For central and eastern Europe (CEE), 2022 was another record year for startup funding and VC fundraising — but it feels like the success of the ecosystem could have been even greater if it wasn’t for the wider economic slowdown and the war in Ukraine.
Analysis
December 22, 2022
CEE bucked the trend and kept growing in 2022 — despite the war in Ukraine
For central and eastern Europe, 2022 was all about more funding, more fundraising — and the terrible effects of the war in Ukraine
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