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
- 600.0
Growth fund leading or co-leading Series B to D rounds in European technology companies
- Generalist
- Europe
- 22 Oct 2026
- Seaya
- EIF
- 18.0
Venture capital fund investing in early-stage AI and frontier technology companies with a Barcelona connection.
- AI, Deep Tech
- Barcelona-linked founders
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 22 Oct 2026
- Masia
- 50.0
Find talented founders that traditional VC networks overlook, including women and founders with immigrant backgrounds, in companies addressing environmental or social challenges.
- Nordics
- Fund 3
- 21 Oct 2026
- BackingMinds
- EIF
- 20.0
Pre-seed fund for Southern European founders and diaspora
- Generalist
- Southern Europe
- Fund 2
- 19 Oct 2026
- Enzo Ventures
- 60.0
Capital-efficient B2B software plus pre-seed deeptech via Nauta Labs
- B2B Software, Deep Tech
- Europe
- Fund 6
- 15 Oct 2026
- Nauta Capital
- British Business Bank, SETT
- 725.0
Concentrated growth portfolio in marketplaces, financial services and software
- Fintech, B2B Software, Consumer
- Europe
- Fund 5
- 13 Oct 2026
- Sprints Capital
- 50.0
Acquires majority stakes in established DACH service businesses facing succession and builds larger groups through operational development and acquisitions.
- Business Services, Health & Bio
- Germany; Austria; Switzerland
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 12 Oct 2026
- Gaius Capital
Early-stage Nordic deeptech with industrial investors as LPs and partners
- Deep Tech, Industrial Tech, Defence & Security, Climate & Energy
- Nordics
- SEK
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 9 Oct 2026
- Turbine Capital
- SEK 608m
- Saminvest, EIF
- 56.0
Nordic pre-seed fund investing before product-market fit
- AI, B2B Software
- Nordics
- Fund 2
- 8 Oct 2026
- PSV Tech
- EIFO
- 314.0
Backs growing SMEs in B2B services and technology, mainly in France, driving operational improvement, accelerated growth and ambitious buy-and-build strategies.
- France
- Fund 2
- 6 Oct 2026
- Seven2
- 23.6
Dual-use deep tech startups in frontier technologies, led mainly by the fund, with a focus on international growth potential and the Lazio innovation ecosystem.
- Deep Tech, Defence & Security
- Italy
- Fund 1
- 6 Oct 2026
- NVM Ventures (Lazio Innova)
- Lazio Innova
- 100.0
Pair venture capital with hands-on support from entrepreneurs and alumni to back Dutch university-based startups in AI, deep tech, healthcare and climate.
- Netherlands
- Fund 2
- 6 Oct 2026
- Graduate Ventures
- 75.7
Pre-seed to Series A, technology: B2B, deeptech and SaaS
- Deep Tech, B2B Software
- Romania, South Eastern Europe and diaspora
- USD
- Fund 2
- 2 Oct 2026
- GapMinder Ventures
- USD 85 million
- EIF, EBRD
Acquire profitable, owner-managed German B2B service companies in succession situations and develop them operationally, including through AI.
- Business Services
- Germany
- 1 Oct 2026
- Generation Tech Partners
- 65.0
Pre-seed/seed in CEE, SEE and diaspora, cheques EUR 0.3-3m
- Generalist
- CEE, SEE
- Fund 3
- 1 Oct 2026
- LAUNCHub Ventures
- EIF, EBRD
- 106.2
Third fund of MuleSoft founder Ross Mason, focused on AI infrastructure
- AI, B2B Software
- Pan-European
- USD
- Fund 3
- 1 Oct 2026
- Dig Ventures
- USD 120m
- 350.0
Eighth European early-stage fund with an AI focus
- AI
- Pan-European
- Fund 8
- 1 Oct 2026
- Headline
- 30.0
Regional fund for innovative start-ups and SMEs based in Lazio, seed to late growth
- Generalist
- Italy (Lazio)
- Fund 8
- 29 Sept 2026
- Vertis SGR
- Lazio Innova
- 20.0
Deep tech spin-offs and startups from research to industrialization
- Deep Tech, Climate & Energy, Industrial Tech, Defence & Security
- Italy
- Fund 2
- 28 Sept 2026
- Eureka! Venture SGR
- Lazio Innova
Medtech company creation fund building startups from inception
- Health & Bio
- Europe, US
- Fund 4
- 28 Sept 2026
- Sofinnova Partners
- 736.0
Acquires predominantly majority positions in lower-mid-market companies across France, Italy, DACH and Benelux, working with management to accelerate growth and improve performance.
