After 2024, a year of stabilization for Romanian startups, 2025 has surpassed expectations. The most striking indicator of this shift is the sheer volume of capital; while 2024’s growth was characterized by incremental jumps and a flight to quality, a single landmark deal in 2025 (Dexory’s $165M Series C) has nearly matched the entire funding output of the 2024.
This surge, backed by a prestigious roster of international investors like Atomico and Eurazeo, signals that the ceiling for Romanian-founded companies has been permanently raised, transitioning the narrative from a promising regional tech hub to a consistent producer of global category leaders.
Beyond the record-breaking numbers, 2025 stands out as the year AI-native innovation and “Born Global” strategies became the ecosystem’s definitive standard.
Unlike the diverse but fragmented landscape of 2024, this year’s top rounds are dominated by capital-intensive technologies like robotics, enterprise AI agents, and specialized healthtech.
Below, you can find the biggest 2025 funding rounds in Romanian startups, along with key details about the startups. Check the rest of the Central and Eastern Europe 2025 mappings here.
This article is part of the CEE funding mapping series. Please feel free to contact us if we missed something: [email protected].
Romanian Startups TOP Funding 2025
Dexory
About: Develops robotics and AI logistics solutions designed to enhance business decision-making. Offers a platform that automates data collection and creates real-time digital twin technology for improved warehouse operations insights.
Founders: Andrei Danescu (CEO), Oana Andreea Jinga, Adrian Negoita
Vertical: PetTech, HealthTech
Latest round: $165M (€143M) in October 2025
Stage: Series C
Investors: Eurazeo, DTCP (Digital Transformation Capital Partners), Atomico, Lakestar, LTS Growth, Endeavor Catalyst, Kindred Capital, Capnamic Ventures, Maersk Growth, Elaia, Latitude Ventures, Wave-X, DB Schenker, Bootstrap Europe, Genius NY.
Total funding: $194M (€165.3M)
DRUID AI
About: Provides an end-to-end platform for enterprise AI agents that combine large-language-model reasoning with integrations into core business systems and robotic-process automation.
Founders: Liviu Drăgan, Andreea Pleșea, Daniel Bălăceanu, Bogdan Grigorescu, Bogdan Pietroiu
Vertical: Conversational AI / Enterprise AI Agents
Latest round: $31M (~€27M) in September 2025
Stage: Series C
Investors: Karma Ventures, TQ Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, Earlybird Digital East, GapMinder, Smedvig Ventures, Alfabeat, Kinled Holding, Cipio Partners, SeedBlink
Total funding: $100.8M (€85.9M)
Digitail
About: An all-in-one veterinary practice management platform (PIMS) using AI to automate clinic workflows and pet owner communication.
Founders: Sebastian Gabor (CEO), Ruxandra Puiu, Alexandru Tabolcea
Vertical: PetTech, HealthTech
Latest round: $23M (~€20M) in November 2025
Stage: Series B
Investors: Five Elms Capital, Atomico, Partech, ByFounders, Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI fund), Fast Track Malmö
Total funding: $37M (€34.5M)
Bible Chat
About: App that uses conversational AI to make Bible study interactive and accessible.
Founders: Laurentiu Balasa, Marius Iordache
Vertical: Consumer App
Latest round: $14M (~€13M)
Stage: Series A
Investors: True Ventures, Early Game Ventures, Play Ventures, Silicon Gardens, Underline Ventures
Total funding: $15M (€12.8M)
dotLumen
About: Develops smart glasses designed to enhance mobility for the visually impaired, providing an alternative to traditional solutions like guide dogs and walking canes.
Founders: Cornel Amariei
Vertical: Assistive Tech
Latest round: €11M (Grant)
Stage: Late Seed
Investors: Catalyst Romania, SeedBlink, EIC Fund, Tigrim, Slovakia Venture to Future Fund, Seedblink, Future Fund
Total funding: $30M (€25.5M)
Deepstash
About: A social content curation platform that uses AI to summarize books, articles, and podcasts into “idea cards” for personal growth.
Founders: Vladimir Oane, Cristian Mezei, Dan Ciotu
Vertical: EdTech, AI, Productivity
Latest round: $9M (€7.8M)
Stage: Seed
Investors: Connect Ventures, GapMinder VC, Cultivate Capital
Total funding: $13M (€11.1M)
NXT Enterprises
About: Provides infrastructure to enhance global trade efficiency by tokenizing trade contracts, invoices, and assets, enabling faster payments, seamless financing, and increased transparency.
Founders: Catalin Fetean, Tiberiu Serbaneci
Vertical: Finance; Blockchain
Latest round: $8.2M (€7M)
Stage: Seed
Investors: Rollman Management, Criterion VC, Whitelist Ventures
Total funding: $9.1M (€7.76M)
Orbotix
Orbotix is headquartered in Poland with operations in Romania and Spain.
About: Specializes in designing and producing advanced autonomous drones and robotics for industry, government, and defense.
