CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Italy
March 24, 2026

Foreverland raises €6M to scale cocoa-free chocolate alternative across Europe

The company plans to expand internationally and scale the commercial growth of its cocoa-free chocolate alternative, Choruba®.

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.

December 18, 2025

Italian-based cybersecurity startup Exein secures €100M led by Blue Cloud Ventures

The funding round for Exein was led by Blue Cloud Ventures, with participation from HV Capital, Intrepid Growth Partners, Geodesic Capital, and J.P. Morgan.

December 10, 2025

Italian startup Equixly raises €10M to revolutionize API security with agentic AI

The €10 million round was backed by 33N Ventures, Alpha Intelligence Capital, JME Ventures, 360 Capital, and Fondazione CR Firenze.

December 3, 2025

Italian firm Bestie Bite secures $700k led by Techstars

The funding round was led by Techstars, with support from Zooga VC, and Mamba 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.

November 13, 2025

Italy's e-commerce tech startup CommerceClarity raises €2.7M pre-seed round

CommerceClarity’s €2.7 million pre-seed funding round was led by IFF and Entourage.

October 24, 2025

Italian ocean tech firm WSense raises €10M pre-Series B round

The investment was backed by Indico Capital Partners, SIMEST, and CDP Venture Capital SGR.