Throughout 2024, Vestbee featured 10 promising European startups each month as part of our Startups of the month (SOTM) initiative. Numerous of these startups proved their value by successfully closing funding rounds. For instance, Budapest-based fintech PastPay, highlighted last April, raised €12 million in funding in September. Estonian cleantech startup Fusebox, included in our July SOTM edition, recently secured €2.6 million. Meanwhile, Lithuanian startup RedTrack, which we spotlighted in May, closed a $3.2 million round in October.
Here, we’ve selected 100 standout companies from the series that show great potential and are worth watching.
“Startups of the month” is a series highlighting tech startups from all sectors that originated in Europe. If you would like to introduce your company to Vestbee and participate in the selection process to be featured in the next edition, please complete the application by February 10.
- Akurateco is a Ukrainian fintech startup that offers a PCI-DSS-compliant payment orchestration platform with 400 integrations, helping financial institutions boost revenue.
- Alcolase, based in Copenhagen, develops enzyme-based solutions for alcohol intolerance, enabling a comfortable and inclusive drinking experience.
- Vilnius-based Autonomous Minds is a stealth-mode startup developing a no-code platform that lets AI co-workers handle administrative and management tasks.
- AutonomyNow is a Polish startup that develops AI systems for automotive use. These systems monitor a vehicle’s surroundings, alert drivers to potential dangers, and initiate deceleration.
- Banani AI, a Ukrainian-founded startup, develops an AI-powered tool that enables users to quickly generate interactive and editable UI designs from text descriptions, even without design skills.
- BeeSpeaker is a Polish-Swedish company that developed a mobile app offering AI-powered immersive language learning to improve speaking proficiency.
- Polish startup Biostra specializes in converting biowaste into high-value, eco-friendly fertilizers that support sustainable agriculture.
- Brandplane is a Milan-based digital marketing startup that automates content creation and distribution. It helps businesses execute effective strategies regardless of budget.
- BRU is a startup based in Zurich that promotes healthy living with its BRU Maker One, an automated tea brewing machine, and subscription services for high-quality teas.
- Cargofy is an AI-powered logistics platform that automates matching trucks with loads from multiple load boards, coordinating trips, and tracking deliveries.
- Swedish startup Cellfion revolutionizes the hydrogen, battery, and ion-separation industries with cellulose-based membranes free of harmful PFAS chemicals.
- Centrum Cognitio is based in Slovenia and offers TINA, a platform for managing therapy processes from data organization to client inclusion. The platform simplifies therapists’ workflows and empowers clients with accessible therapy tools.
- Cequence, based in Bratislava, is a Contract Lifecycle Management platform that automates manual tasks and streamlines workflows.
- Data Sweep, a Romanian startup, streamlines research data processes with AI. It offers access to 10 million datasets, automated cleaning, and semantic search for academic and business insights.
- Datapher AI, based in London, automates tasks for investment professionals. Its flagship product, the Agentic Investment Analyst, reduces research time by 80% and costs by 90%.
- DataWhisper is a UK-based low-code AI platform helping financial institutions securely adopt generative AI while ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Datuum.ai is a Kyiv-based startup that provides a no-code AI tool for automating data onboarding, saving time and reducing burnout for data engineers and analysts.
- Berlin-based DiamonTech has created a medical device that non-invasively measures blood sugar levels. The device is set to transform diabetes management, making it more accessible and user-friendly.
- Diawiser is a Vilnius-based health app that acts as a diabetic copilot, helping users predict complications early and automate diabetes management.
- Duuabl is a Tallinn-based platform that connects last-mile construction and repair professionals. It offers fair pay, social security, and digital tools for scaling operations.
- Ecopolplast is a Polish cleantech startup developing Ecoplastomer, a fully recyclable thermoplastic elastomer that cuts CO2 emissions and costs.
- Edumentors is a UK-based startup that addresses learning loss through personalized tutoring led by tutors from top universities, such as Cambridge and Oxford.
- Effy AI, an Estonian startup, provides team leaders personalized guidance to boost employee engagement and development.
- Based in Germany, E-TERRY develops autonomous lightweight robots for agricultural fields.
- Fideum is a Lithuanian fintech firm that provides blockchain infrastructure to financial institutions, banks, and SMEs. Backed by Mastercard Europe, Fideum simplifies digital transformation and explores opportunities in digital assets.
- Tallinn's FleetFox is a fleet servicing marketplace that helps large B2B fleets reduce costs, improve performance, and enhance efficiency.
- Fusebox is an Estonian energy tech startup that provides utilities with a platform to balance production and consumption, integrate renewables, and cut energy costs.
- Future Objects, operating in Finland and Japan, simplifies media production with an AI platform offering tools for creating text, visuals, and audio tailored to enterprise needs.
- GoDutch, headquartered in Amsterdam, is a fintech startup that shares earnings with users, promotes transparent banking, and supports climate-positive initiatives.
- Hackrate, a Hungarian startup, offers a crowdsourced platform for ethical hacking. It helps businesses identify software vulnerabilities and manage security projects.
