# Manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe (2026 list)

> 42 manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe, 95% active in the last 12 months. Led by Techstars, Founders Fund, Google Ventures.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors-in-cee (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a manufacturing company in Central and Eastern Europe in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 42 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fmanufacturing-investors-in-cee)The top 25

**42** investors on the list No change this week

**1,244** cheques in 12 months *-24%* against the market

**$9.8M** median round they joined *+23%* against the market median

**95%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**52%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **884** **$38M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **445** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **318** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **288** **$56M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) *Deploying now* Government · Luxembourg **246** **$37M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **239** **$3.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Startup Wise Guys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-wise-guys) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Estonia **237** **$551K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **179** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Edward Lando](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **179** **$3.5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 14 [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **155** **$3.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Omnes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omnes-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **145** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [Siemens](https://millionrounds.com/fund/siemens) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Germany **140** **$135M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Eleven Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eleven-ventures-3) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **120** **$5.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [European Union](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-union) *Deploying now* Government · United Kingdom **118** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easme-eu-executi) *Deploying now* Government · Belgium **91** **$4.9M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen
- 20 [Change Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/change-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Estonia **89** **$4.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [Vsquared Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **53** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 22 [Giant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **52** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Day One Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/day-one-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hungary **51** **$7.7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 24 [EIT Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eit-health) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **49** **$1.4M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 25 [Visionaries Club](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visionaries-club) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **47** **$19M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**17 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[Cowboy](https://millionrounds.com/company/cowboy)** Seed · $5M *With* [Nebular](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nebular)
- **5** Nov **[Kabilio](https://millionrounds.com/company/kabilio)** $11M *Led by* [Visionaries Club](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visionaries-club)
- **5** Nov **[Quint Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint-computing)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Vsquared Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[VÆRIDION](https://millionrounds.com/company/v-ridion)** Series A · $34M *With* [Vsquared Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)
- **3** Nov **[Scatec](https://millionrounds.com/company/scatec)** Debt · $217M *With* [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank)

## Stages This Year

1,126 rounds

- Venture **23%**
- Series A **18%**
- Seed **16%**
- Series B **9%**
- Debt **6%**
- Other **29%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **371**
- Biotech **87**
- Healthcare **82**
- Big Data & Analytics **65**
- Energy **64**
- Fintech **61**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

453 Q1 25

460 Q2 25

431 Q3 25

385 Q4 25

413 Q1 26

359 Q2 26

276 Q3 26

59 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing

- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible
- PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial).

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## Quick answers about manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe

### Who are the most active manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe?

By cheques observed, the most active are Techstars, Founders Fund, Google Ventures, EIC Accelerator and Google for Startups.

### How many manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe are there?

42 are on record. 95% made an investment in the last 12 months and 52% have led a round.

### Which stages do manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (26%) and Seed (23%).

### How big are the rounds manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7.7M.

### Which sectors do manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare.

### Which manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe lead the most rounds?

Founders Fund (42 led), Google Ventures (33 led) and Lux Capital (20 led).

### Where are manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (11), Germany (5) and Estonia (2).

### What have manufacturing investors in Central and Eastern Europe invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Cowboy (Seed, Nov 2026, with Nebular), Kabilio (Nov 2026, with Visionaries Club) and Quint Computing (Series A, Nov 2026, with Vsquared Ventures).

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