CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Joy Laoun

News Editor, Vestbee
March 18, 2026

Swiss firm Rivia raises €13M to enhance clinical trial data operations with AI

The Series A round was led by Earlybird, with support from Defiant and existing backers.

March 18, 2026

Polish startup Surveily raises €2.5M Series A to scale edge AI for industrial safety

The Series A round was led by Industrial Impact® VC momenta, with participation from Look AI Ventures.

March 18, 2026

Partech launches €300M fund to back growth-stage European impact tech

The fund saw support from Allianz, Bpifrance, British Business Bank, EIF, Visa Foundation.

March 18, 2026

Ukrainian defence tech Swarmer goes public, shares surge over 6×, peak near 8×

Swarmer finished the day at $31 per share and later climbed to above $40, pushing the company’s market capitalization to well over $400 million.

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.