Lisa Palchynska
Editor-in-Chief, Vestbee
Exits have always posed a significant challenge for VC firms, often more so than for PE firms. Traditional wisdom suggests that this difficulty arises because VCs typically invest earlier in a company’s life cycle and thus must wait longer for an exit. However, the reasons are more complex.
Vestbee created a list of Europe-based VC funds that support cybersecurity startups. This list includes not only funds specifically focused on cybersecurity, but also those that made investments in this sector.
Meet startups and scaleups from Europe that closed funding rounds in May 2024.
German insurance platform Feather has raised €6 million in Series A funding from Keen Ventures partners and existing investors.
Czech online grocery company Rohlik secures €160 million growth funding. The money will support Rohlik’s scaling in DACH and CEE, where the business hopes to expand its presence to another 10 cities by 2030.
Ukrainian-founded startup Esper Bionics has raised $5 million to further develop and scale the bionic ecosystem.