Top 10 Eastern European Tech Startups

UiPath is a Bucharest-founded robotic process automation (RPA) company that became one of Romania's first and most celebrated tech unicorns, going public on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2021 at a valuation of $35 billion — the largest software IPO of that year. Founded in 2005 by Daniel Dines and Marius Tircă, it developed software robots that automate repetitive business tasks and counts Amazon, Google, and Nasdaq among its major clients. UiPath employs over 4,000 people and has been instrumental in establishing Romania as a credible tech startup nation.

Pipedrive is a sales CRM platform founded in Tallinn in 2010 by Timo Rein and four co-founders, and has grown to serve over 100,000 companies in more than 100 countries. It was one of Estonia's earliest SaaS unicorns, reaching a $1.5 billion valuation when Vista Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in 2020. The company has played a significant role in cementing Estonia's reputation as a leading European startup nation, alongside Skype and TransferWise (now Wise).

Brainly is a Krakow-founded educational platform that connects students worldwide to crowdsourced homework help, operating in over 35 countries and serving more than 350 million users monthly — making it one of the largest edtech platforms in the world. Founded in 2009 by Michał Borkowski, Tomasz Kraus, and Łukasz Haluch, Brainly raised over $180 million in venture funding from investors including Naspers and General Catalyst before exploring IPO options. It stands as one of Poland's most significant startup success stories and a proof point of the country's deep engineering talent.

Spacelift is a Warsaw-founded infrastructure-as-code (IaC) management platform that raised a $35 million Series B round in 2024, making it one of Poland's most closely watched developer tools startups. The platform helps engineering teams manage Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, and CloudFormation at scale, and counts major enterprises among its clients. Poland's developer tools ecosystem has expanded rapidly, with Warsaw emerging as a key node in the broader European DevOps startup landscape.

Deepnote is a Prague-founded collaborative data science notebook platform backed by Y Combinator and Index Ventures that has become a go-to tool for data teams at hundreds of companies including Netflix, Lyft, and Toyota. Founded in 2019 by Jakub Jurovych and Jan Drbal, it raised $20 million in Series A funding in 2021 and has positioned itself as a strong alternative to Jupyter notebooks with real-time collaboration features. The Czech Republic has produced a growing cluster of B2B SaaS startups benefiting from the country's strong university computer science programs.

Productboard is a Prague-headquartered product management platform used by over 6,000 companies including Microsoft, Zoom, and Zendesk to prioritise features and align roadmaps with customer needs. Founded in 2014 by Hubert Palan and Daniel Hejl, the company raised $125 million in a Series D round in 2021, reaching a valuation of $1.725 billion and becoming one of Czech Republic's first SaaS unicorns. Productboard has been a key driver of Prague's emergence as a major Central European startup hub.

Vestberry is a Bratislava-founded venture capital portfolio management platform that raised a $7 million seed round in 2023 and has quickly become the standard tool for over 250 VC funds across 40 countries managing a combined $50 billion in assets. Slovakia's startup ecosystem, while smaller than Poland or Czech Republic, has punched above its weight in fintech and B2B SaaS, with Bratislava benefiting from its proximity to Vienna and Budapest. Vestberry exemplifies the growing sophistication of Slovak technology entrepreneurship.

Vinted is a Vilnius-founded secondhand fashion marketplace that became one of the Baltic region's most celebrated startup success stories, reaching a valuation of $4.5 billion in 2023 and operating in over 20 countries with more than 75 million registered users. Founded in 2008 by Milda Mitkute and Justas Janauskas, Vinted pioneered the peer-to-peer pre-loved clothing model in Europe and has been a major driver of the sustainable fashion movement. Lithuania, a nation of under 3 million people, has produced one of Eastern Europe's most valuable private tech companies.

Intellias is a Lviv-founded software engineering and digital consulting firm that has grown into one of Ukraine's largest technology exporters, employing over 3,500 engineers and serving Fortune 500 clients across automotive, fintech, and telecom sectors. Founded in 2002, Intellias attracted a major investment from Horizon Capital in 2021 and has maintained operations and continued hiring through the ongoing conflict, demonstrating remarkable resilience. Ukraine's IT sector, which employs over 300,000 professionals, generated approximately $7.3 billion in exports in 2024 despite wartime conditions.

