

Lisa Palchynska
Editor-in-Chief, Vestbee

Meet startups and scaleups from CEE that closed funding rounds in September 2025.

Europe’s AI Act is now in force, setting new rules for general-purpose AI. Startups warn it could slow innovation as regulators seek the right balance.

Sofinnova, Seventure, Octopus Venture, and more: European life science VCs supporting biotech, pharma, medtech, and healthtech startups.

The new Verne Capital fund received support from public and private investors associated with the founders’ previous fund Futury.

The Series B round was led by HartBeat Ventures, with participation from Liquidity and early investors including Yuri Gurski.

The Series A round was led by Dawn Capital, with support from Y Combinator.