Slovakia
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1 Startup funnel
Slovakia's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Slovakia at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
2 Latest quarter
Slovakia's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by Slovakia-headquartered companies each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.
Latest complete quarter
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3 Enterprise value
How much Slovakia’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Slovakia, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
4 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Slovakia
VC investment into Slovakia-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Slovakia
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in Slovakia, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Slovakia - 2024–2026
6 Founder origins
Where Slovakia's unicorn founders build
3 founders born in Slovakia are behind 2 unicorns; 50% of those were built in the US. Origins are resolved from biography and education history, not current address. Compare with the other origin countries in Europe, ranked by founders or per 1M inhabitants.
7 Location comparison
How Slovakia stacks up
Compare Slovakia with similarly sized ecosystems in Europe — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top ecosystems in Europe ranked by combined EV. Slovakia's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | $1.2T | 4.7× | 230 | $27.3B | 21K |
| 2 | Germany | $409B | 4.2× | 99 | $8.3B | 9,034 |
| 3 | France | $404B | 5.4× | 69 | $8.3B | 9,103 |
| 4 | Netherlands | $376B | 3.3× | 48 | $3.4B | 3,957 |
| 5 | Sweden | $264B | 5.4× | 56 | $3.5B | 3,393 |
| 6 | Switzerland | $220B | 3.7× | 50 | $4.2B | 3,135 |
| 7 | Denmark | $141B | 4.3× | 24 | $1.9B | 1,749 |
| 8 | Belgium | $113B | 7.5× | 13 | $1.1B | 1,990 |
| 9 | Ireland | $107B | 4.7× | 26 | $1.2B | 1,975 |
| 10 | Spain | $105B | 4.7× | 18 | $3.3B | 4,636 |
| 11 | Finland | $80.6B | 4.0× | 14 | $2.2B | 1,810 |
| 31 | Slovakia | $4.7B | 8.7× | 1 | $336.7M | 205 |
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