October brought another strong month for CEE tech, with deeptech, AI-driven automation, and defence-focused companies continuing to dominate investor attention. The region also welcomed a new unicorn: Kyiv-based Fintech IT-Group secured a strategic investment that pushed its valuation to $1 billion. AI and automation platforms remained the hottest category, drawing capital from Google Ventures, Y Combinator, BADideas.fund, Plug & Play, and others. Below is a roundup of the most notable deals across Central and Eastern Europe in October.
EnduroSat, €90.3M
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Founded in: 2015
Total funding received: €157.2M
Recent funding sources: Riot Ventures, Google Ventures, Lux Capital, the European Innovation Council Fund, and Shrug Capital
EnduroSat, a developer of modular, software-defined satellites for commercial and government missions, has raised new funding to boost production and accelerate time-to-orbit. The capital will also support operations at its new state-of-the-art Space Center in Sofia.
Resistant AI, €21.7M in Series B
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Founded in: 2019
Total funding received: €48.1M
Recent funding sources: DTCP Growth, Notion Capital, Google Ventures, and Experian
Resistant AI builds AI models to detect document fraud and monitor financial transactions. The recent funding will help the company expand into new markets, enhance threat intelligence, and scale its AI-driven financial crime prevention platform across Europe.
Katana, €14M in Series B
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Founded in: 2017
Total funding received: €60M
Recent funding sources: Cogito Capital Partners, Fenton/Greer Family Trust, Northzone, Atomico, 42Cap, and Lightrock
Katana offers a cloud-based inventory management platform that simplifies operations across industries. The funding will be used to accelerate global expansion, enhance AI-driven product innovation and integrations, and scale the team and infrastructure.
Boost.space, €6.5M in a seed round
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Founded in: 2017
Total funding received: €8.1M
Recent funding sources: Jet Investments, Tachles VC, Tagrose
Boost.space, a no-/low-code AI platform that integrates over 2,500 tools with LLMs, has raised a €6.5 million seed round. The funds will fuel US expansion and the launch of its Agentic Database infrastructure to give AI systems real-time company context and memory.
SalesPatriot, €4.3M in a seed round
Location: Warsaw, Poland, and San Francisco, US
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: €4.7M
Recent funding sources: Y Combinator, Uncorrelated Ventures, SV Angel, Pear VC, Liquid 2 Ventures, CRV, and business angels
SalesPatriot develops a procurement platform for defense and aerospace components. The fresh funding will allow the startup to grow its workforce, enhance its AI-driven procurement platform, expand into European and international markets, and scale operations to handle larger volumes of defense contracts.
Yaga, €4M in a seed round
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Founded in: 2017
Total funding received: €7.2M
Recent funding sources: Trind Ventures, Startup WIse Guys, Specialist VC, H&M Group Ventures
Yaga, an online marketplace for second-hand fashion, has raised pre-Series A funding. The capital will be used to expand into new markets, especially the Middle East and North Africa, add improved platform features like secure payments and logistics, and scale the team to support market growth.
Minerva, €2.6M in a pre-seed round
Location: Poznan, Poland
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: €9.7M
Recent funding sources: OpenOcean
Minerva develops an AI-driven platform for public procurement across the European Union. The investment will help the startup improve its AI platform to automate and simplify public procurement, enabling businesses and public sector organizations to find opportunities and prepare bids efficiently. It will also support the Minerva’s expansion across Europe.
Delta Green, €2M
Location: Plzen, Czech Republic
Founded in: 2008
Total funding received: €4.2M
Recent funding sources: Tilia Impact Ventures, Purple Ventures, Credo Ventures
Delta Green develops software that enables flexible household energy use, renewable integration, and lower emissions. The funding will support integration with energy suppliers, letting households monetize energy flexibility and improve management of batteries, rooftop solar, and peak-time consumption.
Rhuna, €1.7M in a seed round
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: €1.7M
Recent funding sources: X Ventures, Newtribe Capital, Lemaniques, Keyrock, FunFair Ventures, CoinMarketCap, Aptos, Acc Ventures
Rhuna develops a wallet-native payments and access platform for the entertainment industry, enabling seamless transactions and verified entry across venues, events, and mobility services. The funding will support product development, expand partnerships, and scale its stablecoin-based payment infrastructure.
