The Rise of Sofia's Tech Ecosystem: A 2025 Overview
Sofia has emerged as one of Eastern Europe's fastest-growing tech hubs. Discover the key factors driving this growth and what makes the Bulgarian capital attractive to startups.
YUBL is Bulgaria's leading startup accelerator and innovation hub, supporting entrepreneurs from idea to scale.
YUBL is Bulgaria's leading startup accelerator and innovation hub, supporting entrepreneurs from idea to scale.
Transform innovation into lasting, positive change for humanity
A hub of expertise spanning software, hardware, research, law, education, and beyond
Your Universal Build Lab
Join YUBL's mission to build, fund, and scale innovative startups. Work with brilliant minds, cutting-edge technology, and make a real impact.
2 Open Positions Available
Base salary €50K - €150K+ depending on role and experience. Annual performance bonuses up to 30%. Equity participation in portfolio companies.
Choose between 100% remote, hybrid (2-3 days office), or full-time office. Flexible hours and unlimited PTO policy.
€5,000 annual learning budget per employee. Mentorship programs, internal training, and career development paths.
Premium health, dental, and vision insurance. Mental health counseling, wellness stipend, and annual health checkups.
Stock options vesting over 4 years. Additional equity in portfolio companies you work with. Real ownership, real impact.
20% time policy - one full day per week for personal projects. Company resources and mentorship for promising ideas.
Our 12-month intensive program provides everything you need to scale your startup from concept to market leader. Join our community of successful entrepreneurs.
Intensive 12-month curriculum covering all aspects of startup development, from ideation to market expansion.
Direct access to successful entrepreneurs, industry experts, and business leaders who've been in your shoes.
Access to our network of investors and funding opportunities to fuel your startup's growth and expansion.
Our comprehensive learning platform empowers entrepreneurs with the skills, knowledge, and mindset needed to build successful businesses.
Learn how to start and grow a successful startup from idea to funding.
Intensive 12-week program teaching modern web development with React, Node.js, and databases.
We help startups build and scale their teams with strategic HR solutions, talent acquisition, and organizational development.
Advanced recruitment strategies using data-driven approaches and AI-powered candidate matching. Build diverse, high-performing teams.
Transform your organizational structure with proven frameworks. Optimize workflows, improve communication, and scale efficiently.
Implement comprehensive performance review systems, goal-setting frameworks, and continuous feedback loops to maximize team productivity.
Investors in YUBL are not merely financiers. They are mentors, guides, partners, and contributors to a greater purpose. Investment in YUBL is investment in human upliftment, not luxury or personal wealth.
15% YoY growth
Growing portfolio
YUBL is primarily investor-funded, but profits are reinvested:
Into existing projects, new startups, and community projects.
Into education, training, and environmental & humanitarian solutions.
We reject the pursuit of excess wealth. We pursue the wealth of well-being, stability, opportunity, and meaningful change.
Complete 360° startup & product development services: from idea → design → development → deployment → scalability → marketing.
Submit your ideas through dedicated channels. Each idea is reviewed by experts, developers, legal advisors, and investors for feasibility, impact, and potential.
Expert evaluation, feasibility assessment, impact analysis, legal review, and investor feedback to ensure your idea has real potential.
UI/UX teams produce wireframes and flows. Marketing teams conduct surveys. Developers evaluate technical possibilities. Legal teams ensure compliance.
Wireframing, user flows, market validation surveys, technical feasibility studies, and legal compliance checks before development begins.
Our engineering teams — 26–30 developers strong — create prototypes, refine requirements, and build complete systems.
Front-end, back-end, databases, AI, infrastructure, and hardware integrations. Every layer handled internally with expertise.
Self-hosted Git platform, managed servers, DevOps pipelines, and Vercel-like deployment systems. Everything built and maintained internally.
Docker setups, CI/CD pipelines, automated scaling, managed servers, and complete hosting solutions — all self-hosted and maintained.
Investors inside the ecosystem matched to promising projects. HR hub assigns the right experts to the right projects at the right time.
Investor-project matching, expert assignment, team building, and resource allocation to ensure projects have everything they need.
Marketing support, customer acquisition strategies, and continuous improvement once your project is launched.
Marketing campaigns, customer acquisition, user growth strategies, analytics, and continuous optimization to scale your business.
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Join hundreds of successful entrepreneurs who have transformed their ideas into thriving businesses with our comprehensive support system.
Ready to start your entrepreneurial journey? Let's discuss how we can help you build, fund, and scale your startup.