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REPORT / Q3 2026 UPDATE / DATA TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2026

Baltic startup funding report

Baltic startups raised €326m in 71 rounds in the first nine months of 2026, against €506m in 140 rounds a year earlier.

Funding data for Baltic startups is scattered. Rounds are announced by companies, funds, angel networks and the press, often months after they close, and no single database has them all or has them right.

This report builds one record from all of them. We cross check startup databases against company, investor and press announcements, take out grants and loans that are reported as rounds, and add the rounds that were never fully recorded.

It covers venture rounds and exits of startups headquartered in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, and of startups that started there and moved their headquarters abroad. It uses the same record and rules as our CEE startup funding report and its country reports, so the three countries can be set against each other and against the rest of the region.

We add a quarter every three months. If you are raising in the Baltics, it shows how many rounds close, at what size, and who writes the first cheques.

Highlights

€326m
Raised in 9M 2026
-35% on 9M 2025

€326m in the first nine months, down 35% on a year earlier (€506m). The largest round is Oxylabs' €118m growth round, 36% of the total.

52
Seed and later rounds in 9M 2026
77 in 9M 2025

52 seed and later rounds this year, against 77 a year earlier, and 71 rounds in all against 140. Pre-seed is where the record of recent rounds is least complete, and its count will rise as late rounds surface.

7
Venture-backed exits in 9M 2026
13 in 9M 2025

Seven venture-backed exits by September, against 13 in the same months of 2025. Buyers include Mynt, Pipedrive, Raintree System and Quantum Systems.

01 / THE MARKET

The market

Capital down 35% on the same months of 2025. Rounds: 71 against 140.

Capital raised by stage, € millions
SHOW DATA
Capital raised by stage
RowPre-seedSeedSeries AGrowthTotal
20242913269251482
202521129125377651
9M 20267.37778163326

The Baltics raised €482m in 2024 and €651m in 2025. The largest 2025 round, CAST AI's €98m, was 15% of that year. 2026 has €326m so far.

9M 2026 covers January to September 2026. The dashed line marks the same months of 2025.

Number of rounds by stage
SHOW DATA
Number of rounds by stage
RowPre-seedSeedSeries AGrowthTotal
2024105941210221
202587751513190
9M 202619396771

221 rounds in 2024, 190 in 2025 and 71 so far in 2026. Some rounds are recorded months late, so the latest quarters will rise.

Same months, like for like: 9M 2026 against 9M 2025
Year to date against the same months last year
Row9M 20259M 2026Change
Capital€506m€326m▼ -35%
Rounds14071▼ -49%
Pre-seed rounds6319▼ -70%
Seed rounds5439▼ -28%
Series A rounds126▼ -50%
Growth rounds117▼ -36%
Capital by quarter, € millions

Quarter by quarter, capital swings with the timing of large rounds. The count of rounds is the steadier signal.

The latest quarter is still filling in and will rise.

02 / THE BALTICS, COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

The Baltics, country by country

The Baltics raised €106 per person in 2025, against €15 across the ten CEE countries.

The same record and rules for all ten countries, so the comparison is like for like. Capital per person divides each country's capital by its population.

Ten CEE countries and the Baltics together, 9M 2026 against 9M 2025, most capital per person first
Capital and rounds by country, 9M 2026, with capital per person
Country€m 9M 2026ChangeRounds 9M 2026Change€ per person 2025€ per person 9M 2026
Estonia133▼ -48%39▼ -49%25897
Lithuania182▲ +3%28▼ -42%7563
Baltics326▼ -35%71▼ -49%10653
Czechia513▲ +101%47▼ -15%2847
Bulgaria199▲ +91%22▼ -4%3231
Hungary122▲ +3%22▼ -35%1313
Slovakia55▼ -24%11▼ -39%2110
Ukraine282▲ +336%50▼ -29%27
Poland226▼ -10%67▼ -27%106
Latvia12▼ -84%4▼ -73%436
Romania105▲ +14%30▼ -6%96

Population on 1 January 2025.

