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Bookaway books $35M to scale up its ground transportation booking platform

Travel and tourism are coming back online in the wake of COVID-19 restrictions getting relaxed, and today a startup tackling one part of the equation for getting from home to one’s destination i

Glovo splurges $208M on three Delivery Hero brands in the Balkans

The high-stakes game of chess (or, well, consolidation chicken) that is on-demand food delivery rolls on today with a little more territorial swapping in Europe: Barcelona-based Glovo has agreed to bu

Watch Out For The Balkans

We’re 50 kilometers outside of Ljubljana, Slovenia, in Bled Castle, overlooking a clear blue mountain lake, a set of gilded clouds scudding overhead and the sun is shining bright over miles of u

TechCrunch Balkans Steams Through Belgrade And Zagreb, Ljubljana Is Next

We have one more stop on the long road from Sofia to Ljubljana and each city has been better than the last. In Belgrade we met some exciting startups including the winner, <a target="_blank" href="htt

TechCrunch Balkans Is Off To A Roaring Start

Last night in Sofia, Bulgaria was a blast. It was TechCrunch's first Balkans mini-meetup and we had six great startups pitch to win a spot in Disrupt Berlin's startup alley. Last night <a target="_bla

See You Next Week! Details On The Balkans Meetups

I will be rolling through Sofia, Belgrade, Zagreb, and Ljubljana next week for a series of informal meet-ups. If you're in those cities, I want you to attend. Here are the details.

Reminder: Let’s Rock Out In The Balkans

Are you in Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, or Slovenia? Have I got a treat for you. In an effort to spread the good word about TC in the rest of Europe, I will be rolling through Sofia, Belgrade, Zagreb, a

Reminder: TechCrunch Is Hitting The Balkans In Less Than A Month

Dobro utro, zdravo, and pozdravi, friends! In an effort to spread the good word about TC to the rest of Europe, I will be rolling through Sofia, Belgrade, Zagreb, and Ljubljana at the beginning of Jul

Reminder: Sign Up For The Balkans Mini Pitch-Off

Are you in Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, or Slovenia? Have I got a treat for you. In an effort to spread the good word about TC in the rest of Europe, I will be rolling through Sofia, Belgrade, Zagreb, a