Central Europe / Tech
Polish e-commerce giant Allegro secures PLN1bn EIB facility for tech and AI push
The six-year facility for Poland's biggest e-commerce player will co-finance Allegro's strategic 2026-2030 plan to push its technological edge.
Baltic states can become a leading innovation hub in Northern Europe, foreign investors say
Despite strong potential, fragmented policies, limited access to growth capital and weak links between business and research hold the region back.
From Soviet antihistamine to Alzheimer's breakthrough: a UK biotech bets on a molecule the world forgot
A small UK-registered biotech company believes it has found an Alzheimer's treatment that is safer, cheaper and more effective than anything currently on the market — and it has done so by revisiting a molecule first synthesised by Soviet chemists.
BC Partners faces legal challenge over United Media sale
United Group founder and former CEO have launched legal proceedings against private equity firm BC Partners, seeking to block the planned sale of United's Southeast European media assets.
Poland's cyber_Folks and Shoper to merge in €1bn e-commerce tech push
Polish IT firms cyber_Folks and Shoper announced plans to join forces, strengthening their position as the leading e-commerce technology provider in CEE. The combined entity's market capitalisation is seen at around €1bn.
Baltic deep tech outpaces the US, EU, and Nordics, driven by energy, robotics, and defence
The combined enterprise value of Baltic deep tech firms climbed from €2.6bn in 2021 to €7.5bn in 2025, a 2.88-fold increase unmatched elsewhere in Europe.