Every month, Vestbee compiles a list of the most significant financial rounds closed in Central and Eastern Europe and the broader European region. Recently, we published a selection of CEE startups that secured funding in October, with details on each deal. Below is a list of startups from across Europe that received funding in October.
MACHENTA, $40M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: $40M
Recent funding sources: Union Square Ventures, Creandum
London-based robotics startup Machenta has recently secured $40 million in a seed funding round to develop its AI model, allowing robots to learn new tasks from a single demonstration and reducing the time and cost of robot training.
Braid, $38M in Series A
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: $38M
Recent funding sources: Octopus Ventures, KPN Ventures
UK-based enterprise connectivity technology company Braid has recently secured $38 million in a Series A round. The fresh capital will enable the company to expand internationally, strengthen its telecommunications carrier network and further develop its embedded connectivity infrastructure.
Duvo, $32M in Series A
Location: Altrincham, the UK
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: $47M
Recent funding sources: Index Ventures, Balderton Capital, Northzone, Credo Ventures, Puzzle Ventures
London-based AI startup Duvo has recently secured $32 million in a Series A round to expand its enterprise execution platform into the US market, focusing on the retail and consumer goods sectors.
Beyond Vision, €28M
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Founded in: 2013
Total funding received: €28M
Recent funding sources: Indico Capital Partners, Lince Capital, ActiveCap
Portugal-based unmanned aerial systems manufacturer Beyond Vision has recently secured over €28 million co-led by Índico Capital Partners and Lince Capital. The fresh capital will enable the company to scale its industrial production capacity, accelerate AI and swarm technology development, and expand its international presence across the defence and critical infrastructure sectors.
Enact Intelligence, $30M in a pre-seed round
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Founded in: 2026
Total funding received: $30M
Recent funding sources: redalpine, Notion Capital, Firstminute Capital, Thomas Wolf, Arthur Mensch
Zurich-based robotics startup Enact Intelligence has recently secured $30 million in pre-seed funding to develop force-sensing technology that helps robots interact more effectively with the physical world and improve their object manipulation capabilities.
Phononic Vibes, €25M
Location: Milan, Italy
Founded in: 2018
Total funding received: €33.8M
Recent funding sources: CDP Venture Capital, 360 Capital, Jolt Capital, SkyDeck Berkeley, EUREKA! Venture SGR
Milan-based noise management company Phononic Vibes has recently secured €25 million in a funding round led by Jolt Capital. The startup aims to expand internationally and develop new applications for its acoustic metamaterial technology used in noise and vibration management.
Hyperlayer, £19.5M in Series A
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: £49.5M
Recent funding sources: Susquehanna International Group, Mouro Capital, Iona Star, Flintlock Capital, CDAM
UK-based programmable banking platform Hyperlayer has raised a £19.5 million in Series A to accelerate product development, strengthen its product, engineering and implementation teams, and expand across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Rivercell, $25M in a seed round
Location: Paris, France
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: $25M
Recent funding sources: Alven, HV Capital, HCVC, Bpifrance Digital Venture
Paris-based biotechnology and AI startup Rivercell has raised $25 million in a seed round led by HV. The fresh capital will enable the company to scale its proprietary data generation platform, expand its automated wet lab in Paris and develop AI models designed to predict how human cells respond to drugs and genetic changes.
Turn2x, €20M in Series A
Location: Munich, Germany
Founded in: 2022
Total funding received: €24.3M
Recent funding sources: Verve Ventures, First Momentum Ventures, LEA Partners, Antwerpen Ventures, Marcelino Oreja, Christoph Zinsser
German firm TURN2X has secured €20 million in a Series A round led by Antwerpen Ventures to scale its commercial e-methane production facilities, expand into Spain and other markets, reduce production costs and grow its team.
Procuros, €20M in Series A
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Founded in: 2021
Total funding received: $32.5M
Recent funding sources: Creandum, b2venture, XAnge, W23, Point Nine
Hamburg-based supply chain technology startup Procuros has raised €20 million in a Series A round to further develop its AI-powered supply chain platform, scale its go-to-market activities and accelerate international expansion.
