# Series A investors in Central and Eastern Europe (2026 list)

> 89 series A investors in Central and Eastern Europe, 94% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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

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# Series A investors in Central and Eastern Europe

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a Series A round raised by a company in Central and Eastern Europe in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 89 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fseries-a-investors-in-cee)The top 25

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

**2,765** cheques in 12 months *-8%* against the market

**$11M** median round they joined *+41%* against the market median

**94%** 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 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,128** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,027** **$31M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 8 [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **519** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **445** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **397** **$8.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **368** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [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
- 13 [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **318** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **273** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 15 [Warburg Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warburg-pincus) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **260** **$124M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Northzone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northzone) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **240** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Startup Wise Guys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-wise-guys) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Estonia **237** **$551K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Creandum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **224** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [K5 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-global) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **199** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Ring Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ring) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **193** **$5.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Seventure Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seventure-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **193** **$9.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Wing Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wing-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **163** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **155** **$3.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [EQT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **152** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Flex Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flex-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **145** **$7M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen

**64 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)
- **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)
- **5** Nov **[Granit](https://millionrounds.com/company/granit)** Seed · $6M *Led by* [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp)
- **5** Nov **[Alethio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alethio-therapeutics)** Series A · $90M *With* [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises)
- **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)

## Stages This Year

2,367 rounds

- Venture **22%**
- Seed **18%**
- Series A **16%**
- Pre-seed **14%**
- Series B **9%**
- Other **21%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,208**
- Fintech **154**
- Big Data & Analytics **144**
- Healthcare **111**
- Biotech **90**
- Aerospace & Space **86**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

766 Q1 25

793 Q2 25

831 Q3 25

847 Q4 25

842 Q1 26

792 Q2 26

600 Q3 26

184 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Series A investors in North America 2,451](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-investors-in-north-america)
- [Seed investors in North America 2,422](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-investors-in-north-america)
- [Seed investors in Europe 1,730](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-investors-in-europe)
- [Series B investors in North America 1,704](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-investors-in-north-america)
- [Series A investors in Europe 1,419](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-investors-in-europe)
- [Growth investors in North America 1,382](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-investors-in-north-america)
- [Series C investors in North America 1,011](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-investors-in-north-america)
- [Pre-seed investors in North America 877](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-investors-in-north-america)
- [Series B investors in Europe 871](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-investors-in-europe)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Reading for founders at Series A

- Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Reid Hoffman · 2018 3.95 from 7,118 ratings on Goodreads Scaling and operations Leading and managing Moats and competition About the book Foreword by Bill Gates LinkedIn cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast reveals the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies. What entrepreneur or founder doesn’t aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or… On AmazonListen on Audible
- One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value Marc Effron · 2010 4.00 from 311 ratings on Goodreads Leading and managing Hiring and culture Scaling and operations About the book A Revolutionary Approach to Talent Management You know that winning in today’s marketplace requires top quality talent. You also know what it takes to build that talent, and you spend significant financial and human resources to make it happen. Yet somehow, your company’s… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Sales Development Playbook: Build Repeatable Pipeline and Accelerate Growth with Inside Sales Trish Bertuzzi · 2016 4.18 from 696 ratings on Goodreads First sales Hiring and culture About the book Raise your hand if your company needs more new customers. I suspect your hand is (figuratively) up. This book is about not just growth, but high-growth, explosive-growth, the kind of growth that weather satellites can see from space. The success of any business-to-business… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups Daniel Coyle · 2017 4.24 from 37,412 ratings on Goodreads Hiring and culture Leading and managing About the book What do Pixar, Google and the San Antonio Spurs basketball team have in common?The answer is that they all owe their extraordinary success to their team-building skills. In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the most effective organisations in the world and… On AmazonListen on Audible

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

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## Quick answers about series A investors in Central and Eastern Europe

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

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures and Index Ventures.

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

89 are on record. 94% made an investment in the last 12 months and 52% have led a round.

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

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (25%) and Series A (23%).

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

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $20M.

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

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics.

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

Accel (103 led), Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led) and Index Ventures (62 led).

### Where are series A investors in Central and Eastern Europe based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (15), the United Kingdom (4) and Sweden (2).

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

Recent rounds include Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with In-Q-Tel), Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel) and Granit (Seed, Nov 2026, with Seedcamp).

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