Beyond AI: Six startup opportunities in Europe
Six sectors where European expertise, needs and regulatory changes are opening up new markets.
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FundStageHQClosedSize €m
- 10.0
Pre-seed fund for Belgian B2B SaaS founders
- B2B Software
- Belgium
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 21 Sept 2026
- NewSchool VC
- 60.0
AI-native companies, concentrated portfolio of 25-30 startups
- AI
- Europe
- Fund 4
- 9 Jun 2026
- Pitchdrive
- 22.0
Find, fund and support Belgian-founder tech startups at seed stage, wherever they are based, and back ecosystem initiatives.
- Generalist
- Belgium
- Fund 2
- 23 Feb 2026
- Syndicate One
- PMV, Wallonie Entreprendre, finance&invest.brussels
Seed and Series A fund for enterprise software, AI and fintech, cheques of EUR 1-5m.
- B2B Software
- not found
- Fund 3
- 3 Dec 2025
- 6 Degrees Capital
- 12.0
Early growth tech companies beyond start-up stage with hands-on support
- B2B Software, Climate & Energy, Deep Tech
- Belgium
- Fund 3
- 3 Jun 2025
- ScaleFund
- 115.0
Growth investor in energy transition: grid tech, installers, sustainable buildings, home energy and industrial decarbonisation.
- Climate & Energy
- Europe
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 11 Feb 2025
- Junction Growth Investors
- EIF, PMV
- 250.0
Growth equity fund for European B2B tech after product-market fit
- Fintech, B2B Software, Climate & Energy
- Pan-European
- Fund 3
- 9 Jan 2025
- Smartfin
- EIF
- 51.0
Digital health and medtech fund for European founders
- Health & Bio
- Pan-European
- Fund 2
- 9 Jan 2025
- Capricorn Partners
- Invest-NL, PMV, finance&invest.brussels
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