Vocca, $20M in Series A
Location: Paris, France
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: $25M
Recent funding sources: Speedinvest, Norrsken VC, FJ Labs, Firstminute Capital, Kima Ventures
French Vocca, an AI platform for medical practitioners, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Norrsken VC. The fresh capital will support the expansion of its healthcare scheduling infrastructure and patient interface, including new communication channels, additional medical specialties and more complex clinical scenarios.
Easol, $20M in Series A
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2017
Total funding received: $59.6M
Recent funding sources: Y Combinator, Foundation Capital, Tiger Global Management, Slow Ventures, Notion Capital
UK-based Easol, a platform for experience businesses, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Y Combinator. The startup aims to support and launch of Teammates, an agentic AI tool designed to automate sales, customer support and operations for experience businesses.
finmid, €17M in Series A
Location: Berlin, Germany
Founded in: 2021
Total funding received: €52M
Recent funding sources: Big Pi Ventures, Main Set, Earlybird Venture Capital, Blossom Capital
Berlin-based embedded lending company finmid has secured €17 million in a Series A extension. The funds will expand its asset finance products, multi-source funding infrastructure and underwriting, and take it into vehicle financing and marketplace loans for the first time through partnerships with Bolt and Skroutz.
Ravical, $17M in a seed round
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: $17M
Recent funding sources: MMC Ventures, Lakestar, Pitchdrive, Shapers
Ghent-based AI startup Ravical, founded by Silverfin co-founder Joris Van Der Gucht, has recently secured $17 million in a seed round. Its platform helps accounting firms manage and scale AI across their operations, and the capital will support growth in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK, wider European expansion and a US launch.
Nous, $17M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2021
Total funding received: $26M
Recent funding sources: Heartcore Capital, Mosaic Ventures, Chalfen Ventures, Joyance Partners, Future Back Ventures by Bain & Company
London-based startup Nous has raised $17 million for its AI agent that manages household bills, subscriptions and admin. The funds will take it into more household spending categories and regulated areas such as insurance and financial services, add new everyday capabilities and support international expansion.
Noah, $16M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2020
Total funding received: $38.7M
Recent funding sources: Endeit Capital, FJ Labs, LocalGlobe, Felix Capital
London-based stablecoin payments startup Noah has recently secured a $16 million seed extension, bringing its seed round to $38.7 million. The capital will support US expansion, including a new New York office, and the scaling of its API-first payments infrastructure.
HyLight, €13M in Series A
Location: France
Founded in: 2022
Total funding received: €16.7M
Recent funding sources: Rubio Impact Ventures, DRW, Teampact Ventures, Ring Capital, Y Combinator
French deeptech HyLight has recently secured €13 million to industrialise its autonomous hydrogen-powered airships for energy infrastructure inspection. The funds will scale production, grow its fleet from four to 15 aircraft within a year, add around 50 hires and support expansion into Germany and the Netherlands.
Tendos, €12M in a seed round
Location: Munich, Germany
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: €12M
Recent funding sources: Insight Partners, founders of Personio, Forto, Flix and SumUp, Stephan Patrick Tahy
Munich-based startup Tendos has recently secured €12 million in a seed round for its AI platform for building materials manufacturers. The capital will fund expansion beyond the DACH region, new sales use cases and coverage of more segments of the building materials value chain.
Reclinker, £10M in Series A
Location: Cambridge, the UK
Founded in: 2022
Total funding received: £12.3M
Recent funding sources: Clean Growth Fund, AP Ventures, Development Bank of Wales, Kibo Invest, Zero Carbon Capital, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures
UK-based low-carbon cement startup Reclinker has recently secured £10 million in a Series A round to turn demolition waste back into cement. The capital will take it from trials to full commercial production at its Cardiff site and bring its process to electric arc furnace sites in Europe and the US.
Photon Bridge, €10M in a seed round
Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Founded in: 2020
Total funding received: €16.8M
Recent funding sources: Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, 360 Capital, Innovation Industries, Faber, BOM
Eindhoven-based photonics startup Photon Bridge has recently secured €10 million in a seed round to scale its multi-wavelength laser light engines for AI data centres. The funds will speed up product development, with first customer samples due in 2027 and volume manufacturing from 2028, and grow its team in Eindhoven.
