CEE VC SUMMIT 2026

United Kingdom
March 12, 2026

Entrepreneurs First raises $200M to support early-stage founders

The fresh capital came from investors including Charlie Songhurst, Patrick Collison, John Collison, Eric Schmidt, and Barney Hussey-Yeo.

March 11, 2026

London-based fitness startup SPORTL raises £250k pre-seed funding

SPORTL’s £250,000 pre-seed round was backed by Kevin Hewitt, James Hardy, and Jamie Hearne.

March 10, 2026

Outpost secures $17.5M Series A to power global payments and tax compliance

The $17.5 million Series A round was led by Ribbit Capital, with support from existing investor Better Tomorrow Ventures.

March 9, 2026

UK robotics startup Mutable Tactics secures $2.1M to develop AI for collaborative military drones

Seraphim Space led the round, with participation from NSSIF, Koro, Entrepreneurs First, and Transpose.

March 9, 2026

London’s industrial firm Isembard raises $50M to accelerate aerospace, defence, and robotics manufacturing

The Series A round was led by Union Square Ventures and supported by Tamarack Global, and IQ Capital.

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 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.

March 3, 2026

UK-based biotech firm Antiverse raises $9.3M Series A led by Soulmates Ventures

The round was led by Soulmates Ventures, with participation from Innovation Investment Capital, and DOMiNO Ventures.