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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- 7
- Total
- €493m
- Median
- €30m
- Threshold
- From €10m
Funds
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Regional fund for innovative start-ups and SMEs based in Lazio, seed to late growth
- Sectors
- Generalist
- Invests in
- Italy (Lazio)
- Track
- Fund 8
- First Close
- 29 Sept 2026
- Manager
- Vertis SGR
Deep tech spin-offs and startups from research to industrialization
- Sectors
- Deep Tech, Climate & Energy, Industrial Tech, Defence & Security
- Invests in
- Italy
- Track
- Emerging manager, fund 2
- First Close
- 28 Sept 2026
- Manager
- Eureka! Venture SGR
Vertical AI B2B software, at least 70% in EU/EEA companies with Italian establishment
- Sectors
- AI, B2B Software
- Invests in
- Italy | Europe
- Track
- Fund 2
- First Close
- 8 Sept 2026
- Manager
- The Techshop
- Public LPs
- CDP Venture Capital
Founder-backed fund supporting new technology companies, incl. AI and robotics
- Sectors
- AI, Generalist
- Invests in
- Italy
- Track
- Fund 1
- Final Close
- 27 Jul 2026
- Manager
- Koinos Capital SGR
Italian therapeutic startups bridging science to later-stage investability, with BII platform
- Sectors
- Health & Bio
- Invests in
- Italy
- Track
- Emerging manager, fund 1
- First Close
- 2 Jul 2026
- Manager
- Panakes Partners
Seed fund for Italian tech founders as first institutional investor
- Sectors
- Generalist
- Invests in
- Italy
- First Close
- 6 Nov 2025
- Manager
- Alternative Capital Partners SGR (Step Venture)
- Public LPs
- CDP Venture Capital
Early and growth stage tech companies in Europe, avg ticket EUR 5m
- Sectors
- Generalist
- Invests in
- Europe
- Track
- Fund 3
- Final Close
- 7 Jan 2025
- Manager
- P101 SGR
- Public LPs
- EIF
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