- Based in Bulgaria, Health Navigator’s telemedicine platform provides cancer patients with personalized consultations and access to top specialists.
- Hepta is a vertical AI startup that deploys AI-powered tools to analyze energy grids in over 20 countries, improving resilience and reducing potential outages.
- heylogin, a German password manager for individuals and businesses, offers hardware-based end-to-end encryption with default two-factor authentication.
- Headquartered in Helsinki, Hookle provides an AI-powered social media marketing platform for small businesses. It streamlines content creation, scheduling, and performance tracking.
- Hyperdata is a Slovak platform that simplifies healthcare data auctions. It connects providers with buyers for precision medicine and research through secure contracts and payments.
- Jointy is a Madrid-based startup that offers a peer-to-peer platform for renting fashion items. It provides secure transactions and easy access to sustainable fashion.
- Kanzy, a London-based startup, democratizes financial knowledge using AI-powered assistants to offer personalized investment guidance for all experience levels.
- Kewano, a German startup, replaces traditional ERP systems with an autonomous platform that automates ordering and production planning processes, reducing costs by 5-10%.
- Sofia-based vulnerability management platform Kikimora identifies security weaknesses and prioritizes risks while offering cybersecurity consulting.
- Koios AI is a London-based conversational AI startup that leverages voice analysis to predict personality traits and adapt responses in real time.
- Based in Budapest, KyCheck is developing a B2B compliance SaaS solution to help EU companies onboard partners from Asia, Africa, and South America.
- Kymatio, a Madrid-based startup, enhances cybersecurity by identifying risks, training staff, and providing action plans to protect organizations from cyberattacks.
- Lentify, a Prague-based marketplace, facilitates the rental of tech gadgets and essentials, promoting sustainability with secure, on-demand access.
- LiVert is a French startup transforming e-commerce by promoting eco-friendly, collaborative delivery systems. LiVert reduces carbon emissions and packaging waste while saving costs.
- Lognium revolutionizes digital interactions with an Identity Wallet that uses Selective Disclosure and Zero-Knowledge Proofs for secure, passwordless access.
- LondonLink is a London-based Bitcoin brokerage specialising in delivering risk-adjusted returns for investors.
- German lyftyfy offers a real-time landing page generator tailored for search engine campaigns, enhancing campaign reach with the finesse of content marketing.
- Based in Vilnius, mathos matches students with ideal tutors using AI and big data, enhancing education by personalizing learning experiences and improving outcomes.
- UK-based MatLogica transforms quantitative and scientific computing with its patented just-in-time compiler.
- Slovakian startup MATSUKO specializes in spatial computing, which enables realistic holographic meetings. This tool captures and reconstructs 3D images from 2D sources.
- MedicubeX provides an eHealth Station for automated vital sign measurement, ECG, and digital triage. This solution enhances efficiency by reducing nurse workloads, increasing patient capacity, and enabling remote care.
- MedVoice, a Warsaw-based startup, offers AI-driven diagnostic support. It enhances physicians’ decision-making with real-time suggestions and treatment plans.
- Merqury is a UK company that provides a faster, more affordable, and more secure alternative to traditional card payments. This solution simplifies transactions, benefiting both businesses and customers.
- Italy-based MinervaS offers solutions to reduce CO2 and energy consumption in road transport by up to 30%.
- Mitigant, a German cybersecurity startup, secures cloud infrastructures with the world’s first Cloud Attack Emulation platform, ensuring compliance and resilience in minutes.
- Motics is a London-based startup focusing on muscle rehabilitation. Its Motics Copilot automates clinical note-taking, referral letters, and other administrative tasks, helping healthcare professionals save time.
- MyDello, an Estonian digital freight forwarder, streamlines global shipping with instant quotes and multimodal options, saving businesses time and reducing supply chain waste.
- Czech startup Neuron Soundware develops AI and ML algorithms to optimize industrial equipment through sound and physical parameter analysis.
- Slovak platform Nordics.io optimizes enterprise IT projects through AI-driven vendor selection, RFx creation, and management, ensuring accurate expertise matches.
- Northbound is a German startup helping enterprises cut Demurrage and Detention costs through AI-powered real-time monitoring and workflow automation.
- Nuvio is a Tallinn-based startup that uses AI to simplify business finances. Its platform consolidates income, expenses, cash flow, and bank accounts.
- French startup Ochy develops AI technology to help athletes improve their technique using smartphone video analysis. The app offers personalized advice to enhance performance across various sports.
- onyo, a Munich-based startup, streamlines remote work setups with software and a subscription model. It manages logistics and compliance for hybrid teams.
- PastPay, a Hungarian startup, provides end-to-end cashflow financing solutions for B2B merchants across Central and Eastern Europe. Its services include BNPL, factoring, and supply chain financing.
- Norwegian B2B SaaS startup Pasyc provides an on-demand local manufacturing platform. The startup aims to reduce production times and environmental impacts.
