CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Joy Laoun

News Editor, Vestbee
April 10, 2026

Italian healthcare firm TeiaCare raises €7M to scale AI-powered care monitoring platform

The round was led by P101 SGR with participation from Spanish family offices Namarel and Inderhabs.

April 9, 2026

Czech’s Edmund raises €2.5M to bring AI-powered industrial troubleshooting to Europe and the US

The funding round was led by FORWARD.one, with participation from University2Ventures and Tensor Ventures.

April 9, 2026

French startup Plume raises €3.3M to accelerate renewable energy projects

The round was supported by AENU, Y Combinator, Kima Ventures, RAISE, Better Angle, and Collab Fund.

April 9, 2026

Alcatraz raises $35M Series B to lead facial biometric access control globally

The round was co-led by BlackPeak Capital, Cogito Capital, and Taiwania Capital.

April 9, 2026

Bulgarian nFuse secures funding for its AI-powered WhatsApp and Viber ordering platform

The funding round for nFuse was backed by Eleven Ventures and LAUNCHub Ventures.

April 9, 2026

Spanish deeptech firm Golden Owl raises €1.4M to scale AI intelligence platform

The seed round saw support from First Drop, business angels, and public funding programs including ENISA and the NEOTEC grant from CDTI.

April 8, 2026

Dutch firm AirHub raises €4.4 million Series A to power Europe’s security and defence drone operations

The Series A round was supported by Keen Venture Partners, Runway FBU, and existing investors Lumaux and LUMO Labs.

April 8, 2026

UK's Trent AI raises $13M to rebuild security for the agentic world

The firm was led by LocalGlobe and Cambridge Innovation Capital.