Wavo, €10M in a seed round
Location: Lyon, France
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: €13.5M
Recent funding sources: Eurazeo, Axeleo Capital, HUB612
Lyon-based fintech Wavo has recently secured €10 million to expand its debt-free inventory financing for SMEs. The capital will fund new hires, further platform investment, a doubling of its financing capacity per company and expansion into new European markets, starting with Northern Europe.
Atlas Bio, $11M in a seed round
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: $13.5M
Recent funding sources: Creandum, First Momentum Ventures, LEA Partners
Basel-based biotech Atlas Bio has recently secured a $11 million seed round, announced together with a $2.5 million pre-seed, for its predictive foundation AI model of human biology that simulates drug trials. The capital will scale its scientific and commercial teams, deepen platform validation and onboard more enterprise clients.
Foundational, £8.2M in a pre-seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: £8.2M
Recent funding sources: Inflection, BACKED VC, Final Frontier, Adjacent, Type One Ventures
London-based space startup Foundational has emerged from stealth with £8.2 million in pre-seed funding to automate satellite laser ranging. The funds will expand its ground-station network, bring production of its space hardware in-house, increase retroreflector output, and develop its data platform.
UniSieve, $9M in Series A
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Founded in: 2018
Total funding received: $19.7M
Recent funding sources: Orano Venture Fund, Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, Founderful, Zürcher Kantonalbank, Guenat Holding
Zurich-based cleantech UniSieve, an ETH Zurich spin-off, has recently secured $9 million in a Series A round for its molecular separation membranes. The capital will expand membrane production and turn customer interest into sales, targeting olefin production and point-source carbon capture.
Opply, $7.5M
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2021
Total funding received: $11.5M
Recent funding sources: Chalfen Ventures, Index Ventures, Anthemis, Entrepreneurs First, In This Together, Ventures Together
London-based supply chain startup Opply has recently secured $7.5 million for its platform that digitises sourcing and supply chains for food and beverage brands. The funds will bring its AI agent model to more businesses, from emerging brands to large global companies.
Stride Health Group, £4.6M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: £4.6M
Recent funding sources: Arāya Ventures, Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures, better ventures, Innovate UK
London-based healthtech Stride, founded by Olympic medallist and DNAfit co-founder Andrew Steele, has recently secured £4.6 million in a seed round. The capital will develop its predictive, personalised health platform and launch its Stride One membership outside the UK before the end of 2026.
Sonexos, CHF5M in a seed round
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Founded in: 2022
Total funding received: CHF5M
Recent funding sources: Valquest Partners, Bosch Ventures
Lausanne-based audio engineering company Sonexos has recently secured CHF 5 million in a seed round for its plasma-based active noise control technology. The funds will take it from prototypes to qualified industrial products, with paid integration programmes for appliance and HVAC makers and series production targeted for early 2028.
Concretene, £4.5M in Series A
Location: Manchester, the UK
Founded in: 2020
Total funding received: £8.8M
Recent funding sources: PXN Ventures (NPIF II), LocalGlobe, Molten Ventures
Manchester-based construction materials company Concretene, a University of Manchester spin-out, has raised £4.5 million for its graphene-enhanced concrete admixture. The capital will fund industrial-scale manufacture, scaled concrete trials with industrial partners, and its Manchester graphene programme.
Comparables.ai, $6M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: $6.7M
Recent funding sources: Pragmatech Ventures, Arāya Ventures, Purple Ventures, Gorilla Capital, hi5 Ventures, Somersault Ventures
London-based fintech Comparables.ai has recently secured $6 million in a seed round for its AI-augmented company analysis platform for M&A professionals. The funds will support expansion into multiple markets and further development of its core AI engine.
Verso, $6M in a seed round
Location: Paris, France
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: $6M
Recent funding sources: Angular Ventures, 100IN, Kima Ventures, Olympe Capital, Sharpstone Capital, Hexa
Paris-based market research startup Verso has recently secured $6 million in a seed round for its AI-powered qualitative consumer insights platform. The funds will integrate more consumer data sources, open access for AI agents, take the company into the US, and support hiring across engineering and go-to-market.
hexafarms, €4.8M in a seed round
Location: Berlin, Germany
Founded in: 2021
Total funding received: $7.8M
Recent funding sources: Ananda Impact Ventures, Green Generation Fund (GGF), Grey Silo Ventures, better ventures, Speedinvest, Mudcake, Techstars
Berlin-based agtech hexafarms has recently secured €4.8 million in a seed round for its AI-powered software and hardware for commercial greenhouses. The capital will fund wireless crop sensing, automated pest and disease scouting, and expansion into DACH, Benelux, and Spain.
