Central Eastern Europe
Continent / region · Europe · Pop. 75.8M · #26 region by EV
* 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.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Central Eastern Europe
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Central Eastern Europe-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Central Eastern Europe - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Central Eastern Europe
VC investment into Central Eastern Europe-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Central Eastern Europe's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Central Eastern Europe.
| # | University | City | Founders | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna University of Economics and Business | Vienna | 865 | 1,024 |
| 2 | Technical University of Vienna | Vienna | 738 | 837 |
| 3 | SGH Warsaw School of Economics | Warsaw | 663 | 755 |
Location comparison
How Central Eastern Europe stacks up
Compare Central Eastern Europe with peers from other continents / multi-country regions — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top regions globally ranked by combined EV. Central Eastern Europe's row is highlighted (#10).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World | $43.6T | 5.4× | 4,033 | $450B | 294.4K |
| 2 | North America | $31.1T | 6.2× | 2,419 | $290B | 123K |
| 3 | Asia | $8.8T | 3.9× | 990 | $89.5B | 76.2K |
| 4 | EMEA | $4.5T | 4.7× | 906 | $87.4B | 92.4K |
| 5 | Europe | $3.7T | 4.4× | 730 | $71.6B | 77.7K |
| 6 | European Union | $2.2T | 4.4× | 434 | $37.8B | 49.7K |
| 7 | Nordics | $574B | 5.1× | 108 | $8.2B | 8,454 |
| 8 | South America | $503B | 11.1× | 71 | $4.8B | 8,874 |
| 9 | Oceania | $340B | 9.7× | 55 | $5.4B | 5,800 |
| 10 | Central Eastern Europe | $191B | 5.2× | 61 | $2.3B | 7,283 |
| 11 | MENA | $133B | 12.7× | 34 | $5.9B | 4,598 |
| 12 | Africa | $72.3B | 10.5× | 14 | $1.7B | 4,641 |
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