Lisa Palchynska
Editor-in-Chief, Vestbee InsightsLisa Palchynska is an Editor-in-Chief at Vestbee Insights. She covers European startups and venture capital, with a focus on AI, deeptech, defence, and the trends shaping the region's innovation ecosystem. To get in touch, email her at lisa.palchynska@vestbee.com.
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.
Osavul raises €8.5M Series A to detect hybrid threats
Trusted by NATO and tested in Russia's war in Ukraine, Osavul plans to bring an AI-powered hybrid threat detection platform to businesses and critical infrastructure.
Drone autonomy software developer Occam Industries raises €3.8M
The startup works with four major Ukrainian drone manufacturers and 12 Armed Forces units.
Growth investor DTCP raises €455M first close to back defence startups
DTCP Defence investment strategy focuses on AI, autonomous systems, cyber defence, secure communications, and space technologies.
TERASi raises €11M to accelerate the deployment of tactical communications hardware
The fresh funding will allow TERASi to scale the deployment of its solution, as well as expand the engineering and field team.
Europe's hardtech ambitions have a pre-seed problem
Why Europe’s traditional VC model still favors software, why pre-seed remains the weakest link for hardtech, and where CEE can compete globally.
Top CEE funding rounds closed in August 2026
Meet startups and scaleups from CEE that closed funding rounds in August 2026.
Ukraine’s startup ecosystem in 2026 — funding and investment opportunities
Ukraine’s startup ecosystem entered 2026 with two new unicorns, larger defence tech rounds, and growing international investment.