Europe at a Crossroads: Insights From Atomico’s State of European Tech 2025
Atomico’s latest State of European Tech 2025 report paints a picture of a continent that has entered a pivotal new phase — one defined by maturity, resilience, and urgent choices. After several turbulent years in the global tech economy, Europe’s innovation landscape is stabilising, yet the data reveals a system still struggling to turn promise […]
Central Europe’s Tech Momentum in 2025: Resilience, Acceleration, and the Rise of Regional Innovators
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe 2025 Report paints a picture of a region undergoing rapid transformation, where despite macroeconomic uncertainties, technology companies continue to demonstrate unparalleled resilience and growth. Similar to previous years described as a “tale of two halves,” 2025 showcases a dynamic landscape in which innovation thrives even under economic pressure. […]
A Shifting Landscape: CEE Tech in 2024–2025 as the Region Enters Its Next Chapter
The Central and Eastern European (CEE) tech ecosystem, as highlighted in Dealroom’s CEE Startups 2025 report, reveals a sector experiencing both resilience and recalibration. Much like other global tech markets, the past two years have been marked by a “two-speed” dynamic—strong early-stage momentum coupled with tightening conditions in late-stage funding. Despite macroeconomic strain, geopolitical instability, […]
Croatia’s Investment Rebound in 2024: Strong Momentum, Conservative Statistics, and Untapped Potential
“The latest Invest Europe 2024 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics confirm that private equity and venture capital activity in Central and Eastern Europe has rebounded strongly, with total investment in the region rising to €2.83 billion in 2024 as market confidence returns. Croatia is part of this positive trend, but it is important […]
Atomico State of European Tech 2022
Atomico’s latest report, State of European Tech 2022, found that the year 2022 has been a “tale of two halves”. The investment levels have marked an increase of 52% by the end of the first quarter of 2022, however, through August and September investment levels dropped to around $3-5 billion invested per month. Consequently, total […]
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in Central Europe 2022
In the 23rd edition of Deloitte’s competition of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in Central Europe (CE), the winner was Czech company FTMO, a two-time winner of the CE Technology Fast 50, which is an educational platform for financial traders founded in 2013. In the last edition of the Technology Fast 50, it was highlighted […]
Dealroom Reports for CEE and SEE Startups and Venture Capital Ecosystem
Dealroom, the leading provider of data on startup and scaleup ecosystems in Europe and around the world, has published two very relevant reports: the third edition of the report for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and the first edition of the report for the countries of Southeast Europe (SEE). Croatia is included […]
Atomico State of European Tech 2021 Report
Atomico’s latest report found that European tech investment is set to break the $100bn mark in 2021. Europe’s tech industry has continued to show strong performance this year with record-breaking levels of investment, a growing number of unicorns, and high levels of start-up activity comparable to the US. This is according to VC firm Atomico’s […]
Private Equity in CEE: Creating Value and Continued Growth
Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors, published ‘Private Equity in CEE: Creating Value and Continued Growth’, an in-depth study of private equity’s role in innovation and economic development across Central and Eastern Europe. The report investigates the ongoing convergence of CEE countries with […]
Seven Croatian companies on Deloitte’s list of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in Central Europe
In the latest edition of the Deloitte competition of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Central Europe, the winner was the Czech company FTMO, whose mission is to enable capital raising for trading securities. Companies from 9 countries finished on this year’s top 50 list. The average growth of the company was 2278%, while […]