CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Fundraising
March 12, 2026

UVC Partners raises €400M growth fund for multi-stage European B2B tech investments

The fund will partner with UnternehmerTUM, giving portfolio companies access to corporates, talent, and industrial resources.

March 12, 2026

Entrepreneurs First raises $200M to support early-stage founders

The fresh capital came from investors including Charlie Songhurst, Patrick Collison, John Collison, Eric Schmidt, and Barney Hussey-Yeo.

March 5, 2026

FIRSTPICK launches €25M fund to back overlooked Baltic founders at pre-seed stage

The fund is backed by local entrepreneurs and angels from companies like Tesonet, Oberlo, and Kilo Health.

March 5, 2026

Ukrainian VC firm Angel One closes $3M fund to back Ukrainian seed-stage startups

Angel One’s second $3 million fund is backed by seven LPs from different countries.

February 25, 2026

Startups of the month — February 2026

Meet Mapka, Hashgrid, Bothub Global, Soft Way, Legitize, Ultrasound Assistant, AgroDrone, and Trustpass in the latest series of Startups of the month.

February 12, 2026

EIF & Baltic States launch €225M Baltic Innovation Fund III for regional growth

The new fund will see the EIF commit €75 million, with each Baltic country providing €50 million.

February 10, 2026

Spanish VC firm Seaya launches €1B growth fund backed by EIF

The new Seaya Growth Tech Fund I saw support from the European Investment Fund (EIF), which contributed €300 million as the anchor investor.

February 5, 2026

Spanish Kembara raises €750M in first close to invest in Europe’s deeptech scaleups

After two years operating in stealth, the fund is now actively investing in science and engineering companies at the critical Series B and C stages to scale.