Meet startups and scaleups from Europe that closed funding rounds in August 2026.

Europe is creating unicorns at a record pace, but many no longer justify their last reported valuations. We look at what the region’s unicorns are worth today.

Ukraine’s startup ecosystem entered 2026 with two new unicorns, larger defence tech rounds, and growing international investment.

Mews, Preply, Oxylabs, Fonoa, and Viktor lead the largest startup funding rounds announced across CEE in 2026. Explore the biggest deals and active investors.

Take a look at VC funding in CEE report Q2 2026, our quarterly overview of VC transactions in CEE.

Meet the CEE companies building satellites, onboard AI, and in-orbit infrastructure as Europe’s spacetech funding reaches record levels.

From the race for AI dominance and semiconductor geopolitics to dystopian fiction and Gen Z psychology.

Mira Mihaylova from Piton Capital told Vestbee about the fund’s strategy and investment approach.