Polish start-ups most numerous in CEE

Poland took the top spot in the CEE region in the ranking of countries with the highest number of  of founded start-ups and start-up centers, according to a survey carried out by the Central and Eastern Europe Development Institute (CEED). Based on the statistics published in CrunchBase database, the report showed that there have been 94 start-ups founded in Poland, which make Poland the leader among other 11 CEE countries. However,  in terms of per capita rate, it stands at only 2.46, while Estonia may enjoy the number of 34.27 start-ups per one million citizens. Warsaw is a home to 41 startups, the author of the report indicated that, "Warsaw is the only CEE city to be listed in the Start-up Ecosystem Report." What is more, Poland may be proud when it comes to the number of start-up centers, which amounts to 14 and is the highest in the region. "Start-up" phrase is also getting more popular among Polish internet users and is searched by 8,000 times each month (around 200 per capita). Hungary ranked second with around 3,000 searches.