- France, Italy, DACH, Benelux
- Fund 9
- 24 Sept 2026
- Argos Wityu
- 455.0
Growth fund for European defence and security technology
- Defence & Security
- Pan-European
- Fund 1
- 24 Sept 2026
- DTCP
- EIFO, SmartCap
- 11.7
Early-stage electrification companies at seed and Series A, in energy storage, grid technology and advanced materials.
- Climate & Energy
- Global
- USD
- Fund 2
- 23 Sept 2026
- Energy Revolution Ventures
- USD 13.5m first close, anchored entirely by Centrica (Fund Momentum 2026-09-23; ESG Today 2026-09-24 reports it as the Centrica commitment); fund target USD 50m (Fund I: USD 18m)
Pre-seed fund for European teams with deep technical founders
- Generalist
- Pan-European
- USD
- Fund 5
- 23 Sept 2026
- Connect Ventures
- USD 55m first close of USD 80m fund
- British Business Bank
- 26.2
Debut fund for pre-seed and seed founders from Southeastern Europe: vertical AI, fintech, cybersecurity and consumer (gaming, sports, media, creator economy); second fund planned for follow-ons and Series A.
- AI, Fintech, Consumer
- Primarily Southeastern Europe, smaller share US and Asia Pacific
- USD
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 22 Sept 2026
- Forty.5 Ventures
- USD 30m
- 41.0
Regional early-stage and growth fund for eastern Ruhr area tech startups
- Generalist
- Germany (NRW)
- 21 Sept 2026
- VORNvc (Lars Hane, Nico Hemmann)
- NRW.BANK
- 10.0
Pre-seed fund for Belgian B2B SaaS founders
- B2B Software
- Belgium
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 21 Sept 2026
- NewSchool VC
- 62.4
Early-stage fund for learning and future-of-work startups
- AI, B2B Software, Health & Bio
- Pan-European
- USD
- Fund 3
- 16 Sept 2026
- Brighteye Ventures
- USD 72m
- EIF
- 146.5
Back highly technical founders at the earliest stage and help them build across markets, on the premise that major tech companies can emerge from anywhere.
- B2B Software
- USD
- Fund 3
- 15 Sept 2026
- Crane Venture Partners
- USD 169m (Crane Venture Partners III, pulse2 2026-09-17; platform total USD 484m across four funds not counted)
- 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
- 370.0
Partners with entrepreneurs and management teams of lower-mid-market businesses in Benelux, Denmark and Germany, accelerating growth through organic initiatives, buy-and-build and international expansion.
- Benelux, Denmark, Germany
- Fund 8
- 10 Sept 2026
- Mentha Capital B.V.
- 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
- 1,500.0
Makes majority control investments in small-cap healthcare businesses alongside founders and families, driving international expansion, operational scaling and active buy-and-build.
- Health & Bio
- not found
- Fund 4
- 9 Sept 2026
- ARCHIMED
- 2,300.0
Takes control positions in high-growth, asset-light European mid-market businesses in financial services, business services and TMT, applying sector expertise and operational capabilities.
- Fintech, Business Services, Media & Telecom
- Pan-European
- Fund 2
- 8 Sept 2026
- Cinven
- 43.0
Vertical AI B2B software, at least 70% in EU/EEA companies with Italian establishment
- AI, B2B Software
- Italy, Europe
- Fund 2
- 8 Sept 2026
- The Techshop
- CDP Venture Capital
- 203.7
Growth fund of listed VC Molten, cornerstoned by British Business Bank
- Generalist
- UK, Europe
- GBP
- Fund 1
- 7 Sept 2026
- Molten Ventures
- GBP 175m first close of GBP 350m target
- British Business Bank
- 400.0
Buys growing mid-market companies in France, Italy, Spain and Benelux, financing acquisitions and executing systematic buy-and-build strategies in healthcare, business services and niche industries.
- Health & Bio, Business Services, Industrial Tech
- France, Italy, Spain, Benelux
- Fund 6
- 3 Sept 2026
- Siparex
- 171.5
Partners with managers and family-business founders; invests in companies with €20–€100 million turnover, with increased focus on technology and digitalisation.
