Nordics
Continent / region · Europe · Pop. 28.3M · #17 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 Nordics
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Nordics-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Nordics - 2026
Top sub-locations
Inside Nordics: top 5 sub-locations
Sub-locations inside Nordics ranked by combined enterprise value, paired with their 5-year growth multiplier.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Nordics
VC investment into Nordics-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Location comparison
How Nordics stacks up
Compare Nordics 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. Nordics's row is highlighted (#7).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World | $43.3T | 5.4× | 3,975 | $444B | 291.8K |
| 2 | North America | $31.2T | 6.2× | 2,380 | $289B | 123.4K |
| 3 | Asia | $8.8T | 3.9× | 971 | $86.3B | 75.1K |
| 4 | EMEA | $4.2T | 4.4× | 898 | $83.7B | 90.7K |
| 5 | Europe | $3.4T | 4.1× | 724 | $67.8B | 76.3K |
| 6 | European Union | $1.9T | 3.9× | 428 | $37.4B | 49K |
| 7 | Nordics | $574B | 5.2× | 109 | $8.2B | 8,300 |
| 8 | South America | $501B | 11.2× | 71 | $4.8B | 8,704 |
| 9 | Oceania | $338B | 9.7× | 56 | $5.4B | 5,721 |
| 10 | Central Eastern Europe | $192B | 5.3× | 58 | $2.3B | 7,193 |
| 11 | MENA | $130B | 12.6× | 32 | $5.9B | 4,513 |
| 12 | Africa | $72.2B | 10.5× | 14 | $1.6B | 4,553 |
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