CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

France
February 25, 2026

French foodtech startup Verley raises $38M Series A to scale high-performance whey proteins globally

The Series A round was led by Alven, with additional support from Blast Club and Bpifrance.

February 11, 2026

French VC firm Elaia secures €120M for its digital venture fund

Elaia’s Digital Venture Fund V was supported by Bpifrance, MACSF, BNP Paribas, SMABTP, Arundo Re, and Groupe AG2R LA MONDIALE.

February 10, 2026

French firm Naboo secures $70M Series B to expand global operations

The funding round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with continued support from existing investors Notion Capital, ISAI, and Ternel.

February 4, 2026

French firm PRESAGE secures €1.2M to build causal world models for cloud infrastructure

The €1.2 million funding round was backed by welovefounders and Kima Ventures, with strategic support from Boost10x.

January 26, 2026

ErVimmune raises €17M to advance first cancer vaccine into clinical trials

The round was backed by Seventure Partners, SPRIM Global Investments, and supported by Bpifrance and France 2030.

January 21, 2026

Paris-based fintech startup Pennylane secures €175M to expand across Europe

The Series E round was led by TCV and Blackstone Growth, with support from Sequoia Capital, DST Global, CapitalG, and Meritech Capital.

January 2, 2026

France's deeptech firm NanoXplore raises €20M to strengthen European technological sovereignty

The funding round was supported by MBDA and Bpifrance, through the Defense Innovation Fund managed by Bpifrance.