- Technology, Consumer, Business Services
- Poland and Central and Eastern Europe
- Fund 4
- 2 Sept 2026
- Avallon MBO
- 710.0
Takes majority positions in mid-market companies mainly in Spain, Italy and Portugal, expanding their production capacity, markets and product portfolios.
- Spain, Italy, Portugal
- Fund 5
- 1 Sept 2026
- Portobello Capital
- 150.0
Makes thematic buyouts of profitable, founder-led Western European companies, creating value through operational improvement, international expansion and strategic acquisitions.
- Industrial Tech, Climate & Energy, Business Services
- Pan-European (Western Europe); investments so far in Spain and Norway
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 1 Sept 2026
- MS+PARTNERS
- 2,100.0
Builds market-leading Nordic mid-market businesses in stable sectors, working closely with management to drive profitable growth and operational transformation.
- Nordics
- Fund 8
- 1 Sept 2026
- Axcel
- 33.3
Fund backing female-led European startups at pre-seed and seed
- Generalist
- DACH
- Fund 2
- 1 Sept 2026
- Auxxo
- EIF
- 270.0
Backs founder-led, mission-critical Nordic B2B businesses in business services, specialised industrials and technology, pursuing buy-and-build and organic development.
- Nordics
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 28 Aug 2026
- Aspira Partners
- 25.0
Invests in startups modernising legacy maritime industries and addressing water, energy, logistics and environmental challenges.
- Nordics
- 25 Aug 2026
- Redstone
- City of Turku
- 40.0
Industrial AI, sensors, robotics and autonomy
- Industrial Tech, AI, Deep Tech
- Nordics
- Fund 2
- 25 Aug 2026
- RunwayVC
- Investinor
Systematic growth-stage investing with proprietary AI model Aleph
- AI, Fintech, B2B Software, Health & Bio, Deep Tech
- Global
- USD
- Fund 2
- 18 Aug 2026
- QuantumLight
- USD 500m
- 105.0
Later-stage European technology companies, spin-out of two ex-Wendel Growth partners
- Generalist
- Europe
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 15 Aug 2026
- IronWave
- 692.9
Ninth early-stage fund dedicated to Europe and Israel
- Generalist
- Europe, Israel
- USD
- Fund 9
- 12 Aug 2026
- Accel
- USD 800m
- 11,500.0
Makes controlling and co-controlling investments across Europe and North America in healthcare, technology and tech-enabled services, driving growth through active ownership.
- Generalist
- Fund 11
- 4 Aug 2026
- EQT
- 1,100.0
Takes majority stakes in high-potential Italian mid-sized companies within strategic supply chains, supporting internationalisation, new markets and stronger management teams.
- Southern Europe (Italy)
- Fund 2
- 4 Aug 2026
- Nextalia Investment Management
- 350.0
Seed fund within Index Ventures' USD 2bn raise (USD 3.5bn across seed, venture and growth funds), backing founders from first cheque.
- Generalist
- Europe and US (Dealroom also mentions Israel)
- USD
- 31 Jul 2026
- Index Ventures
- USD 400m
- 1,100.0
Growth fund for European technology scale-ups
- B2B Software
- Pan-European
- Fund 6
- 30 Jul 2026
- Highland Europe
- 100.0
Founder-backed fund supporting new technology companies, incl. AI and robotics
- AI, Generalist
- Italy
- Fund 1
- 27 Jul 2026
- Koinos Capital SGR
- 262.4
Defence, security and resilience technology across the European defence stack
- Defence & Security, Deep Tech, AI
- Europe
- USD
- Fund 1
- 17 Jul 2026
- Lakestar
- USD 300m
- 155.0
Support Spanish middle-market companies through growth, operational improvement, internationalisation, sector consolidation and shareholder reorganisation.
- Spain
- Emerging manager, Fund 3
- 15 Jul 2026
- Talde Gestión
- 62.0
Pre-seed climate, health and resilience, up to EUR 500k per company
- Climate & Energy, Health & Bio, AI, Deep Tech
- Europe
- 15 Jul 2026
- Norrsken Evolve
- EIF, Saminvest, SmartCap
- 700.0
Makes primary control investments in fundamentally sound DACH businesses, including succession situations and carve-outs, and develops them through strategic acquisitions.
- Generalist
- Companies headquartered in DACH
- Fund 3
- 13 Jul 2026
- NORD Holding
- 335.0
Backs European lower-mid-market healthcare businesses through primary buyouts, operational improvement, international expansion and buy-and-build acquisitions.
