# Drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe (2026 list) > 21 drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe, 86% active in the last 12 months. Led by Plug and Play, MassChallenge, ff Venture Capital. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/drone-investors-in-cee (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing a drones company in Central and Eastern Europe in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 21 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fdrone-investors-in-cee)The top 21 **21** investors on the list No change this week **320** cheques in 12 months *-34%* against the market **$2.8M** median round they joined *-65%* against the market median **86%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **48%** have led a round ## The Top 21 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (18) - 1 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 3 [ff Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **337** **$3.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) *Deploying now* VC firm · Belgium **160** **$2.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 5 [Coinvest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinvest-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Lithuania **44** **$1.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Depo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/depo-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Czechia **40** **$1.1M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 7 [NGL Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngl-ventures) *Deploying now* Angel network · Lithuania **7** **$2.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Iron Wolf Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iron-wolf-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **6** **$2.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Plug and Play Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **6** **$1.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [ff VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ffvc) *Deploying now* VC firm **6** **$5.3M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 11 [Angel One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-one) *Deploying now* Angel network · Ukraine **5** **$2.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [MITS Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mits-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **5** **$1.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 13 [LitBAN (Lithuanian Business Angels Network)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/litban-lithuanian-business-angels-network) *Deploying now* VC firm · Lithuania **4** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Freedom Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freedom-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **3** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Gardar Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gardar-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Norway **2** **$16M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [autonomy.capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autonomy-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1** **$16M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [68 Individual Business Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/68-individual-business-angels) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$2.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [BVVC Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bvvc-fund) quiet Investment firm **1** **$7.6M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen - 19 [Gustav Söhne Verwaltung GmbH & Co. KG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gustav-sohne-verwaltung-gmbh-and-co-kg) quiet Investment firm **1** **$7.6M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen - 20 [Leryon Global Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leryon-global-holdings) quiet Investment firm **1** **$7.6M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen - 21 [NCBR Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ncbr-investment-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$5.3M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **4** Nov **[Aformic](https://millionrounds.com/company/aformic)** Seed · $7M *With* [ff Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital) - **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - **3** Nov **[Carryt](https://millionrounds.com/company/carryt)** Round *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - **29** Oct **[KineDB](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinedb)** Pre-seed · $946K *With* [NGL Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngl-ventures) - **28** Oct **[Viatik](https://millionrounds.com/company/viatik)** Seed · $600K *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - **27** Oct **[General Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-compute)** Series A · $100M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) ## Stages This Year 301 rounds - Seed **28%** - Venture **23%** - Series A **14%** - Grant **9%** - Pre-seed **9%** - Other **18%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **107** - Biotech **29** - Healthcare **27** - Fintech **21** - Big Data & Analytics **15** - Energy **12** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 126 Q1 25 138 Q2 25 129 Q3 25 123 Q4 25 103 Q1 26 85 Q2 26 64 Q3 26 23 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors in North America 3,859](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Europe 2,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-europe) - [Fintech investors in North America 1,309](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-north-america) - [Big Data & Analytics investors in North America 1,094](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Asia 1,047](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-asia) - [Biotech investors in North America 1,001](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-north-america) - [Energy investors in North America 864](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-north-america) - [Robotics investors in North America 848](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-north-america) - [Construction investors in North America 791](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-north-america) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe ### Who are the most active drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe? By cheques observed, the most active are Plug and Play, MassChallenge, ff Venture Capital, European Commission and Coinvest Capital. ### How many drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe are there? 21 are on record. 86% made an investment in the last 12 months and 48% have led a round. ### Which stages do drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (40%) and Series A (21%). ### How big are the rounds drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2.8M. ### Which sectors do drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare. ### Which drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe lead the most rounds? Coinvest Capital (5 led), Iron Wolf Capital (3 led) and ff VC (3 led). ### Where are drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (5), Lithuania (3) and the United Kingdom (3). ### What have drones investors in Central and Eastern Europe invested in recently? Recent rounds include Aformic (Seed, Nov 2026, with ff Venture Capital), Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Plug and Play) and Carryt (Nov 2026, with Plug and Play). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)