CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Joy Laoun

News Editor, Vestbee
December 3, 2025

UK-based Ascentra Labs raises $2M to bring AI transformation to consulting

The round was led by NAP, formerly Cavalry Ventures, with participation from angel investors Alan Chang and Fredrik Hjelm.

December 2, 2025

Vienna-based firm fonio.ai secures €3M to expand AI customer communication platform

The investors in fonio.ai’s €3 million angel round include Daniel Gutenberg, Christian Stieber, Robert Wuttke, Jens Lapinski, and an unnamed Sequoia Scout.

December 2, 2025

Swiss firm Saporo secures €7M Series A to scale its identity security platform across Europe

The round was led by TIN Capital, with support from G+D Ventures, CDP Venture Capital, XAnge, Lightbird VC, and Session VC.

December 1, 2025

Spain’s firm Anyformat secures €3.3M to scale agentic OCR and redefine document intelligence

The fresh funding was backed by Kibo Ventures, alongside returning investors 4Founders Capital, Abac Nest Ventures and Decelera Ventures.

December 1, 2025

German firm Marble Imaging raises €5.3M to advance Europe’s very-high-resolution Earth observation capabilities

The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with participation from BBM, and Lightfield Equity.

December 1, 2025

Copenhagen-based Complir raises €1.7M to help retailers navigate global compliance with AI

Vendep Capital led the round with support from Likeminded, Plug and Play, and F-Log Ventures.

December 1, 2025

German startup Black Forest Labs secures $300M Series B round

The funding round saw support from Salesforce Ventures, AMP, a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, and Earlybird VC.

November 28, 2025

IQM Quantum Computers raises over €40 million to expand production facility and accelerate quantum innovation

The round was backed by: Ten Eleven Ventures, Tesi, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance, and Schwarz Group.