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Eastern Europe keeps building. The Venture in Eastern Europe 2025 Report is live: the most complete picture of where the region’s capital is flowing, which ecosystems are pulling ahead, and what’s setting the pace for 2026. If you build here, invest here, or bet on what comes next 🗞️ this is your read. 📁 download it at the link in bio

Some decisions shape a quarter. Others shape a year. How to Web Conference 2026 is one of those moments worth planning early. On October 6–8, the people building, funding, and scaling tech in Eastern Europe and beyond come together in one place in Bucharest, Romania. If you want your organization to shine where the tech ecosystem learns, connects, and shapes what’s next — mark this date into your 2026 strategy. ♟️

This May, we’re hitting the road. 🚗 How to Web Demo Nights are back with two regional stops - first in Sofia on May 26, then in Budapest on May 28. At the same time, @launch.romania is touring Romania & Moldova with DELTA Bootcamp Meetups, a series of founder meetups happening from May 10–17. Different formats, same energy: ambitious founders, meaningful conversations and people actively building what’s next in the region. See you on the road!

💫 We’re bringing Demo Nights to Budapest for edition #3! On May 28, starting at 6:30 PM, at @create26coworking , founders, investors, and ecosystem operators will come together for an evening of live startup demos, direct feedback, and meaningful connections. Startup applications are now open and close on May 22, so if you feel this is the right room for your startup, make sure to: • apply through the Airtable application form • register separately on the Luma event page 🔗You can find both links in bio. Whether you’re building, backing startups, or looking to stay close to what’s emerging in the ecosystem, join us for an evening of honest feedback, valuable connections, and ambitious founders. See you in Budapest!

⚡ Demo Nights are back for edition #2 in Sofia! On May 26, starting at 6:30 PM, founders, investors, and ecosystem operators will come together in Sofia, at @bartercommhub , for an evening of live startup demos, direct feedback, and meaningful connections. From Demo Nights #2, expect startup pitches and live demos, direct Q&A sessions with investors and operators, networking with founders, angels, and VCs, plus conversations that can lead to real opportunities and future collaborations. 📌Startup applications are open until May 22 (link in bio), If you’re building, investing, or simply curious about what’s emerging in the ecosystem, this room is for you. See you in Sofia!

Do you think of social jobs to be done when building a product? Aggelos Mouzakitis introduced us to this idea at the latest How to Web Conference edition, betting on the fact that if you want durable growth, you should map who in your org benefits from your product’s social effects and also design for that narrative. In larger organizations, these social jobs to be done drive adoption as much as features do. 📁 video on our YouTube

Private capital, startup growth, and the future of innovation in Romania are conversations we deeply care about. That’s why Bytes & Bills by How to Web, was present at the RISE România Roundtable at the Romanian Senate, joining founders, investors, and decision-makers for an essential discussion on mobilizing private capital for early-stage tech startups. 📈 Building the next generation of startups takes more than ambition - it requires the right policies, smarter fiscal frameworks, and real collaboration between ecosystem builders. Through Bytes & Bills, we’re committed to contributing to the conversations shaping the systems that help ambitious founders grow. Let’s keep building!

Here’s to a quick start of the week to get you in a building mode 🔛 We had Andrew Mende from @bookingcom on stage last year diving into how to use LLMs to create value at scale.

Building with purpose doesn’t slow you down. According to the builders in the room at Impact Builders #2, it’s actually what keeps you going — because you know what you’re struggling for. Founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders spent the day at our latest Impact Builders edition working through what it actually takes to build companies that perform and create real impact in Romania and Eastern Europe. The kind of conversation that doesn’t happen enough, but we’re looking forward to bring it to the table more often. 🤝 How to Web & AmpliFY ONG presented Impact Builders, in partnership with Marc Impact Network, and location partner Builders House.

Everything’s moving faster now, but are you building with intention? Alice Guo from @openai took the stage at last year’s How to Web Conference to answer the real question in the AI era on how to turn the hype into lasting value.

Why does Eastern Europe outperform expectations when it comes to women in leadership — even in venture capital? At How to Web Conference, Elina Halatcheva shared data and real-world perspective on women in decision-making roles across Europe. Globally, only around 10% of General Partners are women, and a small percentage of funding goes to female founders. At the same time, markets like Bulgaria show a different dynamic, with strong female representation in VC, banking, and technology leadership.

Impact Builders #2 was the room for builders who don’t separate performance from purpose.📌 Founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders came together to explore how we can build companies that create real impact, and scale it. The day opened with Alexandru Agatinei (How to Web) and Stefan Buciuc (BCR Social Finance), setting the tone for a conversation focused on what it really takes to grow impact-driven ventures in Romania and Eastern Europe. We then moved into impact investment discussions, with insights from Iulian Plescan (ECHO ELDERLY CARE S.A.), Gheorghe Cojocaru, CFA (Morphosis Capital), and Evelina Necula (Kinderpedia) with Tic Nica (Growceanu) — exploring how capital can support companies that aim for both performance and purpose. The spotlight then shifted to the new wave of high-impact founders: Alexandru Constantin (iCamin), Marian Fangli (Context), Valentin Krancevik (Valori Nutriționale), and David-Alexandru Popescu (Origin BCI), sharing what it actually looks like to build solutions that address real problems in health, civic tech, and beyond. Across panels and roundtable discussions, the conversation stayed grounded in reality: >what founders actually need to grow >how investors evaluate impact-driven startups >and where the ecosystem still needs to evolve Most importantly, the room brought together people willing to ask the hard questions, and work on the answers together. Until next time! 🤝 How to Web & @amplify.ong presented Impact Builders, in partnership with @marc_impact_network , and location partner @lifeatbuildershouse . 📸: @udrovidiu