The Baltics by country, capital by year, € millions
SHOW DATA
The Baltics by country, capital by year
Row202420259M 2026
Estonia324353133
Lithuania129217182
Latvia298112
The Baltics by country, rounds by year
SHOW DATA
The Baltics by country, rounds by year
Row202420259M 2026
Estonia1129739
Lithuania736828
Latvia36254

In 2025, Estonia closed 97 rounds and raised €353m, Lithuania closed 68 rounds and raised €217m and Latvia closed 25 rounds and raised €81m.

03 / STAGES AND ROUND SIZES

Stages and round sizes

The typical seed round in 2025 was €1.7m.

Rounds by company stage. Where one round can move a stage's total, the count and the typical round tell more than the capital.

Rounds, capital and median round by stage
Rounds, capital and median round size by stage and year
RowRounds 2024€m 2024Rounds 2025€m 2025Rounds 9M 2026€m 9M 2026Median 2024Median 2025Median 9M 2026
Pre-seed105€29m87€21m19€7.3m€0.1m€0.1m€0.4m
Seed94€132m75€129m39€77m€1.9m€1.7m€2.0m
Series A12€69m15€125m6€78m€5.5m€7.3m€8.6m
Growth10€251m13€377m7€163m€20m€34m€9.1m

Median shown where at least three rounds of the stage disclosed an amount.

Pre-seed

105 rounds in 2024, 87 in 2025 and 19 so far in 2026. The typical pre-seed round in 2025 was €0.1m.

Seed

94 rounds in 2024, 75 in 2025 and 39 so far in 2026. The typical seed round in 2025 was €1.7m.

Series A

12 rounds in 2024, 15 in 2025 and 6 so far in 2026. The typical Series A round in 2025 was €7.3m.

Growth

10 rounds in 2024, 13 in 2025 and 7 so far in 2026. The typical growth round in 2025 was €34m.

04 / SECTORS

Sectors

AI raised the most this year: €219m in 31 rounds.

By number of rounds since 2024, the largest sectors are AI (165), enterprise software (113) and fintech (84). A company can sit in several sectors, so sector totals overlap.

Capital by sector, € millions
SHOW DATA
Capital by sector
Row202420259M 2026
AI96263219
Enterprise software79255157
Defence and security598386
Hardware and robotics10412846
Mobility and logistics1191845
Energy and climate14013745
Fintech1026634
Food and agri313.323

Ranked by 9M 2026 capital. Sectors overlap.

Rounds by sector
SHOW DATA
Rounds by sector
Row202420259M 2026
AI656931
Enterprise software474719
Defence and security262811
Hardware and robotics303011
Mobility and logistics20167
Energy and climate29319
Fintech403113
Food and agri1565

Same sectors, counted by number of rounds.

05 / LARGEST ROUNDS

Largest rounds

The largest round this year: Oxylabs, €118m.

Largest rounds, 9M 2026
Largest rounds 9M 2026
CompanyCountryStageAmountMonthLead or first investor
OxylabsLithuaniaGrowth€118mJul 2026Warburg Pincus
Skeleton TechnologiesEstoniaGrowth€33mMay 2026Axon Partners Group
Frankenburg TechnologiesEstoniaSeries A€30mFeb 2026Plural
Saltz AppLithuaniaSeries A€20mMar 2026Lifeline Ventures
Giraffe360LatviaGrowth€9.1mMar 2026Cipio Partners
Mesh WalletEstoniaSeries A€9.1mSep 2026Undisclosed
SkySelectEstoniaSeries A€8.2mMar 2026Rock Creek Group
Farsight VisionEstoniaSeed€7.2mFeb 2026Axon Enterprise
CoplaLithuaniaSeries A€6.0mFeb 2026Iron Wolf Capital
FinbeeLithuaniaSeries A€5.0mMar 2026Tesonet

Rounds with a disclosed amount.

