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2025-11-06

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10 Early-Stage AI Startups in the Baltics Worth Keeping an Eye On

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Across the Baltic region, startups collectively raised over €580 million in 2025, with €217 million, or about 37%, of all venture funding going to AI-driven companies. It’s an all-time high that shows how quickly the ecosystem is evolving.

💎 Hidden behind the headline rounds and global players is a new wave of early-stage AI startups, the hidden gems worth watching before everyone else catches on.

We asked investors from BADideas.fund, Change Ventures, Outlast Fund, Practica Capital, and Vendep Capital to name early-stage AI startups in the Baltics worth keeping an eye on, excluding their own portfolio companies. Their picks reveal a mix of scientific depth, commercial focus, and global ambition.

Ace Waves

A multi-agent AI platform that helps consumer companies automate customer service. Built by serial founders, the team emerged from stealth with sharp revenue spikes, product expansion, and growing enterprise demand.

Chaseit

Modernises debt collection with AI-powered call agents that match the performance of top collectors, without burnout or large call centres. Founded during a basedspace_ hackathon, the team famously turned down multiple job offers to pursue the idea.

Procurli

Transforms complex procurement workflows into autonomous AI agents, automating vendor onboarding, data entry, and approvals in real time. Integrating with existing enterprise systems, Procurli helps teams reduce manual work by up to 80% and focus on strategic priorities.

Desktop Commander

An AI-driven productivity tool that went viral across MCP marketplaces, showing exceptional early traction. The stealth team reportedly closed a funding round in just three days. VCs say its ambition to challenge global players like OpenAI reflects the kind of grit needed to build at scale.

Amorphous AI

The world’s first marketplace for real-time structured healthcare data. Unlike most AI efforts in healthcare focused on ambient scribing, Amorphous AI brings a fresh angle by connecting providers and researchers to actionable, structured datasets. Founded by Oxford PhDs who led Latvia’s COVID-19 response, this team knows how to execute at scale.

Spotwise

Turns real-time radio ad tracking into automated lead generation. With AI-driven monitoring, instant alerts, automatic contact discovery, competitor insights, and a powerful ad library, Spotwise helps brands capture every missed sales opportunity.

Creem

Helps SaaS companies boost their revenue through integrated embedded finance. By enabling seamless financial features within existing platforms, Creem unlocks new monetization layers for software businesses. VCs highlight its focused product vision and strong early traction in the fast-growing embedded finance space.

Lutso

Develops AI-powered hardware that helps families care for their elderly loved ones through visual recognition and monitoring. Tackling complex engineering and ethical challenges, the team stands out for balancing innovation with purpose.

Userjourneys

Transforms your session replays into growth opportunities. Userjourneys uses AI to automatically surface insights, build behavioral cohorts, and improve activation and retention. VCs note strong momentum, recently backed by Project A’s Project Europe and preparing for a US move.

Featurebase

A modern support and feedback platform designed for SaaS. Featurebase helps automate customer support, collect feedback, and manage product updates, all in one simple interface.

This article wouldn’t be possible without the contributions of BADideas.fund, Change Ventures, Outlast Fund, Practica Capital, and Vendep Capital. Thank you for sharing your insights and helping us spotlight the region’s AI promising startups.

👉 FIRSTPICK invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups across Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. If you’re currently fundraising or about to start, check out our website or apply here.

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