Anna Kowalski 
Former eMAG CEO Iulian Stanciu is scaling his post‑eMAG venture, Network One Distribution, by establishing a local logistics presence in the Netherlands to serve its four appliance brands across Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, marking a shift from a Romania‑centric export model to direct Western‑European stock and distribution.
OpenClaw released version 2.0 of its AI agent, adding several new capabilities and positioning it as the most widely used AI assistant globally.
Former Google and JPMorgan managers Marcin Malinowski and Łukasz Radomski have launched Snap4ID, a tech startup that moves the preparation of photos for documents from a photo studio to a web browser.
Romanian real‑estate investment firm Novere Capital listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s main market, aiming to grow its institutional‑grade portfolio to €100 million by 2028 while increasing recurring revenue and maintaining a prudent capital structure.
Polish startup Creative Bio Lab created Multibac System, a microbial solution aimed at improving tomato growth by enhancing root systems and soil health.
Salt Bank introduced Salt Business, adding a Business Savings Account that pays interest from the first leu saved (up to 4% per year) and a Salt POS mobile app that enables merchants to accept contactless card, Apple Pay and Google Pay payments directly from their phones, with a 1% transaction fee and free monthly administration for qualifying businesses.
Polish family office R+VC, which focuses on deep‑tech, defense and dual‑use technologies, made an investment in US‑based Principal Mineral, a company that is rebuilding strategic production capabilities in the advanced electronics supply chain for NATO countries.
Slovenian AI startup Veeda AI secured $90 million in seed funding to create a simulation platform—dubbed “the Matrix”—that lets robots train safely in a virtual environment.
Hungarian edtech startup BOOKR secured €6.1 million in a Series A round led by TCEE Fund IV, aiming to broaden its global footprint, launch new literacy products and strengthen its international distribution network. The company, which serves over 600,000 students across 30+ countries, reported $2.7 million in revenue and plans to use the capital for market expansion and product development.
Hostersi bought TIDK, consolidating two Polish AI and data‑science firms into a new cloud‑and‑AI technology group, with backing from bValue Fund.