- Health & Bio
- Europe
- Fund 5
- 9 Jul 2026
- Mérieux Equity Partners
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 20.0
Italian therapeutic startups bridging science to later-stage investability, with BII platform
- Health & Bio
- Italy
- Fund 1
- 2 Jul 2026
- Panakes Partners
- Lazio Innova
- 43.7
Solo-GP day-zero fund backing deeptech founders from their first financing round, often pre-incorporation: AI, batteries, robotics, semiconductors, materials science, novel computing.
- Deep Tech, AI
- Rooted in Europe, network across Europe, US and Asia; planned portfolio of 20 deeptech companies worldwide
- USD
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ruya Ventures
- USD 50m (GBP 37.7m)
- 310.0
Takes controlling positions in established Benelux and Danish businesses, supporting owner succession, professionalisation, organic growth and buy-and-build expansion.
- Business Services, B2B Software
- Benelux and Denmark
- Fund 3
- 1 Jul 2026
- Foreman Capital
- 70.3
Seed fund backing repeat founders in Europe and North America
- Generalist
- Europe, North America
- USD
- Fund 3
- 1 Jul 2026
- Tapestry VC
- USD 80m (EUR 70m per source)
- British Business Bank
- 69.6
Debut seed fund for cybersecurity startups in the UK and Canada
- Defence & Security
- UK, Canada
- GBP
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 29 Jun 2026
- Osney Capital
- GBP 60m (hard cap; GBP 50m reported 2025-04-07)
- British Business Bank
- 86.0
Makes a few high-conviction bets per year on post-product-market-fit B2B software founders aiming to redefine their categories, and supports them with go-to-market and international expansion to reach a larger growth round.
- B2B Software
- Europe
- USD
- Fund 4
- 25 Jun 2026
- Senovo
- 4,000.0
Invests in profitable B2B enterprise software and SaaS businesses, scaling them through organic growth and targeted acquisitions.
- B2B Software
- Primarily Western Europe and the Nordic region; North America also within manager's stated core geographies
- Fund 9
- 24 Jun 2026
- Main Capital Partners
- 1,250.0
Invests in high-growth B2B software businesses, supporting organic growth and scaling through targeted acquisitions.
- B2B Software
- Primarily Western Europe and the Nordic region; North America also within manager's stated core geographies
- Fund 3
- 24 Jun 2026
- Main Capital Partners
- 80.0
Impact fund for market-first European startups
- Generalist
- Pan-European
- Fund 2
- 22 Jun 2026
- Norrsken Launcher
- Saminvest
- 192.0
Flagship early-stage fund for European founders in software, AI and science
- AI, B2B Software, Deep Tech
- Pan-European
- USD
- Fund 7
- 22 Jun 2026
- Seedcamp
- USD 220m (plus USD 100m Select Fund II, not counted)
- 210.0
Back early-identified technologies in longevity, European health manufacturing and supply chain, and clinically relevant AI.
- Health & Bio
- Europe
- Fund 5
- 18 Jun 2026
- Columbus Venture Partners
- 10.0
Gen-Z run fund for earliest-stage Nordic founders
- Generalist
- Nordics
- Fund 3
- 17 Jun 2026
- Wave Ventures
AI-enabled company building in food and agriculture (agtech, animal health, crop protection)
- Food & Agri, AI
- Global
- USD
- Fund 3
- 15 Jun 2026
- Anterra Capital
- USD 100m (target USD 200m)
Angel, pre-seed and seed investments
- Generalist
- Europe
- Fund 3
- 11 Jun 2026
- Angel Invest
- 60.0
AI-native companies, concentrated portfolio of 25-30 startups
- AI
- Europe
- Fund 4
- 9 Jun 2026
- Pitchdrive
- 52.1
All-female GP medtech and women's health fund for UK startups
- Health & Bio
- UK
- GBP
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 8 Jun 2026
- THENA Capital
- GBP 45m (first close GBP 27m, 2025-03-24)
- British Business Bank
Pre-seed fund for scientist founders in European deep tech
- Deep Tech, AI, Health & Bio
- Pan-European
- USD
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 8 Jun 2026
- Creator Fund
- USD 56m
- EIFO, KfW Capital
- 221.3
Buys profitable Norwegian lower-mid-market businesses and develops category leaders through organic expansion, operational transformation and strategic acquisitions.
- Generalist
- Norwegian lower mid-market
- NOK
- Fund 4
- 5 Jun 2026
- Longship
- NOK 2400m
- 17.0
Back pre-seed and seed founders building vertical, AI-native software and agentic services, with early conviction and support through an AI founder community and broader network.
