Sebastian Florian
Founder, editor in chief of Startups&TheCity.
Southeast Europe’s top 100 startups gear up to join the world’s biggest tech and...
GITEX AI Belgrade launches SEE 100, an initiative hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, placing the region’s most innovative tech and AI startups onto the global stage
Shared Fleets, Smarter Cities: The Future of Urban Logistics
As cities become increasingly dependent on e-commerce and on-demand services, urban logistics is reaching a turning point. Every retailer, marketplace and delivery platform building its own fleet may no longer be the most efficient...
Pureconto Enters the Romanian Market in Partnership with Pop-Up Media
The new generation of entrepreneurs no longer accepts financial chaos and is looking for solutions that give them real control over their businesses.
In Romania, for many small businesses, the biggest problem is not a...
What If Urban Innovation Isn’t About Building Something New?
How Cluj's Night of the Churches became a lesson in reimagining existing assets, building trust and creating civic innovation without technology.
Defensive Pedal wants to make cycling safer with AI-powered navigation, starting from Romania
For most navigation apps, the shortest or fastest route is the default choice. Romanian startup Defensive Pedal is taking a different approach: helping cyclists reach their destination using the safest route instead.
Among the startups...
Beyond the AI Hype: What Fintech Leaders Revealed About the Future of Financial Services...
Artificial intelligence dominated the agenda at the fifth edition of UNCHAIN Festival, which brought together more than 1,000 financial and technology leaders from over 40 countries in Oradea. Across two days, 170 international speakers...
OpenAI, Crunchbase and Amadeus Capital Executives Join Techsylvania 2026
Techsylvania, Eastern Europe’s flagship technology and innovation conference, is accelerating toward its June 25–26 takeover of Cluj-Napoca with a powerhouse wave of speaker announcements. Each new name signals the same thing: 2026 isn’t just...
CEE Finance Leaders to Gather in Oradea for Milestone 5th Edition of UNCHAIN Festival
The historic Oradea Fortress in Romania is set to become the epicenter of European financial innovation on June 17–18, 2026, as it hosts the 5th anniversary edition of the UNCHAIN Festival. This high-level summit will bring together...
Riding the AI Wave: Why the Real Challenge Is Not Technology, but Change
AI is no longer a futuristic concept—it is a global tsunami hitting every industry from the United States to Chile, Uganda, and Romania. Yet, while executives rush to adopt AI just to keep up...
eYou raises €300,000 to build a European social media alternative, surpasses 10,000 sign-ups on...
The eYou platform, a Romania-based social media startup currently in pre-launch, aims to become a European alternative to traditional networks, focusing on algorithm transparency, user control over feeds, and AI-powered fact-checking. The project has...
Techsylvania 2026 Officially Announced
Techsylvania, one of Eastern Europe’s leading tech and business conferences, announces the launch of its 2026 edition. The event will take place on June 24–25, 2026, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, bringing together thousands of innovators,...
UNCHAIN 2026 to Tackle AI, Legacy Infrastructure, and Execution Gaps in European Banking
On June 17–18, 2026, Oradea will host the fifth edition of UNCHAIN Festival, one of the leading finance and technology events in Central and Eastern Europe. The organizers expect more than 800 senior leaders...