CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

News
March 10, 2026

Outpost secures $17.5M Series A to power global payments and tax compliance

The $17.5 million Series A round was led by Ribbit Capital, with support from existing investor Better Tomorrow Ventures.

March 10, 2026

French cybersecurity firm Qevlar AI secures $30M to transform SOCs from alert-focused to insight-driven operations

The funding round was jointly led by Partech and Forgepoint Capital International, with participation from EQT Ventures.

March 10, 2026

Swiss biotech firm Seprify secures €13.4M to scale cellulose materials for industry

The Series A was backed by Inter IKEA Group, Una Terra Early Growth Fund, and Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB).

March 10, 2026

Croatian drones maker Orqa raises €12.7M led by Expeditions

Investment was led by Expeditions, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Taiwania Capital, Aymo, and Radius Capital.

March 9, 2026

Vilnius-based Saltz.app secures €20M to enhance food distribution across Europe

The €20 million funding round for Saltz.app was supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Inovo, Lifeline Ventures, and Change Ventures.

March 9, 2026

UK robotics startup Mutable Tactics secures $2.1M to develop AI for collaborative military drones

Seraphim Space led the round, with participation from NSSIF, Koro, Entrepreneurs First, and Transpose.

March 9, 2026

London’s industrial firm Isembard raises $50M to accelerate aerospace, defence, and robotics manufacturing

The Series A round was led by Union Square Ventures and supported by Tamarack Global, and IQ Capital.

March 9, 2026

Balnord exits TerraEye as Abu Dhabi-based mining holding acquires Polish spacetech

At the end of 2025, Balnord exited Polish deep-tech TerraEye, a startup using satellite-based AI to accelerate the discovery of critical minerals.