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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- 4
- Total
- €298m
- Median
- €45m
- Threshold
- From €10m
Funds
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Fund backing European defence and security founders early
- Sectors
- Defence & Security
- Invests in
- CEE
- Track
- Emerging manager, fund 2
- Final Close
- 7 Jul 2026
- Public LPs
- EIF, PFR, Polish Development Bank, NATO Innovation Fund
Energy transition and industrial tech fund for Poland
- Sectors
- Climate & Energy, Industrial Tech
- Invests in
- CEE
- Track
- Emerging manager, fund 1
- First Close
- 20 Mar 2026
- Public LPs
- EIF, PFR Ventures
Early growth CEE tech past seed, tickets EUR 1-3m
- Sectors
- Generalist
- Invests in
- CEE
- First Close
- 11 Dec 2025
- As reported
- PLN 48.5m (Perplexity only)
- Public LPs
- PFR
CEE fund investing from pre-seed to Series A
- Sectors
- Generalist
- Invests in
- CEE
- Track
- Emerging manager, fund 2
- First Close
- 23 Jun 2025
- Public LPs
- EBRD, PFR Ventures
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