CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

United Kingdom
January 22, 2026

UK's firm Optalysys raises £23M to accelerate photonic computing and secure cloud technologies

The Series A round was led by Northern Gritstone, with participation from imec.xpand.

January 21, 2026

London-based fintech firm Allocation Strategy raises £1.6M to modernise asset allocation analytics

The funding round was led by Fuel Ventures, with additional participation from angel investors and industry experts.

January 15, 2026

London-based startup Cyb3r Operations raises $5.4M to tackle third-party cyber risk

The funding round was led by Octopus Ventures, with follow-on investment from Pi Labs.

January 14, 2026

Cambridge-based biotech firm Nuclera extends series C to $87M to advance antibody engineering

The Series C funding extension was led by Elevage Medical Technologies and Jonathan Milner, with additional support from existing investors British Business Bank and GK Goh.

December 30, 2025

Octopus Energy raises €850M to spin out AI utility platform Kraken at €7.3B valuation

The funding round for Kraken was led by D1 Capital Partners, with participation from Fidelity International.

December 17, 2025

London-based SaaS startup Ankar raises $20M Series A to advance patent workflows

The $20 million Series A round for Ankar was led by Atomico, with participation from Index Ventures, Norrsken VC, and Daphni.

December 17, 2025

UK‑based firm Ben secures $27.5M to transform enterprise employee benefits with AI

The Series B round was led by Mercia Ventures, with support from Atomico, Cherry Ventures, DN Capital, Seedcamp, and QuantumLight Capital.

December 15, 2025

UK healthtech firm IVFmicro secures £3.5M to boost IVF success rates and make it more accessible

The pre-seed funding round for IVFmicro was led by Northern Gritstone, with support from the Innovate UK Investor Partnerships Programme.