CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Joy Laoun

News Editor, Vestbee
March 17, 2026

Berlin-based startup Tower raises $6.4M to help data engineers turn AI code into production-ready systems

The funding round for Tower was supported by lead investors Speedinvest and DIG Ventures, along with Flyer One Ventures and Roosh Ventures.

March 17, 2026

German startup Upvest secures $125M for strategic expansion in Europe

The investment was led by Sapphire Ventures and Tencent, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and BlackRock.

March 17, 2026

Apple acquires Polish video effects firm MotionVFX to enhance creative tools

Apple has acquired MotionVFX, a Poland-based company known for creating plugins, templates, and visual effects tools widely used with Final Cut Pro.

March 16, 2026

Prague-based Choice raises $7.1M to expand AI-powered restaurant platform across Europe

The Series A was led by Alea Capital Partners, with participation from Reflex Capital, Smartlink, and J&T Ventures.

March 16, 2026

Estonian firm BaBayte secures investment to build AI-powered drone survivability systems

The round was backed by US-based VC firm Green Flag Ventures.

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 13, 2026

Ukrainian edtech firm Kodree raises $10M to scale AI-powered learning platform globally

The investment came in the form of a non-dilutive credit facility provided by PvX Partners.

March 13, 2026

WhiteBridge AI raises $3M to build verified people search and online identity insights

The seed round was led by FIRSTPICK VC, with participation from First Degree, NGL.VC, Scalewolf.VC, BADideas.fund, Nectolabs, Plug and Play, and several angel investors.