CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Editor's pick
March 19, 2026

Europe’s $400B spinout economy: how universities are powering deeptech

European university spinouts contribute a lot to the deeptech and life science market. Check out the key trends and numbers.

March 17, 2026

From smart rings to exoskeletons: inside Europe’s expanding AI wearables ecosystem

The market for AI wearables is expanding beyond biometrics tracking — some of the most interesting cases from Europe and beyond.

March 10, 2026

Promising cybersecurity startups to watch, according to investors

TIN Capital, Coinvest Capital, Kibo Ventures, and PortfoLion name cybersecurity startups to watch in 2026.

February 26, 2026

Why Revolut and ElevenLabs joined Audi’s F1 debut

Audi's F1 debut comes backed by two of the highest-valued companies in tech — fintech Revolut and voice AI scaleup ElevenLabs. What does that signal?

February 24, 2026

How four years of war reshaped Ukraine’s investors — and Europe’s playbook

Four years into the war, Ukraine’s ecosystem runs on wartime logic. We asked Ukrainian and European funds how it reshaped their playbooks.

February 10, 2026

Most interesting startups to watch in 2026

Biorce, Ramblr, Mithra, UXpilot, E2B, and SignalPlays are among the most interesting startups to watch in 2026, according to leading VCs.

February 3, 2026

Top CEE funding rounds closed in January 2026

Meet startups and scaleups from CEE that closed funding rounds in January 2026.

January 15, 2026

What 2025 taught startups: key challenges and what they see coming in 2026

Vestbee spoke with founders who raised capital in 2025 across defence, deeptech, AI, and e-commerce infrastructure. While their businesses operate in very different markets, their experiences showed some common patterns: the growing importance of real-world validation, moving away from “clear lab results” and towards the actual needs of the market and the growing pull of defence and dual-use applications.