CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

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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 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 16, 2026

Paris-based VC firm Elaia closes €134M deeptech seed fund

The fresh fund saw support from Bpifrance, BNP Paribas, and the Max Planck Foundation.

March 13, 2026

Spanish VC firm Samaipata raises €110M Fund III to back AI-native European startups

The Fund III is backed by the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), KfW, and Spanish family offices.

March 12, 2026

UVC Partners raises €400M growth fund for multi-stage European B2B tech investments

The fund will partner with UnternehmerTUM, giving portfolio companies access to corporates, talent, and industrial resources.

March 12, 2026

Entrepreneurs First raises $200M to support early-stage founders

The fresh capital came from investors including Charlie Songhurst, Patrick Collison, John Collison, Eric Schmidt, and Barney Hussey-Yeo.

March 5, 2026

FIRSTPICK launches €25M fund to back overlooked Baltic founders at pre-seed stage

The fund is backed by local entrepreneurs and angels from companies like Tesonet, Oberlo, and Kilo Health.

March 5, 2026

Ukrainian VC firm Angel One closes $3M fund to back Ukrainian seed-stage startups

Angel One’s second $3 million fund is backed by seven LPs from different countries.

February 25, 2026

Startups of the month — February 2026

Meet Mapka, Hashgrid, Bothub Global, Soft Way, Legitize, Ultrasound Assistant, AgroDrone, and Trustpass in the latest series of Startups of the month.