

Katarzyna Groszkowska & Lisa Palchynska
Vestbee

In 2025, Europe raised $1.5B for defence tech, yet the US still captures 85% of NATO’s defence VC. What does the funding landscape reveal, and why does the US remain so far ahead?

Europe’s robotics sector is experiencing a record-breaking year, with over €1B invested across 84 deals. Explore the leading VC funds fueling this growth, including Verve Ventures, 360 Capital, Jolt Capital, Earlybird, IQ Capital, and more.

AI-driven vibe coding is now a multi-billion-dollar category reshaping software creation. We are looking at the numbers and risks behind the explosive growth of startups like Lovable, Cursor, Replit, and Cognition

The Series A extension round was led by Biocodex, with participation from Crescent Ventures, UI Investissement, and Forepont Capital Partners.

The pre-seed round came from Empirical Ventures, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), First Imagine! Ventures, The Conduit EIS Impact Fund, and Almanac Ventures.

The funding round was led by 1confirmation, with support from Collider Ventures, F‑Prime Capital, DCG, Coinbase Ventures, Node Capital, and Arrington Capital.