Slovakia startup funding
European tech funding profile
45 startups in Slovakia have closed 50 funding rounds and raised €203M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants) and recorded 10 exits. Software is the most active sector, and Venture to Future Fund is the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
#37 in Europe by equity raised — 0.0% of all European startup equity funding.
Equity funding
€203M
excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
50
Companies
45
Named investors
96
Exits
10
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsSlovakia — funding over time — interactive chart.
Data table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €10k | 1 |
| 2013 | €0 | 1 |
| 2014 | €700k | 2 |
| 2015 | €1.0M | 1 |
| 2016 | €3.3M | 2 |
| 2017 | €0 | 3 |
| 2018 | €3.3M | 1 |
| 2019 | €10M | 2 |
| 2020 | €19M | 6 |
| 2021 | €34M | 5 |
| 2022 | €14M | 4 |
| 2023 | €47M | 6 |
| 2024 | €47M | 6 |
| 2025 | €16M | 5 |
| 2026 | €3.3M | 3 |
Top performing sectors
by € raised| Software | €39M | |
| E-commerce | €35M | |
| Cloud | €32M | |
| Energy | €31M | |
| Robotics | €19M | |
| Healthtech | €14M |
Fastest growing sectors
2025 vs 2024 by € raisedNot enough 2024–2025 data to rank growth.
Top sectors
by deal countSlovakia — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Slovakia — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 13 |
| Fintech | 7 |
| Sports | 4 |
| Proptech | 4 |
| E-commerce | 4 |
| Deeptech | 4 |
| Energy | 3 |
| Cleantech | 3 |
| AI | 3 |
| Transportation | 3 |
Stage mix
by € raisedSlovakia — stage mix — interactive chart.
Data table
| Slovakia — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €77M |
| Series B | €62M |
| Seed | €33M |
| Series A | €24M |
| Grant | €5.0M |
| Early VC | €3.1M |
| Pre-Seed | €2.6M |
| Growth/Late | €2.2M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudTalk | Series B | Jan 2024 | €26M |
| Photoneo | Series B | Dec 2021 | €19M |
| Brightpick | Series B | Jan 2023 | €18M |
| Fuergy | Other | Jan 2023 | €16M |
| Brightpick | Other | Nov 2024 | €11M |
| InoBat Auto | Other | Jan 2020 | €10M |
| Hilbi | Other | Apr 2025 | €8.0M |
| Powerful Medical | Other | Feb 2024 | €7.5M |
| Simplicity | Seed | Aug 2021 | €7.3M |
| Minit | Series A | Oct 2019 | €7.0M |
Top investors
named, by deal count| Venture to Future Fund | 9 |
| Neulogy Ventures | 3 |
| Zero One Hundred | 3 |
| CB Investment Management | 3 |
| Credo Ventures | 2 |
| Taiwania Capital | 2 |
| AI Capital | 2 |
| HENQ Invest | 2 |
| CB ESPRI Impact One | 2 |
| Vision Ventures | 2 |
Top cities
by € raised| Bratislava | €196M | 38 | |
| Slovenska Bistrica | €3.0M | 1 | |
| Kasice | €2.5M | 1 | |
| Ljubljana | €1.2M | 1 | |
| Banská Bystrica | €1.0M | 2 | |
| Prešov | €800k | 1 | |
| Trnava | €0 | 1 |