Searching in Bulgaria?

May 27, 2026

by Luke Tatone from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management in Portland, OR, USA

We're working hard to grow the Searchfunder community in Bulgaria. Please take a moment to introduce yourself below. Some questions to consider answering: Where are you based? What is your background? What's your buy box? Have you acquired yet? Where do you need the most help right now? Where can you provide help to others? Anything else on your mind? We'll be able to have much deeper discussions if you can provide as much detail as possible. A paragraph or two is perfect. Be sure to tag (@) when replying to comments to make sure your sub-comments are read.

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Reply by a professional-advisory
from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" in Sofia, Bulgaria

Thanks for the tag, Luke! Based in Sofia, Bulgaria, although I travel frequently across Europe depending on the engagement. My background is primarily in technology and operations. I co-founded and scaled a software engineering company to nearly 100 people and ~€5M ARR over a few years, working closely with both startups and established businesses across product development, delivery, hiring, and operational scaling. Lately, I’ve become increasingly interested in the operator side of ETA: post-close execution, operational clarity, systems/process improvement, technology due diligence, and helping businesses navigate modernization without creating unnecessary chaos. On the acquisition side, I’m connected with a Canadian fund currently looking at more “boring business” opportunities - stable, real-world businesses with operational upside rather than venture-style bets. I haven’t acquired yet personally, but I’m actively learning the ecosystem and looking to contribute where I can while building relationships with operators, searchers, and investors. Where I can probably help most is with operational/technology assessments; Tech DD; AI Adoption sanity checks and scaling engineering/product organizations And yes - it may sound like consulting and acquisition are two very different directions, but to me they are closely connected. Spending time around operators and real operational problems feels like one of the best ways to become a better future owner/operator as well. p.s. Obviously, keen to connect with fellow Bulgarians as well :)

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from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA

Please introduce yourself: ^redacted

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