Slovakia’s startup ecosystem ranks 16th in Eastern Europe and 62nd globally. The scene saw an increase in 2024 and jumped 3 spots from the previous year.
With a population of nearly 5.5 million, Slovakia represents a relatively smaller but strategically well-positioned country in the CEE region, maintaining close connections with the DACH region, Czech Republic and Poland. The county’s ecosystem surprised us with one of the most substantial CEE rounds last year, just at the end of 2024, with InoBat locking €100 million.
In this article, we will deep dive into the biggest funding rounds that influenced the Slovak startup landscape in the second half of 2024. Please feel free to contact us at [email protected].
InoBat
Latest round: €100 million
Stage: Series C
Investors: Gotion High Tech, IPM Group, Bromo Capital, Rio Tinto, Lilium
Founder: Jozef Urban, Marian Bocek, Marian Goga
Vertical: Clean Tech
About: An R&D and battery production company with the long-term objective of serving the European market with new energy solutions
Brightpick
Latest round: €11.3 million
Stage: Growth
Investors: EBRD Venture Capital, Avast founders Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera, and ESET founder Miroslav Trnka
Founder: Jan Zizka, Branislav Puliš, Michal Maly, Tomas Kovacovsky
Vertical: Robotics
About: A robotics startup specializing in warehouse automation.
Sloneek
Latest round: €3.6 million
Stage: Late seed
Investors: Purple Ventures II, Presto Ventures, Venture to Future Fund, Vision Ventures
Founder: Milan Rataj, Filip Lukac
Vertical: HR Tech
About: AI-powered human resources solution that streamlines day-to-day HR processes such as recruitment and offboarding.
SuperScale
Latest round: €1.14 million
Stage: Series A
Investors: Across Private Investments, LevelUp Ventures, Zero One Hundred, Venture to Future Fund, Strecko Investments
Founder: Ivan Trančík
Vertical: Web3
About: All-in-one Growth Platform that aims to profitably scale games & blockchain apps.
