CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

France
March 30, 2026

Mistral secures $830M to build first AI data centre in France

The debt financing was supported by Bpifrance, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, HSBC, La Banque Postale, MUFG, and Natixis CIB.

March 23, 2026

360 Capital secures €85M for Poli360 2, a deeptech fund targeting European university spinouts

The new fund saw support from the European Investment Fund (EIF) and CDP Venture Capital SGR.

March 18, 2026

Partech launches €300M fund to back growth-stage European impact tech

The fund saw support from Allianz, Bpifrance, British Business Bank, EIF, Visa Foundation.

March 16, 2026

Paris-based VC firm Elaia closes €134M deeptech seed fund

The fresh fund saw support from Bpifrance, BNP Paribas, and the Max Planck Foundation.

March 12, 2026

French firm Waiv raises $33M to scale AI-powered precision oncology testing

The round was co‑led by OTB Ventures and Alpha Intelligence Capital.

March 11, 2026

French startup AMI, co-founded by Meta’s former chief AI scientist, secures over $1B

The round was co-led by Cathay Innovation, Greycroft, Hiro Capital, HV Capital, and Bezos Expeditions.

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.

February 25, 2026

French foodtech startup Verley raises $38M Series A to scale high-performance whey proteins globally

The Series A round was led by Alven, with additional support from Blast Club and Bpifrance.