CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

News
April 9, 2026

Alcatraz raises $35M Series B to lead facial biometric access control globally

The round was co-led by BlackPeak Capital, Cogito Capital, and Taiwania Capital.

April 9, 2026

Bulgarian nFuse secures funding for its AI-powered WhatsApp and Viber ordering platform

The funding round for nFuse was backed by Eleven Ventures and LAUNCHub Ventures.

April 9, 2026

Spanish deeptech firm Golden Owl raises €1.4M to scale AI intelligence platform

The seed round saw support from First Drop, business angels, and public funding programs including ENISA and the NEOTEC grant from CDTI.

April 8, 2026

Dutch firm AirHub raises €4.4 million Series A to power Europe’s security and defence drone operations

The Series A round was supported by Keen Venture Partners, Runway FBU, and existing investors Lumaux and LUMO Labs.

April 8, 2026

UK's Trent AI raises $13M to rebuild security for the agentic world

The firm was led by LocalGlobe and Cambridge Innovation Capital.

April 8, 2026

Spain’s Xoople secures $130M to build earth’s system of record for AI-driven physical-world intelligence

The Series B round saw support from Nazca Capital, MCH, CDTI (Government of Spain), Buenavista Equity Partners, and Endeavor Catalyst.

April 7, 2026

Swiss wellness firm Connectome Health emerges from stealth with $2M pre-seed round

The round was led by Redstone, with participation from Octopus Ventures, Nodes Ventures, The Players Fund, Como 1907, and a group of angel investors.