Investment activity in the first half of 2026 for Croatian startups was quite bountiful. The deal count is higher, and we also see a rise in the round sizes, as some of the most promising darlings of the Croatian ecosystem started to scale.

Last year, during H1 we counted five investments over €500K, totaling €17.02 million. This number got to €43.8 million for the biggest investment rounds by the end of the 2025.

In 2026, first half of the year marked nine investments over €500K, spanning influencer-marketing, defense hardware, tax automation, AI video production and various enterprise software. The total amount these startup raised amounted to ≈ €174.34M.

Below, you can find the biggest H1 2026 funding rounds in Croatia, along with key details about the startups. Check the rest of the Central and Eastern Europe H1 2026 mappings here.

This article is part of the CEE funding mapping series, done with the support of Dealigence platform. Please feel free to contact us if we missed something: newsroom@therecursive.com. / If the deal’s original currency wasn’t the euro, we convert it to the ratio listed on the publishing day.

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