Economy.bg / Marcela Georgieva left a high-profile finance career in London to co-found Capto in Bulgaria, aiming to modernize administrative and business processes through automation.

Trending Topics / Bulgaria has become home to Eastern Europe’s most powerful supercomputer, hosted at Sofia Tech Park. Developed by French tech company Atos and co-financed by the Bulgarian government and EuroHPC JU, the machine is part of a broader European initiative to strengthen high-performance computing (HPC) capacity. With a peak performance of 6 petaFLOPS, the system is designed to serve scientific research, public sector needs, and industry across the continent.

Investor.bg / Puzl CowOrKing expands its Sofia hub with a new floor named Greenhouse, increasing its capacity to over 1000 desks and reinforcing its long-term vision despite pandemic disruptions.

Trending Topics / Trending Topics reports that Sofia and Bucharest have been ranked among the Top 25 Tech Cities of the Future 2020/21 by the Financial Times' fDi Intelligence division and The Next Web. Sofia takes 20th place, recognized for its innovation efforts, cost-effectiveness, and growing startup scene. The ranking analyzes 76 European cities based on economic potential, FDI performance, innovation, cost, and startup environment.

Trending Topics / Puzl CowOrKing is investing €15M–€20M to expand into Budapest, shifting from renting to owning coworking spaces. The move aims to grow a unified CEE IT community and strengthen regional innovation.

Sofia Invest Agency / Sofia has officially joined the global French Tech network, gaining recognition as a French Tech Hub and aligning with over 50 international centers of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Investor.bg / Investor.bg reports that German-based Varengold Bank AG has acquired a 20% stake in Klear, a Bulgarian peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform. This marks Varengold’s first investment in a Southeast European fintech, strengthening Klear’s position in the regional alternative lending space.

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Trending Topics / Wilfried Durand, co-founder of the €17.5M-funded French startup Mailjet, relocated to Sofia, Bulgaria, to launch a new venture and invest in the local startup ecosystem. In an interview with Trending Topics, Durand shares how he founded Onvey, started backing local startups, and became a co-founder of La French Tech Sofia — all while shifting from scale-up founder to product builder and ecosystem enabler.

Trending Topics / Sofia’s startup ecosystem has evolved rapidly over the past decade, driven largely by private investments, coworking spaces like betahaus and Puzl, and early-stage funding initiatives such as Eleven and Launchub.

Bulgarian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association / BVCA’s Paris event with #InvestEU brought together Bulgarian and French entrepreneurs, investors, and institutions to highlight startup success stories, cross-border collaboration, and Bulgaria’s growing role in Europe’s innovation economy.

Atelier Europe / Wilfried Durand, CEO of Onvey and co-founder of French Tech Sofia, calls for stronger representation of Eastern Europe in the French Tech ecosystem and highlights Sofia's potential as a regional innovation hub.

TF1 / In a televised feature, TF1 Info explores how Sofia, Bulgaria, is becoming a magnet for French startups and digital entrepreneurs. Attracted by low taxes, affordable living costs, and skilled tech talent, a growing number of French founders are relocating or launching businesses in the Bulgarian capital.

vesti.bg / Puzl CowOrKing opens 'The View', its third and largest shared IT office in Sofia, expanding its footprint to over 6000 sqm and reinforcing its mission to support tech collaboration in Bulgaria.

Madame Bulgaria / Madame Bulgaria highlights the rise of French Tech Sofia — a growing startup community that unites French-speaking founders, investors, and digital professionals in Bulgaria. The article explores how Sofia has become a hotspot for entrepreneurial synergy between France and Bulgaria.

Sofia Invest Agency / Wilfried Durand, founder of Onvey, explains his decision to establish his SaaS startup in Sofia, highlighting the city’s vibrant ecosystem, affordable living, and highly skilled talent pool as key advantages for international entrepreneurs.

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