Investor flags copycat AI startup wave in the Balkans, sees real opportunity in local markets
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-13
In the closing posts of his Sarajevo thread from the Bosnia & Herzegovina Business Angel Summit, dunkhippo33 notes that many local founders are building AI tools doing nearly identical things for the same global opportunity. He wonders how that competition will affect CAC and what happens when funding concentrates in a handful of players. Still, he sees real opportunity for local teams serving local markets — not venture scale, but solving genuine needs.
Related event: Balkan AI startups pile into copycat ideas as angels flock in(3 posts)→
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