TIRANA, April 6 A special COVID-19 focused hackathon set up jointly by EU for Innovation, Coolab, Crazy Town, and Garage48 has shortlisted three winners from over 200 individuals that responded to the initiative that focused on building solutions to deal with the pandemic. Submitted innovations were reviewed for their feasibility and impact on solving the...
TIRANA, February 18 If you’re a women entrepreneur in Albania and you developed or brought to market an outstanding innovation, don’t miss your chance to apply for this prize. You could be the winner in one of the two different categories and inspire progress among women in innovative businesses. The seventh edition of the EU...
TIRANA, February 6 Solaborate communication Platform Company based on L. A founded by Labinot and Mimoza Bytyqi announced the closing of a $10 million Series A funding round and landed a global go-to-market with EPOS. Labinot and Mimoza fled the war of Kosovo in 1999 and moved to the West Coast in the US. In...
TIRANA, January 8 Are you a startup working with the UN Sustainable Development Goals? In simple words, does your business model put social impact on its core? Google for Startups Accelerator can help you grow to the next level. The class aims at empowering technology startups from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to build...
TIRANA, December 6 Zana Technologies team is now a resident at Hubraum Tech Incubator of Deutsche Telekom in Berlin. Zana, a common Albanian name that means fairy, is a conversational AI platform for health, developed and co-founded by Julia Hoxha and Armand Brahaj based in Karlsruhe, Germany. “They are an award-winning health startup, building an...
TIRANA, November 1 Deadline for 2nd Call of Challenge Fund Extended EU for Innovation shared good news for all the teams and individuals interested to be a part of the second call of the Challenge Fund. The deadline for submitting your application has been extended until Tuesday 12 November 2019. The second call for the...
TIRANA, October 2 UK – Albania Tech Hub invites all startups in Albania and in the Western Balkan countries that operate in the field of technology, have at least one product and are looking for customers to apply in the third round of the program before October 18th. Applications are open for all the tech...
TIRANA, April 4 The World Bank (WB) Regional Economic Report for the Western Balkans “Reform Momentum Needed” confirmed an overall positive result for Albania, yet there is much to be done. Among others, the report highlights the need for more Startups in the Western Balkans. “Despite these improvements, further growth sustainability would require a faster...
TIRANA, May 11 Global investors are eyeing the startup scene in the Central and Eastern Europe where the ecosystem is surpassing expectations and it will further accelerate in the near future. A new opportunity is rising for the startups in Central Eastern Europe. Vestbee has just launched CEE Startup Challenge, the biggest online startup competition...
TIRANA, February 2 Startus, an important network of startups in Europe, highlights the advantages of opening a business in Tirana, as it considers the capital one of the most important and attracting cities in Albania for launching a startup. Among the major advantages, it includes simple procedures for starting a business, a qualified labor force...