Top 15 Hardware VC Funds & Investors in Croatia (August 2026)

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• HEU — HEU is a legaltech company that automates and manages legal documents and allows users to edit and share them.
• tvbeat — Established in 2013, TVbeat provides a comprehensive TV Inventory Management & Yield Optimization SaaS Framework designed for TV Inventory owners, giving such TV sell-side players the essential tools to succeed in the ever changing TV ecosystem. Our SaaS Framework solves key addressable and non-addressable TV requirements & challengesthrough provision of holistic measurement, forecasting, planning, order management and optimization capabilities and self-serve applications. Such features can be leveraged across owned & operated TV inventories, media partner inventory and acquired inventory from 3rd party sources (DSPs & exchanges). TVbeat’s solution is being used successfully in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, France, Africas, Spain, Belgium, Middle East, Scandinavia to name a few. All of this is achieved by a world class team of engineers, data scientists, product managers and client support staff. Our offices are located in New York, London and Zagreb.
• Eurosender — Eurosender is the digital platform for companies and individuals looking for a unified solution for global logistics processes. Eurosender comprises a wide variety of logistics services in different geographies.

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• NavierAI — Navier AI CFD platform allows aerospace and mechanical engineers to design high-performance machines with ease.
• Chiral — Next-generation electronics with nanomaterials
• Karavela — Karavela is a company developing a "foundation model" of the human brain using large-scale brain imaging data (like MRI) and AI.

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• Brami — We make delicious snack products using lupini beans, a Mediterranean legume snack packed with plant protein and fiber, but low in calories, carbs and sugar. Conquer hunger. Feel good.
• Seat Unique — Seat Unique is an online marketplace to buy official hospitality packages and VIP tickets to live sports, music, and cultural events.
• Oxford Quantum Circuits — Oxford Quantum Circuits developing technology using the power of quantum to do things which have never been achieved before, from enabling life-changing drug discoveries to developing new battery technologies.

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• HappyRobot — Happyrobot is the AI that extracts quantitative data from geospatial imagery with English queries
• Rhino — Rhino.ai is an enterprise AI platform delivering intelligent automation solutions, AI workflow optimization, and scalable machine learning systems that transform operations and accelerate business growth.
• ThreatLocker — Cybersecurity Tools, Application Whitelisting, Ringfencing | ThreatLocker Inc

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• Statzup — Domain name StatZup.com is a dynamic and impactful choice for startups looking to make a bold statement in the world of statistics and data analysis. The name suggests a sense of urgency and excitement, urging users to stay on top of the la
• Volteum — Electric vehicle (EV) fleets made easy. Volteum helps companies transition to EVs, optimize charging, and manage electric car fleet operations efficiently.
• Whalebone — Whalebone offers zero disruption cybersecurity products to Telcos, ISPs, and enterprises.

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• Tennr — Tennr is a custom AI assistant that accelerates research, answers complex questions, and generates custom reports.
• Aquantia — At Aquantia, all three elements are present in abundance. Aquantia benefits from team members with a depth of diverse technology development expertise, signal processing innovation and an adherence to lean and agile management practices. Their engineers were at the forefront ofthe Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet product deployments, and areamong the best in production silicon design.Meet their leadership team, or the board and investors to see their guidance, financial backing and the company they've built.
• Eightfold AI — Eightfold AI provides the most comprehensive AI recruiting and talent management solutions in the market. We make it easy for businesses to find, screen, and hire the best talent.

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• MarkeDroid — Turn sites into intelligent power plants The world's most adaptable AI-powered Energy Orchestration Platform. Google Play App Store Our customers participate
• mu-ray.tech — Mu-ray.tech is focused on advancing the field of medical diagnostics and industrial quality control. mu-ray.tech is developing a groundbreaking technology for the rapid, safe and accurate 3D-imaging of the chemical composition of scanned objects, serving critical needs in industrial quality control and medical diagnostics. The technology is basedon Muon Beam Imaging (MBI), an innovative technology leveraging Laser Plasma Accelerator-based artificial muon sources, new generation particle detector systems and AI. In industry, we are working with the partners in the heavy, aerospace, and defence domains.mu-ray.tech operates at the three sites: DESY in Hamburg (hardware), Tehnopol in Tallinn (algorithms and software), and Bradfield Centre in Cambridge (algorithms, business development). Our main collaboration on the MBI technology partners are GScan in Estonia and UK, DESY in Hamburg, the University of Cambridge, and KBFI in Tallinn.
• Gideon Brothers — Gideon Brothers develops autonomous, mobile, collaborative and modular robots for unstructured, indoor, human industrial environments. They are one of the largest robotics engineering companies in Central and Southeastern Europe. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia.

