CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Joy Laoun

News Editor, Vestbee
March 23, 2026

EIF commits €50M to Join Capital fund III to boost European defence innovation

The fund is supported primarily by the European Investment Fund (EIF) through the InvestEU Defence Equity Facility.

March 23, 2026

UK’s startup Numonic secures £250k to track AI content for EU compliance

The round was supported by Fuel Ventures, who led the pre‑seed investment.

March 23, 2026

Madrid-based VC firm Mundi Ventures launches LatAm fund I with $100M first close

IDB Invest, COFIDES, and regional insurance groups backed the first close of Mundi Ventures’ LatAm fund I.

March 23, 2026

Air Street Capital launches its largest solo GP fund at $232M

Fund III was backed by US university endowments, foundations, hospitals, and institutional investors.

March 23, 2026

UK staffing AI firm Flexzo secures $12M Series A to transform healthcare workforce management

The Series A funding round was led by Octopus Ventures, with additional participation from Fuel Ventures.

March 23, 2026

360 Capital secures €85M for Poli360 2, a deeptech fund targeting European university spinouts

The new fund saw support from the European Investment Fund (EIF) and CDP Venture Capital SGR.

March 20, 2026

Polish VC firm Montis VC raises €50M to back Europe’s energy and industrial tech startups

The new fund is backed by the European Investment Fund (EIF) through the REPowerEU programme, PFR, and a group of family offices and private investors from across the CEE region.

March 20, 2026

Swedish VC firm Creadum leads $19M seed round in Hosted.ai to supercharge GPU efficiency

The investment saw support from People Ventures and Repeat Ventures, alongside lead investor Creadum.