CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Joy Laoun

News Editor, Vestbee
February 6, 2026

Helsinki-based Capalo AI secures €11M to expand battery storage optimization across Europe

The funding round was supported by Heartcore Capital, Tesi, VentureFriends, PROfounders, Inventure, Innovestor, and several family offices.

February 6, 2026

Luxembourg's R3 robotics raises €20M to scale automated EV system disassembly

The round was co-led by HG Ventures and Suma Capital, with participation from Oetker Collection KG and the European Innovation Council Fund.

February 5, 2026

Spanish Kembara raises €750M in first close to invest in Europe’s deeptech scaleups

After two years operating in stealth, the fund is now actively investing in science and engineering companies at the critical Series B and C stages to scale.

February 5, 2026

Czech fairy tale app Readmio secures €1M to drive global expansion

The €1 million round was led by Simpact Ventures, with support from ZAKA VC, Zero One Hundred, and DEPO Ventures.

February 5, 2026

Romanian startup Kinderpedia secures €2.2M to expand AI-powered school platform globally

The funding round was led by Simpact Ventures with participation from existing investors Early Game Ventures and ROCA X.

February 5, 2026

Polish-founded voice AI platform ElevenLabs secures $500M Series D at an $11B valuation

The Series D round was led by Sequoia, with a16z quadrupling down and ICONIQ tripling down.

February 5, 2026

Spanish edtech firm Bcas secures €30M debt round to expand student financing

The round was led by MyInvestor to support BCAS’s continued growth and expansion.

February 4, 2026

Budapest-based startup Resoloon secures €550k pre-seed round

The €550,000 pre-seed round for Resoloon was supported by Project Europe and Day One Capital.