Founders: Gregory Letare, Bogdan Ochiana, Sebastian Straube
Vertical: DefenseTech
Latest round: $7.6M (€6.5M)
Stage: Seed
Investors: Bravo Victor Venture Capital (BVVC), Gustav Söhne Verwaltung, Leryon Global Holdings
Total funding: N/A
Neurolabs
(US-based)
About: Provides synthetic computer vision solutions by utilizing algorithms to interpret image data for grocery and CPG industries, enabling object identification and classification without the need for coding or extensive data gathering.
Founders: Patric Fulop, Paul Pop, Remus Pop
Vertical: Retail & eCommerce
Latest round: $7.8M (€6.7M)
Stage: Series A
Investors: Nauta Capital, LAUNCHub Ventures, Lunar Ventures, TechStart Ventures, 7percent Ventures, id4 ventures
Total funding: $13M (€11.08M)
Voxa
About: The “Netflix for audiobooks” in Romania, providing a vast library of digital content and e-books; expanded to Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, etc.) in 2025.
Founders: Dan Vidrașcu, Mester Catalin
Vertical: Media & Entertainment, EdTech
Latest round: €2.5M
Stage: Seed
Investors: Catalyst Romania, Seedblink
Total funding: €3.6M
Footprints AI
About: Offers a next-gen retail media platform that empowers agencies and brands with advanced analytics and AI to optimize in-store and online advertising campaigns.
Founders: Dan Marc, Paul Gheorghiu
Vertical: Retail; Media & Ads
Latest round: €2.3M in February 2025
Stage: Pre-Seed
Investors: Catalyst Romania, Seedblink
Total funding: $5.2M (€4.43M)
Salestools AI
About: B2B SaaS platform leveraging AI to boost enterprise sales through autonomous digital agents.
Founders: Loredana Qvist, Jesper Qvist
Vertical: Sales
Latest round: €2M in May 2025
Stage: Seed
Investors: GapMinder Fund II, 500 Global
Total funding: ~ €2.13M
MeetGeek
About: An AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings, now evolving into a multi-agent “AI Workspace” that automates follow-ups.
Founders: Dan Huru (CEO), Iulian Păduraru, Lucian Ungureanu
Vertical: Productivity, Enterprise Software, AI
Latest round: $1.9M (€1.6M) in September 2025
Stage: Seed
Investors: Early Game Ventures (EGV), Inspire Capital
Total funding: €2.4M
Ogre AI
About: Automated B2B platform leveraging machine learning to provide financial and operational decision-making support specifically for energy and utilities companies.
Founders: Matei Stratan (CEO), Paul Musca, Mihai Cucuringu
Vertical: Energy
Latest round: €3M in September 2025
Stage: Seed
Investors: VERBUND X Ventures, MMC VC Fund, Soulmates Ventures, Early Game Ventures, Sofia Angels Ventures
Total funding: €6.90M
Carfix App
About: Provides an integrated digital ecosystem for car-related businesses, enabling insurance companies, dealers, garages, leasing companies, and parts suppliers to streamline their workflows with minimal human intervention.
Founders: Sorin Iacob
Vertical: Ecommerce & Retail, Mobility
Latest round: $1.5M (€1.3M) in October 2025
Stage: Early VC
Investors: Catalyst Romania
Total funding: €1.3M
Other important deals and exits for Romanian ecosystem
In November 2025, TMT ID, a digital trust platform that uses mobile network data and “number intelligence” to verify identities and prevent fraud globally, secured $39M from Business Growth Fund (BGF). TMT ID was founded in 2016, and with Lucian Gheorghe as CTO, has majority of team located in Romania.
In September 2025, Romanian growth capital firm Morphosis Capital Partners BV has closed its second fund at €130 million, surpassing its initial hard cap with the backing of the EIF, EBRD, IFC, as well as institutional asset managers and more than €50 million in entrepreneurial capital from Western European founders.
In May 2025, healthcare technology companies Function Health and Ezra have announced their merger, with Function Health acquiring Ezra to integrate full-body MRI imaging with lab-based health assessments.
In April 2025, Cyberhaven, a startup founded by three Romanians and two Ukrainians has secured a financing of a €90 million Series D funding round led by StepStone Group, along with new investors Schroders and Industry Ventures. Here is more info on their journey to unicorn status.
In March 2025, Catalyst Romania Fund I announced the sale of its shares in avocatnet.ro (Inteligo Media), Information-as-a-Service platform dedicated to compliance and regulatory insights in Romania, back to the company’s founding team.
In February 2025, CODA Intelligence, a cybersecurity startup based in Bucharest, has been acquired by the American company PDQ. This acquisition marks a significant milestone for Early Game Ventures and ROCA X as well, as they were early investors.
In January 2025, the US-based data analytics software company Databricks, co-founded by Romanian CTO Matei Zaharia, raised $5 billion in financing — the largest debt raise ever, according to a January 13 Bloomberg report. Just a month earlier Databricks announced its $10 billion Series J funding round.
