupe Société Générale)
Horia Velicu is the Head of Innovation Lab at BRD, responsible for sustaining bank’s innovation initiatives. He joined the company in 2003 and performed various roles in the financial markets perimeter. As a former investment banking operations manager, in this innovation related role, Horia Velicu is exploring new kind of solutions and partnerships, with a… Read more »
In the Spotlight | with Gabriel Diaconescu (BearingPoint Romania)
Gabriel Diaconescu is a Senior Manager at BearingPoint Romania, responsible for the BearingPoint Business Services Unit in Romania. He joined the company in 2014, focusing on digital innovation in various industries. A former entrepreneur, in his role, Gabriel Diaconescu is combining his business knowledge with technology expertise, integrating innovative digital solutions into the business processes… Read more »
42 of the most promising Eastern European tech startups have been selected for Spotlight 2021
42 startups have been selected in the current edition of the Spotlight program, organized by How to Web, which will end on November 24th with „Pitch Day” pitching event. The chosen teams come from Romania, Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Republic of Kosovo, Hungary and Ukraine. The 42 selected startups are: Alpha… Read more »
How to Web launches HTW Institute, aiming to train more than 250 European specialists in product management and growth annually
How to Web officially launches HTW Institute, aiming to contribute to the development of the next generation of European product managers, through courses and workshops held by the world’s leading product innovation specialists. Annually, more than 250 professionals are expected to graduate from the HTW Institute courses. During the courses and workshops, the participants will… Read more »
€350.000 is the record investment prize value offered to the best startup at the end of the Spotlight 2021 program
€350.000 is the record value of the investment prize offered to the best startup chosen by a jury of investors and experts in the competition at the end of the Spotlight 2021 program. The award, representing the most significant amount offered so far since the program’s launch, is syndicated by a group of investors, consisting… Read more »
How to Web opens applications for Spotlight 2021, a leading program for early-stage Eastern European startups
Spotlight helps startups raise funding and accelerate their growth by connecting them with relevant investors and experts; Over 250 early-stage startups are expected to apply and up to 40 teams will be selected in the program; An investment prize worth over €200K will be awarded in November to a winning startup, chosen by the Spotlight… Read more »
The Eastern European SaaSy Guide
SaaS companies are absolutely everywhere. If you are a SaaS founder, you can’t afford to miss the stories behind some of the most successful startups from Eastern Europe. It might help you skyrocket your growth path. Back in 1999, Marc Benioff founded Salesforce – the first pure SaaS superstar. It was absolutely insane at that… Read more »
The ABC guide of launching your startup in Vienna
If there is something that the pandemic time has facilitated in the past two years is the digitalization of multiple industries and the global access to different resources. On top of this, we have the Eastern European ecosystem empowered by the multitude of investing rounds raised by local startups, and the growth of a few… Read more »
Romanian & Bulgarian Venture Comparison Report 2020
While 2020 was a bit of an awful year, it did not create a funding crisis for Romanian & Bulgarian startups. Two months ago, we published a short status of the venture capital and startup market in Bulgaria. This opened the doors for vivid discussions among the entrepreneurial community in Southern Europe. For this analysis, we… Read more »