From the race for AI dominance and semiconductor geopolitics to dystopian fiction and Gen Z psychology.

Meet startups and scaleups from CEE that closed funding rounds in June 2026.

From dinner apps to social darts, the offline economy is turning screen fatigue into an investment opportunity.

CEE venture funding is becoming more concentrated in 2026, with fewer early-stage deals, larger growth rounds, and more capital flowing into security and defence.

Discover 100 promising startups selected from Vestbee Summer Pitch CEE, spanning AI, fintech, healthtech, deeptech, defence, and more.

The fresh capital saw support from Kleiner Perkins, NEA, and Bezos Expeditions.

Europe remains a fundamentally early-stage ecosystem and business angel networks and syndicates are becoming an important source of pre-seed, seed, and often Series A capital.

Since the first close in October 2025, Expeditions has nearly doubled the fund's size, exceeding its original fundraising target.