Vestbee Winter Pitch 2026

United Kingdom
November 5, 2026

Edtech startup Mindmax secures $3.3M. Co-founder of Helsing is among investors

The £2.5 million round was led by Concept Ventures, with participation from Redrice Ventures, Daybreak Ventures and Lerer Hippeau.

November 4, 2026

Evertrue Capital launches $17M debut fund to back pre-seed AI and tech startups in Europe

The fund saw backing from Phoenix Court’s Basecamp, British Business Bank, and Better Society Capital.

November 2, 2026

Hypersonica lands €100M Series B to scale hypersonic defence technology

The €100 million Series B was co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst.

November 2, 2026

Creandum closes $750M eighth fund to back early-stage startups globally

The fund received backing from global institutional investors, including university endowments, pension funds and charitable foundations.

October 29, 2026

Entourage closes €100M second fund to back early-stage startups across Europe

The fund was backed entirely by entrepreneurs, family offices and private investors.

October 29, 2026

Ravical raises $17M seed round to expand AI platform for accounting firms

The seed round was led by MMC Ventures, with participation from Lakestar and Pitchdrive.

October 28, 2026

AP Ventures closes $300M third fund to back industrial and energy tech startups

AP Ventures Fund III was backed by a global group of existing and new institutional investors.

October 27, 2026

UK's robotics firm Machenta lands $40M to teach robots from a single demonstration

The seed funding round was co-led by Creandum and Union Square Ventures (USV).