Vestbee Summer
Pitch CEE
Pitch to hundreds of VC funds and business angels. Apply now to land
investment and get ready for a flood of VC introductions.
investment and get ready for a flood of VC introductions.
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Secure your spot among the 100 selected startups that will get exposure to hundreds of our VC fund partners and angel investors and opportunity to land investment. And there's more - top startups, chosen by our jury, will showcase their ventures online to a broad international investor audience at the Summer Pitch CEE event.
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Selected 100 startups will get exposure to hundreds of our VC fund partners and angels. The best applicants selected by the VC jury will present online at Summer Pitch CEE to our global network of investors.
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Timeline
June 28, 2026
Application Closes
June 29 - July 6, 2026
Jury Work
July 6, 2026
Finalists Announcement
July 14, 2026
CEE Summer Pitch, Online
Jury
Ewa Chronowska
CEO at Vestbee & Partner at Next Road Ventures
Bakhrom Ibragimov
Partner, Molten Ventures
Dominik Schwarz
Partner, Verdane
Kirsten Connell
Partner, Octopus
Mira Mihaylova
Partner, Piton
Will Orde
Partner, Passion Capital
Ronald Jan Schuurs
Partner, Antler
Javier Torremocha
Partner, Kibo Ventures
Aleksandra Pedraszewska
Partner, Vastpoint
Sean Bielat
Partner, OMVP
Jeremy Bauman
Partner, Acuity VC
Valeri Petrov
Partner, Eleven
Marton Medveczky
Associate Partner, Flashpoint
Marcin Hejka
General Partner, OTB Ventures
Diana Koziarska
Partner, SMOK Ventures
Arfa Karani
Investment Manager, Alantra
Maximilian Schausberger
Managing Director, Elevator Ventures
Alicja Glinka
Investment Manager, OTB
Elena Mazhuha
Partner, Flyer One Ventures
Adam Rudowski
General Partner, Level2 Ventures
Adam Hashchyshyn
Principal, Roosh Ventures
Tatjana Zabasu Mikuz
Managing Partner, South Central Ventures
Masayuki Ohta
Partner, ffVC
Özge Öz
Partner, QNBEYOND Ventures
Oguzhan Ozer
Partner, Bek Ventures
Magdalena Trąba
Senior Investment Manager, Pracuj Ventures
Kristóf Székely
Partner, Lead Ventures
Artur Banach
Managing Partner, Movens Capital
Basar Yenidunya
Head of Investments, 212
Numan Numan
Managing Partner, 212
Markus Grundmann
Partner, Senovo
Labinot Brahimi
Vice President, Forestay VC
Eugénie Colonna d'Istria
Investor, Finch Capital
Stanisław Rogozinski
Partner, 24ventures
Maximilian Rowoldt
Partner, Cusp Capital
Wojciech Majewski
Partner, Simpact
Magdalena Chalas
Investment Manager, Elevator Ventures
Henrik Neninger
Investor, Lead Ventures
Andras Fehrer
Principal, Day One Capital
Zuzana Ondrejová
Principal, J&T Ventures
Pawel Bochniarz
Partner, Radix Ventures
Laszlo Czirjak
Managing Partner, Interactive Venture Partners
Piotr Soroka
Investment Manager, NIF ASI
Wojciech Drewczynski
Operating Partner, Balnord VC
Maciej Zawadzinski
Partner, Hard2Beat
Maciej Frankowicz
Partner, Hard2Beat
Petr Smid
Investment Partner, Rockaway
Max Palko
Investor, Rockaway
Marcin Kurek
Partner, Market One Capital
Oksana Vodonos
Investor, 500 Eurasia and Eurasia
Daniel Tomov
Partner, Eleven
Adam Kočík
Managing Partner, J&T Ventures
Zdenek Fred Fous
Managing Partner, Purpose Tech Ventures
Andrew Gray
Partner, Tilia Impact Ventures
Wojciech Niesyto
Partner, Kogito Ventures
Csaba Kakosy
Managing Partner, DayOne Capital
Silviu Apostu
Principal, Matterwave Ventures
Alex Losiеvychev
Principal, GR Capital
Gabriela Brodzińska Drozd
Partner, betacluster Ventures
Marcin Łączyński
Partner, Vestbee Angels
Bozena Adamczyk
Partner, Truffle Capital
Roman Novacek
Partner, Terminus VC
Adam Csuhai
Partner, Lead Ventures
Vitaly Laptenok
Partner, Flyer One Ventures
Valentin Filip
Partner, Fortech Investments
Irina Misca
Investment Manager, Fortech Investments
Kasia Gil
Investment Manager, ICOS Capital
Cristian Munteanu
Managing Partner, Early Game Ventures
Viktor Gursky
Partner, 1991 Ventures
Amine Chabane
Principal, EBRD Venture Capital
Peter Kromer
Principal, Day One Capital
Milana Slobtcova
Principal, Underline
Krzysztof Grochowski
Partner, Simpact
Juan Filiberto
Partner, Athos Capital
Adam Bartkiewicz
Partner, Digital Ocean Ventures
Karolina Wojtas
Venture Partner, Eurazeo
Marcel Animucki
Principal, bvalue
Dmitrij Sosunov
Partner, Firstpick
Cristina Irimie
Partner, Inspire Capital
Nikos Antoniou
Managing Partner, Apeiron
Andreas Nemeth
Partner, Shape Capital Partners
Aleksander Potocki
COO, AIP Seed
Konrad Biniewicz
Investment Director, Orlen VC
Petro Sovyak-Krukovskyy
Investment Director, Vesna Capital
Piotr Bukanski
Principal, Acurio VC
Jan Szumada
Investment Manager, WEG
Vuk Lau
Partner, Silicon Gardens
Martin Mollmann
Principal, HTGF
Luis Shemtov
Partner, Lunar Ventures
Manny Singh
Principal, Araya Ventures
Vlad Tislenko
Partner, SMRK VC
Zuzanna Brzosko
Partner, Vastpoint
Maximilian Kempken
Director, Verdane
Andreas Panayi
Partner, Kinisis Ventures
Mircea Ghita
Principal, Metis Ventures
Robert Reich
Partner, Lighthouse Ventures
Andrej Petrus
Partner, Zaka VC
Vlad Panait
Partner, Sparking Capital
Luga Ervin
Head of Venture Capital Investments, EBRD
Pepijn van den Berg
Investment Manager, Airbridge
Jordi Vidal
Partner, Kibo Ventures
Maja Andjelkovic
Partner, Acuity VC
And many more!
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