Querio, £3.8M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: $6.7M
Recent funding sources: BMW i Ventures, Haatch, Arāya Ventures, Forum Ventures, LAUNCH, Secways
London-based data startup Querio has launched with £3.8 million in seed funding for its git-native analytics platform, which keeps a company's entire analytics stack in its own repository. The funds will be invested in further developing its technology.
MintNeuro, £3.8M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2022
Total funding received: £21.8M
Recent funding sources: Odyssey Ventures, 33East, JSK Investments, Alumni Ventures, Empirical Ventures, Jumpspace Ventures
London-based semiconductor company MintNeuro, an Imperial College London spin-out, has recently secured £3.8 million to scale its chips purpose-built for neural devices. The capital will accelerate product launches, build new partnerships and support international expansion.
AQQI, €4M in a pre-seed round
Location: Paris, France
Founded in: 2026
Total funding received: €4M
Recent funding sources: Axeleo Capital, Aquiti Ventures, Kima Ventures, 50 Partners, Nicolas Steegmann, Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet
Paris-based proptech AQQI has recently secured €4 million in a pre-seed round for its AI assistant that simplifies home buying. After testing in Paris, Bordeaux, and Marseille, the product will open to 1,000 users before a public launch in 2027.
Cori Clinical, $4M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: $4M
Recent funding sources: BREEGA, Enzo Ventures, Heartfelt, Ventures Together, Bynd Venture Capital
London-based healthtech Cori Clinical has recently secured $4 million in a seed round for its AI software that manages clinical trial documents and regulatory workflows. The funds will expand delivery capacity, grow the team, deepen the platform's regulatory and clinical intelligence and support deals with CROs and pharma companies.
CodeWall, £3M in a pre-seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2026
Total funding received: £3M
Recent funding sources: Osney Capital, InReach Ventures, Antler
London-based cybersecurity startup CodeWall has emerged from stealth with £3 million in pre-seed funding to build autonomous AI attack agents for enterprise security testing. The capital will expand the systems its agents can test, develop continuous testing and remediation workflows and grow its London team.
Symbe, £4.3M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: $5.7M
Recent funding sources: K Fund, 4Founders Capital, Sure Valley Ventures, CircleRock Capital, Concept Ventures, PactVC, Notion Capital, Next Tier Ventures
London-based sales tech startup Symbe has recently secured £4.3 million in a seed round for its AI platform that automates business case building for B2B sales teams. The funds will expand the platform, which more than 2,500 companies have used since 2023.
MuRay, €3.5M in a seed round
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €7.1M
Recent funding sources: First Momentum Ventures, Caelora, Superangel, Mätch VC, Arcas Ventures, Tiny VC, Nordic Science Investments
Hamburg-based deeptech MuRay has recently secured €3.5 million in private funding, alongside €3.6 million in non-dilutive grants including Horizon Europe, for its muon-imaging technology that inspects rocket engines, turbines and other dense components. The capital will fund a container-sized mobile imaging system and a first industrial imaging service in 2027.
Unravel Health, €3M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: €3M
Recent funding sources: The Conduit EIS Impact Fund, Wrightwood Investments, Leo Capital, Embryo Ventures, Hermesa, Zinc
London-based femtech Unravel Health has recently secured €3 million in a seed round for its non-invasive biosensor that measures hormone levels in saliva in near real time. The funds will support further research, new hormone markers, the FDA regulatory process and expansion into men's health.
reebuild, $3M in a seed round
Location: Breitenfurt bei Wien, Austria
Founded in: 2022
Total funding received: $3M
Recent funding sources: Fortino Ventures, Rise PropTech, Curiosity VC, Hansmann Family Office
Austrian construction tech startup reebuild has recently secured $3 million in a seed round for its software that automates invoice approval, cost management and material administration for construction companies. The funds will support hiring through 2027, new AI modules towards an "agentic back office", and expansion beyond Austria and Germany.
