April highlights the continued dominance of AI-first startups across sectors, with a clear shift toward infrastructure-layer products. Most rounds remain early-stage, with founders building for global scale from day one, often targeting US expansion.
Here’s a roundup of the most notable deals across Central and Eastern Europe in April.
GRAI, $9M in a seed round
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: $9 million
Recent funding sources: Khosla Ventures, Inovo VC, a16z Scout Fund, Tensor Ventures, Tiny VC, Flyer One Ventures, and angel investors
GRAI develops AI tools that let users remix and transform existing music in real time, using its own audio infrastructure to preserve the original track’s identity. The startup's goal is to make music more interactive and social, while giving artists control and new ways to earn from their work instead of replacing them with AI-generated songs.
Fasal Bio, €7M
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Founded in: 2012
Total funding received: €7 million
Recent funding sources: BlackPeak Capital
Fasal Bio is a materials company focused on developing wood-based, renewable composites designed to replace conventional plastics in manufactured goods. The €7 million investment will be used to expand the firm’s production capacity and strengthen its commercial and R&D teams.
Edmund, €2.5M in a seed round
Location: Ostrava, Czech Republic
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: €3 million
Recent funding sources: FORWARD.one, University2Ventures, and Tensor Venture
Edmund develops an AI-driven troubleshooting platform for industrial production lines. The investment will enable the company to expand into Europe and the US, hire more people, and advance its product, helping manufacturers reduce downtime and retain critical operational knowledge.
Replenit, $2.5M in a pre-seed round
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: $2.5 million
Recent funding sources: Movens Capital, Vastpoint, Logo Ventures, DigitalOcean Ventures, Finberg, Caucasus Ventures, and Mati Staniszewski, co-founder and CEO of ElevenLabs
Replenit is a retail technology company building "an AI decision layer" that sits on top of existing commerce and marketing infrastructure to determine what action should be taken next for each customer. The pre-seed money will be used for product development.
Graftcode, €2.1M in a seed round
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: €2.1 million
Recent funding sources: Hard2beat, DigitalOcean Ventures, Heartfelt Capital, and private investors
Graftcode offers a developer platform that lets code written in different programming languages work together directly — without needing APIs, middleware, or extra integration layers. The fresh capital will support the startup's growth by expanding language support and scaling adoption toward 200,000 users by the end of 2026.
Outcraft AI, €2M in a pre-seed round
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €2 million
Recent funding sources: Practica Capital, Lost Astronaut
Outcraft AI develops autonomous software agents that execute sales and revenue-related tasks without human intervention. With the fresh capital, the company plans to accelerate platform development, scale its go-to-market efforts, and expand into new markets.
Quillon, $1.5M in a pre-seed round
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria, and San Francisco, the US
Founded in: 2023
Recent funding sources: 42CAP, angel investors from NVIDIA and Roblox
Quillon develops AI software for technical accounting and financial reporting. With the recent investment, the startup aims to scale engineering and go-to-market efforts and expand adoption among US public companies and auditors.
BliskoMed, €707k in a seed round
Location: Wroclaw, Poland
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €707,000
Recent funding sources: 24Ventures
BliskoMed offers professional home doctor appointments and on-demand medical care. The funding will support the expansion of its network of doctors and nurses, further development of its patient and physician app, and the rollout of long-term home care services, including health monitoring and nursing support. The company plans to expand to 10 major Polish cities by the end of 2026.
AdSpawn, €500k
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: €540,000
Recent funding sources: Rockaway Ventures, Czech Founders VC
AdSpawn builds software that automatically turns gameplay footage into short video ads for mobile games. The pre-seed funding will support product development, team growth, and expansion into international markets, including the US.
Obriy AI, $500k in a pre-seed round
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: $500,000
Recent funding sources: N1 Investment Company
Obriy AI builds software that uses AI agents to automate business operations. The recent funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand the team, and support international expansion, particularly in Europe, as the company prepares for its next funding stage.
Zynt, $500k in a pre-seed round
Location: Wroclaw, Poland
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: €500,000
Recent funding sources: 24Ventures and angel investors
Zynt builds a platform that analyzes signals from news, social media, job postings, and company updates to spot when businesses are likely entering a buying phase. The fresh capital will allow the startup to develop its B2B sales intelligence technology and acquire more enterprise clients across Poland and beyond.
Tapaya, €1M in a pre-seed round
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €
Recent funding sources: Passion Capital, Depo Ventures, BADideas.fund
Tapaya builds a software layer that enables in-person payments on standard devices without relying on traditional card terminals. Using the proceeds, the startup plans to complete PCI MPoC certification, expand its platform across Europe, and support integrations for banks, fintechs, and software providers.
