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Joy Laoun

News Editor, Vestbee Insights

Joy Laoun is a News Editor and Marketing Specialist at Vestbee Insights, covering European and CEE startup, venture capital, and investment news, while supporting Vestbee’s marketing and content strategy. To get in touch, email her at joy.laoun@vestbee.com.

August 28, 2026

French dental robotics startup Lupin Dental raises €15M Series A round

The round was led by Fynveur, with participation from existing shareholders.

August 27, 2026

REGENT secures $240M to scale seaglider manufacturing

The $240 million Series B was co-led by Mare Liberum and AE Ventures, with debt capital from Erebor Bank.

August 27, 2026

ColibriTD secures €4M to scale quantum-powered simulation across industry

The seed round was led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from SymbiaVC and MEDIN Fund Management (Medin VC).

August 26, 2026

Mara secures $7M to develop low-cost autonomous counter-drone system

The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from a16z Speedrun and Night Capital.

August 26, 2026

Itoflow secures $2.5M to bring AI-powered portfolio management to investment firms

The pre-seed round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from angel investors including Barney Hussey-Yeo.

August 26, 2026

Certain Energy lands £10M for long-duration energy storage

The round was led by the British Business Bank, with support from Centrica, Ceres Power, and C3H.

August 25, 2026

Oakley Capital acquires majority stake in Bulgarian AI company Graphwise

Portfolion Capital Partners has exited its 2022 investment in Sofia-based Ontotext, made alongside Integral Capital Group and Carpathian Partners.

August 25, 2026

Volve raises $3M to scale AI-powered construction tendering across Europe

The round was led by Skyfall Ventures, with participation from J12, Norrsken Evolve, OBOS Ventures, and Antler.