CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Joy Laoun

News Editor, Vestbee
March 5, 2026

Ukrainian-founded defence tech startup Uforce raises $50M at €1B+ valuation

The investment saw backing from Lakestar, Shield Capital, and Ballistic Ventures.

March 5, 2026

Austrian deeptech startup Fibionic raises €3M led by Redstone

The €3 million seed round was led by Redstone, with support from Euregio Plus SGR S.p.A. / AG, caesar., LEAP4, and several angel investors.

March 5, 2026

Belgian deeptech semiconductor startup Vertical Compute secures €57M seed round

The seed round saw support from Quantonation, Flanders Future Techfund, Wallonie Entreprendre, Sambrinvest, Noshaq, InvestBW, Drysdale Ventures, and Kima Ventures.

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.

March 4, 2026

Spanish space transportation firm PLD Space secures €180M Series C equity funding round

The Series C funding round was led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, with participation from CDTI, COFIDES, and Nazca Capital.

March 4, 2026

Oxford-based Oxa raises $103M to expand industrial self-driving vehicle technology

The Series D was supported by the National Wealth Fund, NVentures, and existing investors IP Group, Hostplus, and bp Ventures.