Dealroom, the global data platform for intelligence on startups, innovation, high-growth companies, ecosystems and investment strategies, published an annual report on CEE Startup Ecosystem development in 2024.
Key findings from the report:
- CEE startups are worth a combined €213B
- The value of the CEE startup ecosystem has grown 2.4x in just 5 years, bringing its share of Europeʼs innovation ecosystem to 5.7%
- Croatia, Ukraine and Estonia stand out, with over twice the number of unicorns per funded startups than European average
- In the past 10 years, 5,000 startups* in CEE have taken the venture-backed journey
- CEE companies raised €2.1B in VC investment in 2023
- 1.1K investors were involved in CEE venture deals in 2023
- CEE investors raised $1.9B since 2023
- Energy is rising in prominence in the CEE VC investment landscape
- Logistics & Delivery, Mobility, and Vehicle Production startups in CEE raised over €1B in the past 5 years
The full repot is available here.