Largest rounds, 2025
Largest rounds 2025
CompanyCountryStageAmountMonthLead or first investor
CAST AILithuaniaGrowth€98mApr 2025Aglaé Ventures
AeronesLatviaGrowth€56mJun 2025S2G Investments
PactumEstoniaGrowth€49mJun 2025Insight Partners
Starship TechnologiesEstoniaGrowth€46mOct 2025Plural
BlackwallEstoniaGrowth€45mMar 2025Dawn Capital
NexosLithuaniaSeries A€30mOct 2025Index Ventures
Atrandi BiosciencesLithuaniaGrowth€23mFeb 2025Lux Capital
LightyearEstoniaGrowth€21mJul 2025NordicNinja VC
SympowerEstoniaGrowth€19mSep 2025PGGM Investments
SintraLithuaniaSeries A€16mJun 2025Earlybird Venture Capital

06 / STARTED IN THE BALTICS, BASED ELSEWHERE

Started in the Baltics, based elsewhere

35 rounds since 2024 by companies that started in the Baltics and are based elsewhere. They count in the totals.

Companies that started in the Baltics, or keep their main team there, but are headquartered elsewhere. They count in the totals, under the country they started in. Companies that Baltic founders built abroad, with no base there, are not included.

Rounds since 2024, newest first
Rounds of companies started in the Baltics and based elsewhere
CompanyStarted inBased inAmountMonthIn totals
Giraffe360LatviaUnited Kingdom€9.1mMar 2026Yes
SkySelectEstoniaUnited States€8.2mMar 2026Yes
CAST AILithuaniaUnited StatesUndisclosedJan 2026Yes
CAST AILithuaniaUnited States€98mApr 2025Yes
PactumEstoniaUnited States€49mJun 2025Yes
Starship TechnologiesEstoniaUnited States€46mOct 2025Yes
LightyearEstoniaUnited Kingdom€21mJul 2025Yes
SympowerEstoniaNetherlands€19mSep 2025Yes
Trace.SpaceLatviaUnited States€3.6mFeb 2025Yes
AlgoriLithuaniaSpain€3.3mDec 2025Yes
Dragonfly AIEstoniaUnited Kingdom€3.0mOct 2025Yes
BetterStudioEstoniaBelgium€2.3mAug 2025Yes
LutsoEstoniaUnited States€1.2mFeb 2025Yes
RebookifyLithuaniaUnited StatesUndisclosedOct 2025Yes
ArgyleLithuaniaUnited StatesUndisclosedSep 2025Yes
CAST AILithuaniaUnited StatesUndisclosedSep 2025Yes
Starship TechnologiesEstoniaUnited States€82mFeb 2024Yes
PactumEstoniaUnited States€18mJul 2024Yes
ArgyleLithuaniaUnited States€14mMar 2024Yes
CUBE3 AILithuaniaUnited States€13mJun 2024Yes
TransferGoLithuaniaUnited Kingdom€9.1mApr 2024Yes
Superfluid FinanceEstoniaUnited Kingdom€4.6mFeb 2024Yes
Spike APILithuaniaUnited States€3.2mJun 2024Yes
QminderEstoniaUnited Kingdom€3.0mNov 2024Yes
BeholderEstoniaUnited States€0.9mMar 2024Yes
EdurioLatviaUnited Kingdom€0.6mApr 2024Yes
BeholderEstoniaUnited States€0.6mMay 2024Yes
BoxBoxEstoniaUnited States€0.5mJun 2024Yes
eID EasyEstoniaIreland€0.1mJan 2024Yes
INZMOEstoniaGermanyUndisclosedOct 2024Yes
HotelSyncEstoniaUnited StatesUndisclosedJun 2024Yes
Decomer TechnologyEstoniaUnited StatesUndisclosedMay 2024Yes
XYBEstoniaUnited KingdomUndisclosedMay 2024Yes
MoneseEstoniaUnited KingdomUndisclosedMay 2024Yes
Dark Math GamesEstoniaUnited KingdomUndisclosedDec 2024Yes

07 / INVESTORS

Investors

Plug and Play joined the most pre-seed and seed rounds since January 2025: 32.

