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Central and Eastern European startups coming of age

The Central and Eastern European startup ecosystem is one that's been attracting a lot of attention in the last two years. It has now created 34 unicorns, a third of which are bootstrapped. The ecosystem as a whole is now worth a combined €186B, and investment is on track to 3x in 2021.

In partnership with Google for Startups and Atomico, we've explored the development, current state of play, and future trends of an exciting startup ecosystem coming of age.

Insights in your inbox

In the last month we've launched a new portfolio of weekly sector-specific newsletters, aiming to bring data and curated insights on key areas of Impact, Marketplaces, Fintech and Foodtech (with Health coming soon). 

Not subscribed yet? This week's topics included:

• Bee startups - a hive of activity (Impact)
• The economic power of Moms (Marketplaces)
• An exit extravaganza (Fintech)
• Record Q3 results (Foodtech)

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Also

🖼 Last chance! Take 5 mins to fill in Atomico's State of European Tech survey and be in with a chance to win one of 10 SoET NFTs.

🤖 The annual State of AI report by Nathan Benaich and Ian Hogarth is a must read.

🍑 Atlanta joins Las Vegas as the second startup ecosystem in the US powered by Dealroom, with new startup database. 

🇬🇧 UK VC investment in 2021 passed $30B this morning. 2020's full year total was $15B.

🐺 Free startup tickets for Wolves Summit (19-21) with this code!

🌱 The wild French seed-stage market - Sifted, with Dealroom data.

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