Below is a roundup of the most notable deals across Central and Eastern Europe in December.
Jutro Medical, €24M in a Series A
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Founded in: 2019
Total funding received: €43.8M
Recent funding sources: Warsaw Equity Group, Vinci, naturalX Health Ventures, KAYA, Inovo.vc, Fluent Ventures, Aterus, with debt financing from mBank and Orbit Capital
Jutro Medical is an AI-first primary care operator that integrates online and in-person healthcare through its own electronic health record system. The company plans to use the fresh funding to acquire and integrate additional primary care clinics in Poland and across Europe, while further developing its AI agents to automate administrative and operational tasks.
Duvo, €12.8M in a seed round
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Founded in: 2025
Total funding received: €12.8M
Recent funding sources: Index Ventures, Puzzle Ventures, Northzone, Credo Ventures, and business angels
Duvo is an AI-native automation platform that gives retail teams an AI workforce for their day-to-day operations. The investment will support Duvo’s hiring and product expansion as it scales across the retail sector, with the aim of expanding into other verticals where operational complexity demands resilient automation.
MyDello, €3.1M in a seed round
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Founded in: 2021
Total funding received: €4.4M
Recent funding sources: Superhero Capital, Frumtak Ventures
MyDello develops a digital-first freight-forwarding platform to simplify global logistics. The recent seed investment will help to advance the startup's AI-powered solution, focusing on automating shipment tracking and operations by 2026. It will also fuel strategic market expansion, with plans to grow in the UK and Iceland.
WhiteBridge AI, €2.6M in a seed round
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: €3.08M
Recent funding sources: FIRSTPICK, Startup Lithuania Accelerator by Plug and Play, ScaleWolf, NGL, Necto Labs, First Degree Capital, BADideas.fund
WhiteBridge is developing an AI-powered platform that generates detailed digital identity reports. The platform aggregates, verifies, and analyzes data from over 30 sources, assisting individuals and businesses in managing their online reputation. In 2024, it secured $500,000 in pre-seed funding to boost brand awareness and expand the team.
HIMERA, €2.1M in a seed round
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Founded in: 2022
Total funding received: €2.9M
Recent funding sources: Green Flag Ventures, Nezlamni Fund, United Angels Network, Freedom Fund VC, VYTACH, Big Defence, UA1 VC, Varangians, and Bulava Capital
HIMERA develops secure radio communication systems for military and emergency use. The startup’s devices are designed to operate under combat conditions, featuring a battery life of up to four days, resistance to electronic warfare, low detectability, and 256-bit encrypted traffic. The fresh funding will help the startup to strengthen its operations in the Ukrainian market and to expand internationally.
Repsense, €2M in a seed round
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Founded in: 2021
Total funding received: €3.2M
Recent funding sources: Tensor Ventures, Seed Starter CS, Coinvest Capital, BSV Ventures
Repsense develops Havel, a platform and AI-powered tools for tracking, analyzing, and predicting the spread of information and disinformation across traditional and social media. The company will use the fresh funding to develop capabilities in short-form algorithmic content analysis and object-based recognition for emerging media formats, and grow its presence in both security and commercial sectors.
Aeromotors, €471k in a seed round
Location: Lviv, Ukraine
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: €471k
Recent funding sources: Front Ventures
Aeromotors, operating a fully integrated in-house production process, produces drone motors and offers a wide range of products for both small FPV quadcopters and larger fixed-wing reconnaissance drones. The recent investment will support Aeromotors in establishing new production units and manufacturing agreements within the EU.
The Open Machine, €150k in a seed round
Location: Vinkovci, Croatia
Founded in: 2024
Total funding received: €234k
Recent funding sources: Fil Rouge Capital
The Open Machine builds an AI platform that lets teams run large language models locally on standard CPUs — without needing GPUs or cloud services — focusing on fast, secure, edge-first AI that keeps data on-device.
Upwood, €50k in a pre-seed round
Location: Riga, Latvia
Founded in: 2023
Total funding received: €50k
Recent funding sources: ZAS Ventures
Upwood is developing an equity and debt crowdfunding platform that connects forest owners with individual and institutional investors. The investment from ZAS Ventures will support product development, the regulatory roadmap, and go-to-market activities.
Remix Global, undisclosed Series A
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Founded in: 2012
Total funding received: €8M
Recent funding sources: Rockaway Ventures
Remix specializes in second-hand fashion and recommerce. The company operates a large-scale Circular Fashion Center capable of processing over two million garments and listing more than 20,000 unique items online daily. Remix will use the Series A funding to grow its AI-driven systems and Recommerce-as-a-Service.