Most active at pre-seed and seed since January 2025: Plug and Play (32 rounds), Coinvest capital (21 rounds) and FIRSTPICK (21 rounds). Investors are ranked by the rounds they joined, led or followed, over 2025 and 2026 together.

Most active at pre-seed and seed, 2025 to 9M 2026
Most active pre-seed and seed investors in the Baltics
InvestorBased inRoundsLed
Plug and PlayUnited States320
Coinvest capitalLithuania219
FIRSTPICKLithuania218
NGLLithuania132
Startup Wise GuysEstonia110
Outlast FundLatvia96
Latvian Business Angel NetworkLatvia85
BADideas.fundLatvia80
Specialist VCEstonia71
Superhero CapitalFinland65
ScaleWolfLithuania63
Iron Wolf CapitalLithuania62
Practica CapitalLithuania54
500 GlobalUnited States50
AntlerSingapore50
Markus VilligEstonia50
2C VenturesEstonia43
Icebreaker VCFinland43
EstBANEstonia41
Lemonade Standn/a41
Change VenturesEstonia40
AngelsUnited States31
Lost AstronautLithuania31
Shilling VCPortugal31
SuperangelEstonia31
BSV VenturesLithuania30
Expeditions FundPoland22
MOC CapitalMalaysia22
Nordic Science InvestmentsFinland22
Soulmates VenturesCzechia22
42CAPGermany21
AngelONE CapitalUkraine21
Domino VenturesNetherlands21
e2vcTürkiye21
EIS | Enterprise EstoniaEstonia21
Green Flag VenturesUnited States21
Radix VenturesPoland21
Sunfish PartnersGermany21
TenitySwitzerland21
TesonetLithuania21
Trind VenturesEstonia21
ZAS VenturesUnited States21
Curiosity VCNetherlands20
Depo VenturesCzechia20
Kaspar TiriUnited States20
MaxisTürkiye20
MITS CapitalUkraine20
PurposeTechCzechia20
SkaalaEstonia20
SmartCapEstonia20
Tera VenturesEstonia20
Most active from Series A, 2025 to 9M 2026
Most active Series A and growth investors in the Baltics
InvestorBased inRoundsLed
SmartCapEstonia81
MetaPlanetEstonia40
Change VenturesEstonia30
CreandumSweden30
Specialist VCEstonia30
Index VenturesUnited Kingdom22
PluralUnited Kingdom22
Activate CapitalUnited States21
Lux CapitalUnited States21
Bain Capital VenturesUnited States20
Dig VenturesUnited Kingdom20
Inovo.vcPoland20
LightrockUnited Kingdom20
Mantas MikuckasLithuania20
Practica CapitalLithuania20
Rounds with at least one investor based outside CEE
SHOW DATA
Share of rounds with an international investor
Row202420259M 2026
All rounds62%71%69%

Rounds with a fund from outside CEE: 62% in 2024, 71% in 2025 and 69% in 2026 so far, of rounds where investor headquarters are known.

Share of rounds where investor headquarters are known: 146 in 2024, 158 in 2025, 55 in 9M 2026.

08 / EXITS

Exits

The most recent: CostPocket (former Tsekk), bought by Mynt, September 2026.

32 venture-backed exits since 2024: 10 in 2024, 15 in 2025 and 7 in 2026 so far. Deal values are rarely disclosed, so we count exits instead of summing them.