- AI
- Benelux, Nordics and Baltics; selective co-investments elsewhere in Europe
- Fund 2
- 5 Jun 2026
- Curiosity VC
- 2,000.0
Builds Nordic mid-market companies into regional champions through operational improvements, organic growth, acquisitions and geographic expansion.
- Generalist
- Nordic region
- Fund 10
- 4 Jun 2026
- Norvestor
- 103.0
Pre-idea to seed fund for applied and physical AI across Europe
- AI
- Pan-European
- 4 Jun 2026
- Merantix Capital
- 130.0
Founder-first Nordic early-stage fund, community-powered model
- Generalist
- Nordics
- Fund 3
- 2 Jun 2026
- byFounders
- 128.0
Back founders at the intersection of AI and the physical world who modernise legacy industrial and energy systems.
- Climate & Energy
- Europe, UK, US
- Emerging manager, Fund 2
- 28 May 2026
- Transition Ventures
Back early-stage UK deep tech companies with GBP 500k to 2m initial cheques into 14 to 16 companies, reserving capital for follow-ons.
- Deep Tech
- UK
- GBP
- Fund 4
- 27 May 2026
- Longwall Ventures
- GBP 86,2m eingesammelt, Ziel GBP 100m (BBB-Angabe)
- British Business Bank
AI-only pre-seed and seed fund backed by AI founders
- AI
- Pan-European
- Fund 2
- 22 May 2026
- Cleo Ventures
- 808.0
Acquires majority stakes in mid-sized businesses, using organic development and buy-and-build strategies to create international leaders.
- Generalist
- Primarily France, Benelux and DACH
- Fund 3
- 21 May 2026
- Naxicap Partners
- 1,000.0
Targets fast-growing European technology and services companies, supporting international expansion, operational transformation, and selective buy-and-build.
- Technology, Business Services
- Continental Europe; feeder target assets primarily in France, Benelux, DACH, Spain, and Italy
- Fund 5
- 20 May 2026
- Eurazeo
- 32.8
Backs pre-seed and seed deep-tech founders building advanced hardware and software across infrastructure, computing and bioengineering.
- Deep Tech
- Pan-European
- USD
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 20 May 2026
- Skybound VC
- USD 38m (Unternehmensangabe)
- EIF
- 344.2
Global fintech fund backed by Santander, seed to Series C
- Fintech, AI
- Global
- USD
- Fund 3
- 19 May 2026
- Mouro Capital
- USD 400m (BeBeez: EUR 343.4m)
- 45.0
Pre-seed and seed investments across health, fintech/proptech and future-of-work, combining capital with hands-on operational support on talent, commercial introductions and follow-on funding.
- Generalist
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 18 May 2026
- Plus Partners
- SETT
Back high-potential UK companies spun out of the research base and startup ecosystem, on the view that their IP is undervalued versus international peers.
- UK
- GBP
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 14 May 2026
- Lansdowne Partners
- GBP 111m (First Close, British Business Bank 2026-05-14)
- British Business Bank
Back early-stage, technology-based Nordic startups, with most capital going to Danish companies.
- Nordics
- Fund 2
- 12 May 2026
- Ugly Duckling Ventures
- EIFO
Digital-health fund backing companies with a proven model and clear growth potential, using disruptive technologies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
- Health & Bio
- Spain
- Fund 3
- 11 May 2026
- CRB
- CDTI Innvierte
Pediatric health fund investing in research-based spinouts from academia and hospitals
- Health & Bio
- Europe
- Emerging manager
- 7 May 2026
- Ship2B Ventures
- EIF, CDTI Innvierte, ICF
- 34.0
Early-stage, industry-agnostic fund with a tilt towards B2B solutions in AI enablement, automation, commerce, defence, energy sustainability and fintech.
- Generalist
- Bulgaria
- Fund 2
- 1 May 2026
- Vitosha Ventures
- FMFIB
- 1,500.0
Takes majority or control positions in European lower mid-market businesses, supporting operational improvement and international expansion.
- Generalist
- Europe, with a dominant position in Southern Europe
- Fund 4
- 30 Apr 2026
- Investindustrial
- 360.0
Early-stage fund for AI applications, software infrastructure and deep tech
- AI, B2B Software, Deep Tech
- Pan-European
- Fund 8
- 30 Apr 2026
- Earlybird Venture Capital
- 160.0
Industrial tech fund backing Industry 4.0 founders in Europe
- Industrial Tech
- Pan-European
- Fund 2
- 29 Apr 2026
- KOMPAS VC
- 75.0
Back early-stage quantum technology startups, starting from Dutch founders and now internationally.
