Across the seven biggest funding rounds in H1 2026, Bulgaria's startup ecosystem raised €60.32 million in disclosed capital. The pool of deals wasn't dramatically smaller than a year earlier — while the first half of 2025 saw eight funding rounds above €500k, this year's deal count held nearly steady, even as total disclosed capital fell by about a third.

Here's a look at the seven largest funding rounds for startups based in, or led by, Bulgarian founders. You can also explore the rest of our Central and Eastern Europe H1 2026 funding mappings here.

This article is part of the CEE funding mapping series, done with the support of the Dealigence platform. Please feel free to contact us if we missed something: newsroom@therecursive.com.

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