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• PhysicsX — PhysicsX develops AI-powered engineering software that combines physics-based modeling, simulation, data management, and machine learning to support product development, manufacturing, and operational workflows. Its platform enables organizations to build, train, deploy, and manage AI models that work alongside numerical simulations, helpingengineers evaluate designs, optimize processes, and analyze complex physical systems. The company provides tools for simulation orchestration, AI model development, data integration, and engineering applications within a unified environment. PhysicsX serves industries such as aerospace, automotive, semiconductors, materials, and energy, where engineering teams use its software to support design exploration, performance analysis, and decision-making across the product lifecycle.
• C-Infinity — Pioneering AI for mechanical design and manufacturing. Our product, AutoAssembler, provides breakthrough assembly intelligence for complex physical systems.
• Worldscape — Worldscape is the revolutionary development platform that enables integration of disparate technologies and datasets to enable AI automation.

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• UNIT AI — Simplify ecommerce fulfillment with AI-powered robotic inventory systems. 12x cheaper, plug-and-play, <12 month ROI. Transform single-item logistics.
• Walden Robotics — Walden Robotics is an industrial robotics company that builds and deploys general-purpose, semi-humanoid robots for manufacturing and logistics.
• Xnrgy Climate Systems — Xnrgy Climate Systems is an engineering and manufacturing company that provides air treatment systems for data centers, and industrial institutional buildings. They provide air systems and air handlers incorporating energy recovery technologies, cooling, heating coils, fans, and humidification systems.

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• nPlan — AI that forecasts project outcomes, creates scenarios of the future and helps mitigate risk across single projects and portfolios. Trained on over 750,000 past programmes.
• Stream — Stream is a financial services firm that allows employees to stream their earned wages into their accounts through an instant app. The app allows them to have complete control over when they get paid. It also effectively ends the need for employee advances, loans, and employee stress suffered from short-term, unplanned financial obligations. Thecompany aims to play a key role in reducing the poverty premium and preventing employees from entering cycles of debt caused by overdraft fees, high-interest credit, or payday loans.
• Dataform — Develop and operationalize scalable data transformations pipelines in BigQuery using SQL.

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• Voxel — Eliminate near-misses and stop injuries before they happen. Teach your security cameras to detect safety hazards and inefficiencies in real-time.
• Gideon — Gideon is a robotics and AI company specializing in automating complex material handling processes for logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, retail, and other industries. The company is transforming the loading bay with TREY—its autonomous forklift purpose-built for trailer loading and unloading, one of the most challenging tasks in logistics.Powered by (Physical) AI and computer vision, Gideon’s autonomous mobile robots operate safely in dynamic, unstructured environments, working alongside people and equipment to boost efficiency, reduce manual labor, and improve workplace safety. With operations in Croatia and the USA, Gideon serves customers across North America, the UK, and Ireland. Its solutions help businesses address labor shortages, rising logistics demands, and operational inefficiencies through flexible automation and real-time workflow orchestration.
• Gideon Brothers — Gideon Brothers develops autonomous, mobile, collaborative and modular robots for unstructured, indoor, human industrial environments. They are one of the largest robotics engineering companies in Central and Southeastern Europe. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia.

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• GlycanAge — The only biological age test that accurately measures your unique response to life changes. Discover your biological age and make lifestyle improvements!
• City Expert — City Expert Global is a Serbian startup that introduces new technologies and business approach to the traditional real estate sector. It focuses on creating new standards in the advertising and agency real estate sector. City Expert Global was founded in 2015 by Darko Luković, Stefan Stojanović, and Igor Jović. It is based in Belgrade, Serbia.
• Alchemy — Alchemy Cloud software accelerates innovation and product development in applied science labs all over the world.

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• Luxonis — Build production-ready computer vision with OAK: AI depth cameras, stereo vision, and on-device inference for robotics, automation, and industrial applications.
• Syncell — Advance your research with microscopy-guided tools for high-res protein discovery & mapping. See how our workflow enhances precision and discovery depth.
• Fractyl Health — Fractyl Health develops innovative medical device solutions for the treatment of chronic diseases. The growing product pipeline leverages our minimally invasive procedural therapy, Revita DMR (duodenal mucosal resurfacing), which is designed to rejuvenate the lining of the duodenum and improve patient health. They envision a world with bettersolutions to chronic diseases through the use of less invasive, device-based therapies that will lessen the burden on patients, physicians, and payers.Fractyl Health aims to bring curative therapies to the large populations of patients with metabolic disease.

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• Bioptimus — Our mission is to build the first universal AI foundation model for biology to fuel breakthrough discoveries and accelerate innovations in biomedicine and beyond.
• Pesto — Pesto is a fintech startup that offers Pesto Mastercard, an asset-backed secured credit card. Pesto Mastercard is making credit more affordable, even if you don’t have an excellent credit history or a good credit score.
• Evolv AI — Evolv AI is the first AI-led experience optimization platform that recommends, builds, deploys and optimizes testing ideas for you.

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• AMPnet — AMPnet is a set of white-label crowdinvesting platforms with a central P2P marketplace for renewable energy shares. Through our platform, renewable energy communities all over Europe are providing much-needed liquidity to their investments and connecting directly to large financers of renewables such as NGOs, carbon offseting schemes, etc...
• Vereign — Digital authenticity infrastructure for regulated sectors. 800,000+ verified interactions monthly in Swiss healthcare. Open source, Swiss made.
• UTU Technologies — Trust infrastructure for the sharing economy.