Vestbee Winter Pitch 2026

Analysis
November 5, 2026

Top European funding rounds closed in October 2026

Meet startups and scaleups from Europe that closed funding rounds in October 2026.

November 4, 2026

Top CEE funding rounds closed in October 2026

October brought several major investments to CEE, led by Skeleton Technologies’ more than $100 million investment from Siemens and BlackWall’s $100 million round.

October 28, 2026

Startups of the month — October 2026

Meet ELECTE, Studentspeak, Initiatives, kodlo, Propily, Koll, Dynamicmockups, Enso Money in the latest series of Startups of the month.

October 20, 2026

Deeptech and generalist VCs backing Europe’s defence and dual-use startups

Not only specialist funds: here are deeptech and generalist VCs backing European defence and dual-use startups.

October 15, 2026

Is there a European Elizabeth Holmes? 3 tech stories of fraud and deception

As a new Elizabeth Holmes film hits cinemas, we went looking for Europe's own startup fraud stories. Wirecard, OneCoin, and Builder.ai: what happened, who blew the whistle, and where the founders are now.

October 8, 2026

How CEE mental health startups are closing the care gap

Chatbots grab the headlines, but CEE's mental health startups are betting on clinicians, employers and insurers.

October 7, 2026

Top European funding rounds closed in September 2026

Meet startups and scaleups from Europe that closed funding rounds in September 2026.

October 6, 2026

Top CEE funding rounds closed in September 2026

September brought one of the CEE's largest funding rounds of 2026, as EnduroSat raised $205 million. Check out the top CEE funding rounds announced during the month.

October 5, 2026

Europe’s defence and dual-use investors

From pre-seed checks to €30 million growth investments, these are the investors building Europe’s defence capital stack.