Venture-backed exits since 2024
Exits since 2024
CompanyCountryMonthTypeBuyer
CostPocket (former Tsekk)EstoniaSep 2026AcquisitionMynt
OutfunnelEstoniaAug 2026AcquisitionPipedrive
Spike APILithuaniaJul 2026AcquisitionRaintree System
SensusQEstoniaMay 2026AcquisitionQuantum Systems
OxipitLithuaniaMar 2026AcquisitionSectra
VespiaEstoniaFeb 2026AcquisitionVeriff
DefendecEstoniaJan 2026AcquisitionVOSKER
Ready Player MeEstoniaDec 2025AcquisitionNetflix
StrigaEstoniaOct 2025AcquisitionLightspark
HotelSyncEstoniaSep 2025AcquisitionHotel Almerimar
MarkmonitorLithuaniaSep 2025AcquisitionCom Laude
RangeforceEstoniaSep 2025AcquisitionCyberbit
DocLogixLithuaniaJul 2025AcquisitionSygnity
DLT PaymentsEstoniaJul 2025AcquisitionFumbi
AmberloLithuaniaApr 2025AcquisitionSTP Group
TrafiLithuaniaApr 2025AcquisitionEnghouse Systems
Mentum AILithuaniaMar 2025AcquisitionEany
RidangoEstoniaMar 2025BuyoutBregal Milestone
AdactEstoniaMar 2025AcquisitionOptimove
ParcelseaEstoniaFeb 2025AcquisitionJetbeep
FiizyEstoniaFeb 2025AcquisitionClar
PromotyEstoniaJan 2025AcquisitionModash
ContribeeLithuaniaDec 2024AcquisitionMasiva group
Salto XEstoniaDec 2024AcquisitionCake Equity
Lightspace TechnologiesLatviaDec 2024AcquisitionSumma Defence
FrontuLithuaniaOct 2024BuyoutEverfield
MoneseEstoniaOct 2024AcquisitionPockit
WisnioEstoniaSep 2024AcquisitionAssessio
TaxScoutsEstoniaJul 2024AcquisitionTaxfix
MedDreamLithuaniaJun 2024AcquisitionMedavis
RoboLabsLithuaniaJun 2024AcquisitionHawk Infinity
KlausEstoniaJan 2024AcquisitionZendesk

09 / METHODOLOGY

Methodology

What the report covers

Period: January 2024 to September 2026. Past years are shown in full. The current year runs to the end of the last complete quarter.

Companies: startups headquartered in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, and startups that began there or keep their main team there and later moved their headquarters abroad. Every kind of startup is included: software and hardware, business and consumer.

Events: venture funding rounds, and exits (acquisitions, buyouts and stock market listings).

Sources: public sources only, namely startup databases, company, investor and angel network announcements, and the press.

Every round and exit named in the report links to its announcement. Totals, changes and charts are built from all rounds and are not linked.

This edition covers 482 venture rounds (408 with a disclosed amount) at 410 companies, and 32 exits. Next update: January 2027, adding Q4 2026.

Stages

Stages are the label the company announced or the source assigned. Where a label clearly does not fit the size of the round, such as a very large round called seed, the round is placed by its size. Where there is no label, round type and size decide.

How it is counted

  • Funding rounds are equity and convertible venture rounds, including angel network rounds. Grants, loans, state support programmes, crowdlending, secondary sales and investments after a listing are not counted.
  • Amounts are in euros, converted at about 1.10 US dollars to the euro. Rounds without a disclosed amount count toward the number of rounds but not toward capital.
  • Companies that are not startups are left out even when they raise venture money, such as established manufacturers, service firms and lenders.
  • Rounds and exits are cross-referenced against company, investor and press announcements where possible.

Limits

  • Public data does not capture every round, so counts are a floor. Small angel rounds are the most likely to be missing.
  • Some rounds are recorded months after they happen. Each update adds them to the month they happened in, so recent quarters, the latest above all, will rise.
  • Each country's record includes our own search of local press, investor portfolios and companies based abroad (October 2026), which added rounds the startup databases had missed.
  • Where a country raises a few dozen rounds a year, one round can move a total by more than half. Read changes in capital with the largest round in mind.

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