FOMOPOK, $3M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: $3M
Recent funding sources: Behold Ventures, F4 Fund, ForsVC, GFR Fund, Laton Ventures, Playgate Ventures, SMOK Ventures
London-based gaming startup FOMOPOK, developed by Sunlight Games, has recently secured $3 million in a seed round for its Telegram-based collectible PvP game, in which players collect, evolve and battle unique creatures.
Ares Intelligence, €2.6M in a seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2026
Total funding received: €2.6M
Recent funding sources: Creandum, Lakestar
London-based AI startup Ares Intelligence has recently secured €2.6 million for its platform that uses an AI interviewer to hold confidential voice conversations with employees and turn them into prioritised AI adoption roadmaps. The capital will expand operations and scale the platform to more businesses in Europe and the US.
Neela Biotech, £2.1M in a pre-seed round
Location: Cambridge, the UK
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: £2.1M
Recent funding sources: Elbow Beach Capital, Ascension, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Ventures Together
Cambridge-based biotech Neela Biotech has recently secured £2.1 million in a pre-seed round for its AI and synthetic biology technology that turns food and agricultural waste into sustainable aviation fuel feedstock. The funds will take the technology from the lab to a pilot-scale trial at a biogas plant over the next two years.
Finches, €2M in a pre-seed round
Location: Wörthsee, Germany
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €2M
Recent funding sources: HTGF (High-Tech Gründerfonds), Vanagon Ventures, Bayern Kapital, UnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators
Bavaria-based agtech Finches has recently secured €2 million in a pre-seed round for its AI early-warning system that helps companies relying on agricultural raw materials anticipate supply risks. The capital will accelerate product development and expand sales.
RhymeQ, $2.2M in a pre-seed round
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Founded in: 2026
Total funding received: $2.2M
Recent funding sources: Ground State Ventures, Vanagon Ventures, Plug & Play, SCE Freiraum Ventures
Karlsruhe-based quantum software startup RhymeQ has emerged from stealth with $2.2 million in pre-seed funding for Rhyme, which lets developers build quantum apps in Python with their existing IDE and AI assistant. The funds will support engineering hires, an enterprise platform, a global developer community and integrations with quantum hardware providers.
Marrow, £1.5M in a pre-seed round
Location: London, the UK
Founded in: 2026
Total funding received: £1.5M
Recent funding sources: Insurtech Gateway, Leo Capital, Portfolio Ventures, Seed X Liechtenstein
London-based insurtech Marrow has recently secured £1.5 million in a pre-seed round for its compliant middleware that lets AI agents quote and buy insurance through insurers' existing systems. The capital will grow its London engineering and commercial teams, onboard more insurers, extend coverage from retail to commercial lines and develop its AMI Standards.
Fronted, €1.7M in a seed round
Location: Mandal, Norway
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: $2.9M
Recent funding sources: Kaknäs Invest, Skagerak Capital, Sondo Capital, Antler, Play Capital
Norwegian startup Fronted has recently secured €1.7 million in a seed round for its platform giving companies access to global software development talent. The company serves around 100 customers across Europe and the US and aims to reach profitability in 2027.
autentic, €1.5M in a pre-seed round
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €1.5M
Recent funding sources: Baobab Ventures, Lanai Partners, Acurio Ventures, Masia.vc
Barcelona-based startup autentic has recently secured €1.5 million in a pre-seed round for its AI market research platform for consumer insights and expert interviews. The funds will automate more of its research process and build its own network of verified consumers and industry experts.
Talky Labs, €1.5M in a pre-seed round
Location: Madrid, Spain
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €1.5M
Recent funding sources: helloworld vc, Silence VC, Motive Force Ventures, Sebastian Gunningham, Paul Goldbaum, Javier Morenés
Madrid-based fintech Talky Labs has recently secured €1.5 million in a pre-seed round for its autonomous finance platform that delivers audit-ready accounting for enterprises. The capital will go into product and technical infrastructure, deeper work with existing clients and international expansion.
