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
- 56.0
Nordic pre-seed fund investing before product-market fit
- AI, B2B Software
- Nordics
- Fund 2
- 8 Oct 2026
- PSV Tech
- EIFO
- 130.0
Nordic seed to Series A fund for fintech and AI-driven B2B
- Fintech, AI, B2B Software, Defence & Security
- Nordics
- Fund 5
- 11 Sept 2026
- Seed Capital
- 60.0
Early-stage hardware and deep-tech startups that cut emissions in energy, industry, transport and agriculture.
- Climate & Energy, Deep Tech
- Nordics, DACH
- Fund 2
- 3 Jul 2026
- Climentum Capital
- EIF
- 130.0
Founder-first Nordic early-stage fund, community-powered model
- Generalist
- Nordics
- Fund 3
- 2 Jun 2026
- byFounders
Back early-stage, technology-based Nordic startups, with most capital going to Danish companies.
- Nordics
- Fund 2
- 12 May 2026
- Ugly Duckling Ventures
- EIFO
- 160.0
Industrial tech fund backing Industry 4.0 founders in Europe
- Industrial Tech
- Pan-European
- Fund 2
- 29 Apr 2026
- KOMPAS VC
Green transition deeptech fund for the Nordics
- Climate & Energy, Deep Tech
- Nordics
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 27 Jan 2026
- The Footprint Firm
- EIFO
- 60.0
Science-based deeptech and university spinouts in the Nordics
- Deep Tech, Industrial Tech
- Nordics
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 16 Dec 2025
- PSV
Early-stage impact tech with at least one underrepresented founder on core team (climate, health, education)
- Climate & Energy, Health & Bio, Consumer
- Nordics
- Fund 2
- 11 Nov 2025
- Unconventional Ventures
- EIF, EIFO
- 134.0
Stage-agnostic quantum technology fund
- Deep Tech
- Global (Europe focus)
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 2 Oct 2025
- 55 North
- EIFO
- 21.5
Network-driven debut fund for early-stage European founders
- Fintech, Climate & Energy
- Pan-European
- USD
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 28 Jul 2025
- BlackWood Ventures
- USD 25m (BeBeez: EUR 21.3m)
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