Beyond AI: Six startup opportunities in Europe
Six sectors where European expertise, needs and regulatory changes are opening up new markets.
Read on Substack- Matching funds
- 9
- Total
- €818m
- Median
- €76m
- Threshold
- From €10m
Funds
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Nordic pre-seed fund investing before product-market fit
- Sectors
- AI, B2B Software
- Invests in
- Nordics
- Track
- Emerging manager, fund 2
- Final Close
- 8 Oct 2026
- Public LPs
- EIFO
Nordic seed to Series A fund for fintech and AI-driven B2B
- Sectors
- Fintech, AI, B2B Software, Defence & Security
- Invests in
- Nordics
- Track
- Fund 5
- Closed
- 11 Sept 2026
Founder-first Nordic early-stage fund, community-powered model
- Sectors
- Generalist
- Invests in
- Nordics
- Track
- Fund 3
- Final Close
- 2 Jun 2026
Industrial tech fund backing Industry 4.0 founders in Europe
- Sectors
- Industrial Tech
- Invests in
- Pan-European
- Track
- Emerging manager, fund 2
- Final Close
- 29 Apr 2026
Green transition deeptech fund for the Nordics
- Sectors
- Climate & Energy, Deep Tech
- Invests in
- Nordics
- Track
- Emerging manager, fund 1
- Final Close
- 27 Jan 2026
- Public LPs
- EIFO
Science-based deeptech and university spinouts in the Nordics
- Sectors
- Deep Tech, Industrial Tech
- Invests in
- Nordics
- Final Close
- 16 Dec 2025
Early-stage impact tech with at least one underrepresented founder on core team (climate, health, education)
- Sectors
- Climate & Energy, Health & Bio, Consumer
- Invests in
- Nordics
- Track
- Fund 2
- First Close
- 11 Nov 2025
- Public LPs
- EIF, EIFO
Stage-agnostic quantum technology fund
- Sectors
- Deep Tech
- Invests in
- Global (Europe focus)
- Track
- Emerging manager, fund 1
- First Close
- 2 Oct 2025
- Public LPs
- EIFO
Network-driven debut fund for early-stage European founders
- Sectors
- Fintech, Climate & Energy
- Invests in
- Pan-European
- Track
- Emerging manager, fund 1
- Final Close
- 28 Jul 2025
- As reported
- USD 25m (BeBeez: EUR 21.3m)
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