Answers.

Straight answers to what founders raising pre-seed and seed in Central and Eastern Europe ask, from data founders share with BADideas.

• How many users does a consumer (B2C) startup have when it raises pre-seed in CEE?

  Fewer than most founders think, and often none. Across the consumer startups that applied to BADideas, a third had no users yet, and those that had launched typically reported 1,000 registered users.

• How much are pre-seed startups in Central and Eastern Europe raising right now?

  Most CEE pre-seed startups are raising between €250,000 and €750,000, and the typical round is €500,000. That is what founders from Central and Eastern Europe said they were raising when they applied to BADideas between December 2025 and September 2026.

• How much revenue do I need to raise a seed round after pre-seed?

  Founders raising seed typically show twice the revenue of founders raising pre-seed. Founders raising seed who applied to BADideas between December 2025 and September 2026 stated a median annual recurring revenue (ARR) of €450,000, against €200,000 for those raising pre-seed.