Sera, €1.5M in a seed round
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: €1.5M
Recent funding sources: Specialist VC, Maki.vc, Bolt founder Marcus Villig, Ready Player Me co-founder Kaspar Tiri
Sera develops an AI sales agent that automates B2B prospecting, research, and personalized outreach across a database of over one billion contacts. The funding will fuel marketing and international expansion as Sera aims to cement its position as the leading AI sales agent globally.
Desktop Commander, €1.1M in a pre-seed round
Location: Riga, Latvia
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €1.1M
Recent funding sources: BADideas.fund, 42CAP
Desktop Commander develops an AI-powered desktop automation platform that lets users manage files, code, and workflows via natural-language commands. The €1.1 million pre-seed funding will support product development, new integrations, and user growth.
Luna Robotics, €1.08M in a pre-seed round
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: €1.4M
Recent funding sources: Plug & Play EMEA Ventures, Coinvest Capital, and business angels
Luna Robotics develops the LunaCam, a tactical drone camera for unmanned aerial vehicles. It will use the fresh funding to expand its sales and partnership network in the EU and the US, increase production capacity, and purchase automation and calibration equipment to scale up the manufacturing of its tactical FPV drone camera.
Finerd, €870k in a seed round
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €870k
Recent funding sources: FRACTAL
Finerd develops an AI-powered management platform for personal and business finances. It helps users to aggregate accounts, analyze expenses, manage debts, and track investments. As of now, Finerd has no MVP, users, or any traction, and its burn rate reaches $100,000 per month. The plan is to launch the product by the end of 2025.
FleetFox, €800k
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Founded in: 2016
Total funding received: €3.6M
Recent funding sources: Lighthouse Ventures, Gi21, BADideas.fund
FleetFox operates a B2B platform that connects fleet owners with vetted service providers for tasks like washing, fueling, maintenance, and inspections. The new funding will support the launch of its SaaS platform, expand integrations, and accelerate European growth.
LynxPower, €550k
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €550k
Recent funding sources: Giga AS, Taavi Madiberk, and Marko Virkebault
LynxPower develops an AI-based energy monitoring and management platform that measures, analyzes, and optimizes building energy consumption in real time. The startup will use its €550,000 investment to advance its AI-driven energy management platform, enhance its functionality, and enter new international markets.
CBRX, €540k in a pre-seed round
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: €815k
Recent funding sources: Coinvest Capital, Scalewolf, Plug and Play, FIRSTPICK
CBRX offers a platform for automating incident analysis, tailored for cybersecurity professionals. The startup will use the fresh funding to enhance its AI-powered cybersecurity platform, expand its sales and partner network across Europe, particularly in the DACH and Nordic regions, and grow its team with a focus on product development and artificial intelligence specialists.
Supernaust AI, €530k in a pre-seed round
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €530k
Recent funding sources: Superhero Capital
Supernaut AI develops an AI-native tool for software engineering teams. The startup will use the fresh funding to expand its team, advance the development of its AI-native tool, and prepare for a global launch, including rolling out an open beta to early customers.
Adsmom, €85.8k in a pre-seed round
Location: Riga, Latvia
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €95.7k
Recent funding sources: 500 Global
Adsmom, a B2B SaaS startup offering an AI-powered ad intelligence platform that decodes 200 million+ ads for marketers and agencies, has raised a pre-seed round. The funding will accelerate product development, expand its analytics coverage, and scale its go-to-market efforts.
Fintech IT-Group, undisclosed round
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Founded in: 2017
Recent funding sources: Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund (UMAEF)
Fintech-IT Group develops integrated software solutions for digital banking. The recent strategic investment, propelling the company to a $1 billion valuation, will allow Fintech-IT Group to expand its product suite, including financing and business services for SMEs, strengthening its mission to deliver advanced digital banking solutions to millions of Ukrainians.
