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Tech and startups in Bulgaria
Max Gurvits
Partner, CCC Startups
@MxGur @CCCStartups
European	
  Entrepreneurship	
  &	
  Innova1on	
  @	
  Stanford	
  Engineering	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  March	
  9	
  2015	
  
@MxGur
Where is Bulgaria?
Republic of
Bulgaria
Latest (and poorest) EU member
Bulgaria is beautiful!
Bulgaria - Tech heritage
John Atanasoff Atanasoff-Berry Computer
Bulgaria - Tech heritage
Pravetz Computers
Bulgaria - Tech heritage
Math and CS Olympiads
Bulgaria -
1970s/1980s:
IT industry
(Soviet Era_)
Bulgaria - 1987-1990: USSR bails out
Gorbachev in Sofia, 1987
Bulgaria - 1990-2000: Crisis
Bulgaria - 1990-2000: Emigration
Bulgaria - 1990-2000: Emigration
Bulgaria - 2000-2010: Growth of IT
outsourcing
Bulgaria - 2000-2010: Growth of IT
outsourcing
Bulgaria - 2007-2008: Domestic
market exits
Bulgaria - 2009-2014: International
exits
Telerik: local unicorn
Bulgaria - Local funds
2007: EUR 20m
2014: EUR 28m
2012: EUR 12m + 9m
2014: EUR 15m + 5m
Bulgaria - Venture activity 2007-now
110 companies
2/3 local founders
2/3 of that EU public funding
No significant exits
EUR 80m invested
Bulgaria - Tech challenges
Attracting talent
Investment incentives and
experience
Bulgaria - Local market has
60% internet penetration
35% smartphone penetration
25% payment card penetration
USD 7,500 per capita GDP
Bulgaria - Local market hasn’t
Research
Fundamental technology experience
Business development skills
Smart capital
Real addressable venture market
5 seed rounds per year
2 series A rounds per year
1 exit per 2-3 years
Minimal investor viability
Expand geography
Increase skillset
Connect to markets
What we do – CCC Startups
CCC Startups –
investments and support
Startup AddVenture –
building communities
Ways to leverage tech Bulgaria from
Silicon Valley
Recruit from community of 500+ startup
operators with minimum experience
Add biz dev skills through co-foundership
Invest in 1-2 annual deals with potential
Join me at SXSW on Saturday
@MxGur
@CCCStartups
Thank you!
Max Gurvits
CCC Startups

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