Zubr Capital Young Hackathon in Limassol
One-day Zubr Capital Young Hackathon on Oct 23 in Limassol — mentor-led teams, AI-assisted MVP building; register by October 19.
One-day Zubr Capital Young Hackathon on Oct 23 in Limassol — mentor-led teams, AI-assisted MVP building; register by October 19.
Founder insight: platforms like OpenAI or Anthropic can both enable growth and wipe out vertical startups; execution and trust matter more.
Founder update: Placy born on Halloween, MVP in July and €1M pre-seed; lead-qualification tool sold to B2B clients; leader in Cyprus expanding to Greece, Spain, UAE.
Curated niche AI funding rounds in 2024 — Poly AI, Inflection AI, SmarterDx, Sixfold and others for startup idea inspiration.
Local startup ecosystem in Cyprus is the fastest-growing in the region; IT sector rose to 16% of GDP, with supporting data in the linked analysis.
Founder Sergey Osipov shares Placy’s 6‑month startup diary: Microsoft Startup Hub milestone, Cyprus pilot, and RealtyON Expo launch in Limassol.
Former Snap manager raised $4.8M for Butterflies — an app where users create AI "butterflies" that autonomously post; author tested Placy and Sailor Joox.
Gartner predicts 25% drop in search volume by 2026 as users move to ChatGPT/Claude — marketplaces face bot-first traffic, pushing SEO/AEO over TV ads.
Sergey Osipov on how AI startups can outcompete big corporations — conversation on the Made in Cyprus podcast with Martin Zarian. Links to YouTube, Spotify, Apple.
Former PropTech colleagues from a 2021 unicorn reunited in October 2023 to found Placy; Sergey Osipov shares their startup journey and invites community questions.
Founder notes from Placy: prototyping an AI assistant in Telegram, R&D prototype success, recruiting traction and investor interest with 400 subscribers in 3 months.
AI trends, opportunities and early-adopter challenges at the Cyprus session on May 28; includes Business Meets Tech networking and promo code LMBI10.
Notes on Harry Stebbings’ “media+investments” VC model — how LinkedIn posts and the 20VC podcast helped a portfolio company reach $3.5m ARR.
Two AI assistants from Placy: a free consumer-facing product and Placy Pro, a white-label AI for real estate pros; 10 companies set to test it.
Sergey Osipov at Reflect Festival: panel 'From the Ground Up' (May 15, 11:15, Gazebo Mare) and a fireside chat on startups, careers & AI (May 16, 15:30).
Footage from the PropTech panel at Elevate Summit with Sergey Osipov — photos from the session; more on Elevate Summit Instagram.
Episode 3 of PropTech 2026: AI roll-ups — a short 5‑min Naturally Artificial video with founder-focused insight on AI roll-ups in real estate.
Sergey Osipov summarises PropTech 2026 in a 5-minute Doers Summit Dubai talk: why startups must learn to compete with bots; video link included.
Наблюдения Дмитрия Румянцева о том, как изменились охваты в VK, Нельзяграм, Телеграм, Тенчат и Яндекс.Дзен спустя два месяца после блокировок.
Разбор новых правил ранжирования ВКонтакте: почему рост просмотров не всегда превращается в подписки, сравнение с Instagram.