UiPath is a Bucharest-founded robotic process automation (RPA) company that became one of Romania's first and most celebrated tech unicorns, going public on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2021 at a valuation of $35 billion — the largest software IPO of that year. Founded in 2005 by Daniel Dines and Marius Tircă, it developed software robots that automate repetitive business tasks and counts Amazon, Google, and Nasdaq among its major clients. UiPath employs over 4,000 people and has been instrumental in establishing Romania as a credible tech startup nation.

Pipedrive is a sales CRM platform founded in Tallinn in 2010 by Timo Rein and four co-founders, and has grown to serve over 100,000 companies in more than 100 countries. It was one of Estonia's earliest SaaS unicorns, reaching a $1.5 billion valuation when Vista Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in 2020. The company has played a significant role in cementing Estonia's reputation as a leading European startup nation, alongside Skype and TransferWise (now Wise).

Brainly is a Krakow-founded educational platform that connects students worldwide to crowdsourced homework help, operating in over 35 countries and serving more than 350 million users monthly — making it one of the largest edtech platforms in the world. Founded in 2009 by Michał Borkowski, Tomasz Kraus, and Łukasz Haluch, Brainly raised over $180 million in venture funding from investors including Naspers and General Catalyst before exploring IPO options. It stands as one of Poland's most significant startup success stories and a proof point of the country's deep engineering talent.

Spacelift is a Warsaw-founded infrastructure-as-code (IaC) management platform that raised a $35 million Series B round in 2024, making it one of Poland's most closely watched developer tools startups. The platform helps engineering teams manage Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, and CloudFormation at scale, and counts major enterprises among its clients. Poland's developer tools ecosystem has expanded rapidly, with Warsaw emerging as a key node in the broader European DevOps startup landscape.

Deepnote is a Prague-founded collaborative data science notebook platform backed by Y Combinator and Index Ventures that has become a go-to tool for data teams at hundreds of companies including Netflix, Lyft, and Toyota. Founded in 2019 by Jakub Jurovych and Jan Drbal, it raised $20 million in Series A funding in 2021 and has positioned itself as a strong alternative to Jupyter notebooks with real-time collaboration features. The Czech Republic has produced a growing cluster of B2B SaaS startups benefiting from the country's strong university computer science programs.

Productboard is a Prague-headquartered product management platform used by over 6,000 companies including Microsoft, Zoom, and Zendesk to prioritise features and align roadmaps with customer needs. Founded in 2014 by Hubert Palan and Daniel Hejl, the company raised $125 million in a Series D round in 2021, reaching a valuation of $1.725 billion and becoming one of Czech Republic's first SaaS unicorns. Productboard has been a key driver of Prague's emergence as a major Central European startup hub.

Vestberry is a Bratislava-founded venture capital portfolio management platform that raised a $7 million seed round in 2023 and has quickly become the standard tool for over 250 VC funds across 40 countries managing a combined $50 billion in assets. Slovakia's startup ecosystem, while smaller than Poland or Czech Republic, has punched above its weight in fintech and B2B SaaS, with Bratislava benefiting from its proximity to Vienna and Budapest. Vestberry exemplifies the growing sophistication of Slovak technology entrepreneurship.

Vinted is a Vilnius-founded secondhand fashion marketplace that became one of the Baltic region's most celebrated startup success stories, reaching a valuation of $4.5 billion in 2023 and operating in over 20 countries with more than 75 million registered users. Founded in 2008 by Milda Mitkute and Justas Janauskas, Vinted pioneered the peer-to-peer pre-loved clothing model in Europe and has been a major driver of the sustainable fashion movement. Lithuania, a nation of under 3 million people, has produced one of Eastern Europe's most valuable private tech companies.

Intellias is a Lviv-founded software engineering and digital consulting firm that has grown into one of Ukraine's largest technology exporters, employing over 3,500 engineers and serving Fortune 500 clients across automotive, fintech, and telecom sectors. Founded in 2002, Intellias attracted a major investment from Horizon Capital in 2021 and has maintained operations and continued hiring through the ongoing conflict, demonstrating remarkable resilience. Ukraine's IT sector, which employs over 300,000 professionals, generated approximately $7.3 billion in exports in 2024 despite wartime conditions.