- Madrid-based platform Pauli.AI uses AI, data science, and geolocation to help investors find profitable real estate opportunities. It offers tailored property recommendations and market insights.
- Based in Amsterdam, Photosynthetic develops technology for the mass production of complex microstructures. The company’s advancements are supporting industries that depend on microfabrication technologies.
- Berlin-based edtech startup Plix AI offers AI tools to simplify learning by creating and evaluating educational content for accessible, high-quality education.
- Polish startup Pwned Labs focuses on edtech and cyberattack simulation for B2B and B2C markets. The company enhances enterprise resilience by equipping businesses to stay ahead of emerging cyber threats.
- Polish startup QuestPass introduces a non-monetary "paywall" where users answer simple ad-based questions for free content, boosting advertiser impact and publisher revenue.
- Readmio, a Czech edtech startup, offers an app with interactive children’s stories that use gamification to foster reading habits and strengthen parent-child bonds.
- RedTrack, a Lithuanian company, offers a media buying analytics and automation platform.
- ReSpo.Vision is a Polish startup that uses 3D skeletal tracking to analyze sports events with a single camera, mapping the ball and participants' movements in detail.
- Sales Partner, a Romanian startup, offers a Dealership Management System with AI and automation to optimize automotive sales, approvals, and services.
- Tallinn-based Salesforge develops a sales engagement platform that helps sales teams optimize performance.
- Polish-founded startup Shen.AI enables remote vital signs monitoring using a smartphone. It allows patients and professionals to monitor their health anytime and anywhere with simple, accessible technology.
- Skillie.ai is a Bulgarian startup that provides an HR platform powered by ChatGPT. It integrates recruitment, career planning, and learning management for streamlined employee development.
- Sofia-based SocialScore (previously DSNTech) offers predictive analytics for businesses with an AI platform that requires no coding.
- Spendbase is a Ukrainian SaaS management platform that helps IT and finance teams streamline software procurement, automate management, and optimize spending
- Based in London, SPIN Analytics develops RISKROBOT, a platform that accelerates credit risk modelling for banks, reducing costs by 70% and improving efficiency.
- StratifAI is a Berlin-based medtech startup using AI to analyze histology images and clinical data, aiding in oncology treatment decisions and biopharma research.
- Swayze enables social media users to monetize their Instagram accounts by promoting local businesses in exchange for discounts and deals.
- Synovance utilizes Synthetic Biology and precision fermentation to create bio-produced pigments, replacing chemical alternatives in textiles and cosmetics.
- Thera combines AI with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to provide immediate emotional support, delivering tips and advice when therapy or friends aren’t available.
- TomtA.ai is based in Sweden and focuses on generating data for machine learning workflows, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR.
- TransferChain, a Swiss startup, offers secure file sharing and password management with client-side encryption, blockchain authorization, and data compliance.
- transjt.io connects creativity with technology by turning Figma designs into code that is ready for platforms like HubSpot and Shopify. This tool allows designers to transform their creative ideas into functional web experiences quickly.
- Based in Ireland, trigr develops a platform for media production teams, helping them manage tasks, budgets, and collaborators in one system.
- Based in Budapest, Ubives delivers passwordless login solutions to enhance online security and streamline data management.
- Nice-based UncovAI is a platform that detects Generative AI content using mathematical hypotheses instead of resource-heavy Deep Learning models. It offers a way to distinguish between AI-generated and human-authored text and images.
- Upfan, a Bratislava-based platform, combats ticket fraud for sports and events, offering resale controls and real-time fan engagement tools.
- UK-based vabble.io is a fintech startup dedicated to increasing sustainable trade finance by providing an automated platform to monetize exporter invoices.
- Vidoc Security Lab, a Polish startup, provides a platform for application security teams to tackle emerging threats in AI-driven code development.
- Austrian Viora (previously Ada Growth) develops a micro-learning app that focuses on scalable personal development and attracts, retains, and develops female employees.
- Headquartered in London, VitVio develops an AI-powered platform for surgical operating rooms. It aims to enhance operating room efficiency and reduce delays and readmissions.
- Based in France, Voltaage simplifies EV charging for companies, drivers, and operators, paving the way for decarbonized mobility.
- Budapest-based startup Voovo enhances learning with a platform for creating flashcards from textbooks and notes, boosting retention and accelerating exam prep.
- Wantent, co-founded in Ukraine, uses AI to analyze emotional engagement in advertising and content, offering insights beyond traditional focus groups and surveys.
- WHYZE Health is an Irish company that offers an AI Data-as-a-Service platform that connects patients, providers, and researchers, fostering a patient-centric ecosystem to improve health outcomes.
- Workki AI is a Helsinki-based platform that detects and exposes misinformation. It uses AI to verify sources and ensure accurate, trustworthy information.
- Czech Republic-based travel platform Worldee connects users with experienced travellers to access authentic travel experiences through trip planning and travel diaries.
- Zibra.ai is a Ukrainian deeptech startup that develops a platform for creating AI-generated assets for virtual worlds.
