Europe’s $400B spinout economy: how universities are powering deeptech
European university spinouts contribute a lot to the deeptech and life science market. Check out the key trends and numbers.
From smart rings to exoskeletons: inside Europe’s expanding AI wearables ecosystem
The market for AI wearables is expanding beyond biometrics tracking — some of the most interesting cases from Europe and beyond.
Promising cybersecurity startups to watch, according to investors
TIN Capital, Coinvest Capital, Kibo Ventures, and PortfoLion name cybersecurity startups to watch in 2026.
Cybersecurity market 2026: funding trends, investor signals, and future outlook
A data-driven analysis of global venture funding and AI-led innovation shaping cybersecurity investment through 2026.
Solo unicorns: can a single founder scale to a billion-dollar company?
How AI agents enable solo unicorns: Bek Ventures and Flashpoint investors share insights on building and scaling startups in the AI era.
What 2025 taught startups: key challenges and what they see coming in 2026
Vestbee spoke with founders who raised capital in 2025 across defence, deeptech, AI, and e-commerce infrastructure. While their businesses operate in very different markets, their experiences showed some common patterns: the growing importance of real-world validation, moving away from “clear lab results” and towards the actual needs of the market and the growing pull of defence and dual-use applications.
List of new VC funds launched in Q4 2025 to invest in Europe
Vestbee has compiled an extended list of venture capital funds launched in the fourth quarter of 2025. All of them invest in European founders.
List of European VC funds investing in AI startups
An up-to-date list of the most active venture capital firms investing in AI startups across Europe.