CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Deals
February 23, 2026

Polish firm Melanos Care secures €1.3M to advance stem cell-derived biomelanin research

The fresh round was led by Hard2beat, with support from a group of 10 business angels.

February 23, 2026

Einklang raises €2.2M to scale battery-optimised energy solutions for German SMEs

The round was led by Vireo Ventures, with participation from SI Ventures, Saxovent, Angel Invest, Heimatboost, and DnA Ventures.

February 23, 2026

Syndicate One closes €22M Fund II to scale early-stage companies

The new fund was backed by Sofina, Finhouse, COI, Belgian public funds, and over 120 tech founders and operators.

February 20, 2026

Pontiro raises £357,500 to scale medical image anonymisation and analysis systems across UK hospitals

The £357,500 funding round for Pontiro was led by SFC Capital, with participation from Plug and Play Ventures and the British Business Bank.

February 19, 2026

UK-based startup Stacks secures $23M Series A to scale GTM and talent ambitions

The investment was led by Lightspeed, with support from General Catalyst, EQT Ventures & Growth, and s16vc – Founders for Founders Fund.

February 19, 2026

Austria's Flinn raises $20M to expand AI platform for medtech and pharma compliance

The $20 million funding round was led by HV Capital, with participation from BHI – Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments.

February 19, 2026

German firm Plato closes $14.5M seed round led by Atomico

The seed round also saw support from Cherry Ventures, D11Z. Ventures, Discovery Ventures, and Lucid Capital.

February 19, 2026

Rizon secures $2M from Polish VC to expand global dollar banking access

The pre-seed round was backed by Polish venture capital firm Market One Capital.

February 19, 2026

Lithuanian firm Copla secures €6M Series A to scale real-time compliance platform across Europe

The round was led by Iron Wolf Capital and supported by Operator Stack, Specialist VC, SuperHero Capital, FirstPick, NGL Ventures, and Loggerhead Partners.