CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

Lisa Palchynska

Editor-in-Chief, Vestbee
March 10, 2026

Croatian drones maker Orqa raises €12.7M led by Expeditions

Investment was led by Expeditions, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Taiwania Capital, Aymo, and Radius Capital.

February 26, 2026

Why Revolut and ElevenLabs joined Audi’s F1 debut

Audi's F1 debut comes backed by two of the highest-valued companies in tech — fintech Revolut and voice AI scaleup ElevenLabs. What does that signal?

February 10, 2026

Most interesting startups to watch in 2026

Biorce, Ramblr, Mithra, UXpilot, E2B, and SignalPlays are among the most interesting startups to watch in 2026, according to leading VCs.

January 27, 2026

UK-based Synthesia raises $200M Series E at $4B valuation

The round was led by Google Ventures (GV), with participation from Evantic, Hedosophia, and existing investors.

January 27, 2026

The Footprint Firm closes €76M Article 9 Fund I to back green deeptech in Northern Europe

The fund focuses on early-stage companies that tackle critical sustainability challenges while also targeting competitive financial returns.

January 27, 2026

2150 launches €210M fund to back climate tech transforming cities

With this new vehicle, 2150’s total assets under management have reached around €500 million.

January 21, 2026

What is Smart Data Economy, and how it will define the strongest companies — interview with betacluster

betacluster's GPs shared their views on the Smart Data Economy and the fund’s role in the regional ecosystem.

January 14, 2026

Headway Inc raises investment from Endeavor Catalyst

The funding was an extension of the company's Series A round, led by Bullhound Capital.