Unicorns thriving in Slovenia
Unicorn is a tech company that exceeds a valuation of $1B.
Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia
Six times more than five years ago.
Top performer in Adria's exits and secondaries.
Carried out by Sportradar and Outbrain.
From one to four unicorns in the last five years.
Over the last five years, the funding amount for the tech industry has skyrocketed from €200M in 2016-2017 to an impressive €1.2B in 2021-2022.
The below map displays the total value of investments raised and the number of deals made by Slovenian tech companies during the period 2005-2022, excluding exits and IPOs.
*To gather information on investments in Slovenian tech companies, we used interviews, crowdsourcing, and public information for 2005-2017 and 2021-2022. However, for investments made between 2018-2020, we could rely only on data from publicly available sources, which may have resulted in an incomplete picture of investments made during that period. Due to the uncertainty, we decided not to include this data in our analysis.
Marketing
Marketing
Enterprise software
Transportation
Transportation
by capital type
by capital type
PE executed only four deals, but each was substantial in size.
Despite being the second-highest capital type in total investment amount, VCs carried out the most deals and are therefore playing an essential role in developing the Slovenian tech ecosystem.
The government is taking an active role by executing over 100 deals. While governments typically make smaller investments, their support is vital for the success of each tech ecosystem.
Are they hiding or need extra encouragement to become more active?
A breakdown of investments by different investment rounds
Slovenian tech companies that have raised capital operate in 18 different industries.
In terms of total investment value raised, the marketing industry takes the lead with a substantial 49%, followed by enterprise software at 22% and transportation at 16%.
The figures display the number of companies categorized by their primary business model (below) and their primary industry of operation (on the right).
Lead investors come from four different regions.
The table presents the % of the invested value and the % of companies receiving investments categorized by the legal seat of the lead investors.
Slovenian tech companies locate their legal seats in four different regions.
The table presents the % of tech companies and the % of investment value received categorized by their legal seat.
Unicorn is a tech company that exceeds a valuation of $1B.
Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia
Driving force behind the continuous progress and growth of the tech ecosystem
Creating high-paying jobs and spurring the development of related industries and technologies.
Attracting more investors and encouraging further investment in the tech ecosystem.
Disseminating knowledge, expertise, and best practices with both individuals and institutions.
We are grateful to our exceptional partners and the Silicon Gardens community for their valuable assistance in creating this infographic.
This infographic was created by Silicon Gardens community. Data was collected through interviews, crowdsourcing and public information. Big thanks to cofound.it for data on crypto activities, and to all others who contributed the information!
Numbers crunched by @igzebedze and @ada, design by @timotej.
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