CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

United Kingdom
November 26, 2025

UK’s Baobab Ventures raises $15M fund to back global deeptech seed and pre‑seed startups

The $15 million Baobab Ventures fund was backed by institutional LPs Cendana Capital, Isomer Capital, RSJ Investments, Emergence Ventures, and Cyber Fund.

November 25, 2025

Fintech firm Model ML raises $75M Series A funding round

The $75 million Series A round was led by FT Partners, with participation from Y Combinator, QED Investors, 13Books Capital, Latitude, and LocalGlobe.

November 24, 2025

Bristol-based fashion tech startup Ponda raises $2.4M to scale regenerative insulation BioPuff

Ponda’s $2.4 million seed round was co-led by Faber VC and Counteract, with participation from PDS Ventures, Evenlode Investment, and the Royal College of Art.

November 24, 2025

Onstage launches £10M early-stage fund to back European founders

The fresh fund saw support from Peter Simon, Alex Chesterman, and GPs from Concept Ventures, Creator Ventures, Chapter One, and Episode 1.

November 21, 2025

UK-based Sencillo secures £350k to support families facing rising education expenses

The pre-seed funding was led by Fuel Ventures, with support from a select group of angel investors.

November 21, 2025

UK's firm PolyModels Hub raises £7M to transform biopharma process development

The Series A round was led by Molten Ventures, with support from Marathon Venture Capital.

November 19, 2025

London-based firm Condukt secures $10M to transform KYB with real-time data

The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from MMC Ventures and Cocoa Ventures.

November 19, 2025

Life science startup Biocentis raises $19M to revolutionize insect control

The round was led by The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment and Algebris Investments.