Eastern Europe Software & IT
Software is where Central and Eastern European venture money goes: ICT companies took 79.0% of CEE venture capital investment value in 2025, or €533.1 million, and 39 venture-backed CEE companies were exited that year (Invest Europe).
20 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.
| Metric | Value | Geo | Period | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business registration index | 150.3index | SK | 2026-Q2 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| BG 10-49: enterprises that ever considered using any AI technology | 4.57percent of enterprises | BG | 2025 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| Women as a share of employed ICT specialists, Poland | 16.6percent | PL | 2025 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| Later-stage share of total CEE venture capital investment value | 65percent of CEE VC value | EASTEU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| Average venture capital investment per company in Europe | 4.08EUR million | EU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| ICT share of CEE venture capital investment value | 79.0percent | EASTEU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| Venture-backed share of all private-equity-backed companies in CEE | 59percent of PE-backed companies | EASTEU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| Start-up-stage capital invested in CEE companies | 147EUR million | EASTEU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| Enterprises using computing platform providing a hosted envi, Poland, 10 persons employed or more | 32.38percent of enterprises | PL | 2025 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| Early-stage venture funds raised for CEE, incremental closings | 119409EUR thousand | EASTEU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| Capital committed to CEE private equity funds by investors based within CEE | 1.05EUR billion | EASTEU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| Enterprises not adopting AI because of lack of relevant expertise, European Union (27 countries) | 70.31percent of enterprises | EU | 2025 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| Enterprises not adopting AI because it is not useful for them, European Union (27 countries) | 17.79percent of enterprises | EU | 2025 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| Venture capital invested in CEE ICT companies | 533106EUR thousand | EASTEU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| BG 10-49: enterprises using no AI technology at all | 88.52percent of enterprises | BG | 2025 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| Private equity investment as share of GDP, CEE region | 0.091percent | EASTEU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| Women employed as ICT specialists, Poland | 129.1thousand persons | PL | 2025 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| Number of venture-backed CEE companies exited | 39companies | EASTEU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| Average start-up-stage venture investment per CEE company | 1.598EUR million per company | EASTEU | 2025 | T1 | investeurope.eu |
| Enterprises hit by an ICT security incident with at least 3 consequences, Poland | 2.16percent of enterprises | PL | 2024 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
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