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
- 197.0
Fund backing European defence and security founders early
- Defence & Security
- CEE
- Fund 2
- 7 Jul 2026
- Expeditions
- EIF, PFR, Polish Development Bank, NATO Innovation Fund
- 50.0
Energy transition and industrial tech fund for Poland
- Climate & Energy, Industrial Tech
- CEE
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 20 Mar 2026
- Montis VC
- EIF, PFR Ventures
- 11.4
Early growth CEE tech past seed, tickets EUR 1-3m
- Generalist
- CEE
- PLN
- Emerging manager
- 11 Dec 2025
- Cofounder VC
- PLN 48.5m capitalisation (EUR 11.4m per PFR Ventures)
- PFR
- 13.8
Early-stage fund for AI- and data-driven technology startups (Smart Data Economy) from Poland and CEE.
- AI
- Poland, CEE (with significant Polish operations)
- PLN
- Emerging manager
- 1 Oct 2025
- betacluster Ventures
- PLN 58.6m (PFR Ventures); nearly EUR 14m per manager
- PFR Ventures
CEE fund investing from pre-seed to Series A
- Generalist
- CEE
- Fund 2
- 23 Jun 2025
- Movens Capital
- EBRD, PFR Ventures
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