“…Very frequently measured factors are M&A activity, innovation level, investor protection level, labour regulation, bribery and corruption level, tax burden, unemployment rate, export level, GDP growth, VC ecosystem development, including business angels' activity, worldwide trends including economic shocks, and leading industries [34,38]. The latest trend is acknowledging that cultural features prevailing in the region and, as a result, formal and informal institutions' characteristics are important determinants of VC market development [13,39,40].…”