Sofia
Metro area · Bulgaria · Pop. 1.7M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Quarterly report
Sofia's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Sofia-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Sofia
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Sofia-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Sofia - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Sofia
VC investment into Sofia-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Sofia's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Sofia.
Location comparison
How Sofia stacks up
Compare Sofia with peers from the same country (Bulgaria) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.