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
- 135.0
Takes mainly majority stakes in proven SMEs and mid-caps in fragmented sectors across South-East Europe, Türkiye and Poland, building regional platforms through cross-border consolidation.
- Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, Türkiye, Poland
- Fund 3
- 10 Sept 2026
- CEECAT Capital
- EIF, EBRD
- 3,000.0
Invests sector-agnostically in high-quality, growth-oriented European mid-market businesses, providing operational expertise, strategic guidance and access to CVC's global network.
- Pan-European
- Fund 3
- 6 Jul 2026
- CVC Capital Partners
- 5,500.0
Acquires European mid-market businesses in industrial technology, business services and healthcare, supporting operational transformation and corporate carve-outs.
- Industrial Tech, Business Services, Health & Bio
- Europe
- Fund 6
- 16 Mar 2026
- Triton Partners
- 1,300.0
Makes majority buyouts of lower mid-market companies in Core Europe, partnering with families, founders and entrepreneurs across healthcare, services, consumer and niche industrials.
- Health & Bio, Consumer, Industrials
- Benelux; France; Germany; Italy; Spain
- Fund 6
- 12 Jan 2026
- Apheon Management S.A.
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