- Deep Tech
- Europe and US
- 28 Apr 2026
- Ground State Ventures (ex QDNL Participations)
Make first investments in founders building in AI, fintech and enterprise risk, as a founder-first European seed investor.
- AI, Fintech
- UK, Europe
- USD
- Fund 4
- 27 Apr 2026
- Passion Capital
- 4,000.0
Builds European businesses in fragmented, growing markets through organic development and buy-and-build acquisitions.
- Generalist
- Europe
- Fund 10
- 24 Apr 2026
- Waterland
- 215.0
Venture creation and early-stage biotech fund for therapies for severe diseases
- Health & Bio
- Pan-European
- Fund 4
- 23 Apr 2026
- Kurma Partners
- EIF, Bpifrance
- 75.0
Takes controlling stakes in established industrial SMEs and supports decarbonisation, operational improvement and growth across France and selected European markets.
- Climate & Energy
- Primarily France; broader Europe including Italy and Benelux
- 21 Apr 2026
- Abenex
- 60.0
Back European neuroscience-based BrainTech startups and help them reach US markets and FDA approval.
- Health & Bio
- Europe
- Emerging manager
- 14 Apr 2026
- Newfund
- 500.0
Makes primary buyouts of DACH Mittelstand businesses, addressing founder succession and supporting professionalisation and international growth.
- Technology, Health & Bio, Industrial Tech, Consumer
- DACH
- Fund 10
- 13 Apr 2026
- Afinum Management GmbH
- 91.9
UK impact fund for health, essential services and sustainable consumption
- Health & Bio, Consumer, Climate & Energy
- UK
- GBP
- Fund 2
- 13 Apr 2026
- Eka Ventures
- GBP 80m (USD 107m)
- British Business Bank
- 13.0
Regional venture fund backing early-stage technology startups, funded mostly by private investors alongside the South Moravian Region.
- Deep Tech, B2B Software
- CEE
- CZK
- Emerging manager
- 7 Apr 2026
- JIC (South Moravian Innovation Centre), Radim Kocourek, Milos Sochor
- CZK 400m (target or commitment unclear, company statement); Forbes CZ: CZK 320m raised so far
- South Moravian Region
- 1,044.0
Invest in clinical-stage biopharma companies with breakthrough therapies for severe diseases, committing capital at each value inflection point (15 to 20 companies).
- Health & Bio
- Europe
- Fund 2
- 31 Mar 2026
- Jeito Capital
- 808.0
Acquires market-leading, often family- or founder-owned European companies providing essential products or services, scaling them into multinational platforms through pan-European consolidation.
- Pan-European
- Fund 2
- 30 Mar 2026
- Fremman Capital
- 75.0
Back high-growth SMEs in consumer and retail, healthcare, and technology-enabled services with equity or quasi-equity and hands-on growth support.
- Consumer, Health & Bio, Technology
- Bulgaria; Romania; Serbia; wider Western Balkans selectively
- Fund 3
- 26 Mar 2026
- Invenio Partners
Pre-seed fund for CEE founders building global products
- Generalist
- CEE
- USD
- Fund 5
- 24 Mar 2026
- Credo Ventures
- USD 88m
- 200.3
Solo-GP fund for AI-first companies, mainly early stage
- AI, Deep Tech, Defence & Security
- Europe, North America
- USD
- Fund 3
- 23 Mar 2026
- Air Street Capital
- USD 232.3m
- 85.0
Deeptech fund built with Politecnico di Milano ecosystem
- Deep Tech
- Italy
- Fund 2
- 23 Mar 2026
- 360 Capital
- EIF, CDP Venture Capital
- 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
- 300.0
Growth impact fund for B2B companies with more than EUR10m revenue
- Climate & Energy, Industrial Tech, Health & Bio, Mobility
- Pan-European
- Fund 1
- 17 Mar 2026
- Partech
- EIF, British Business Bank, Bpifrance, SETT, COFIDES
- 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
- 50.0
Fund backing founders outside traditional venture networks in France
- Generalist
- France
- Emerging manager
- 12 Mar 2026
- daphni, Les Determines, Live for Good, HEC Paris (alliance)
- 77.0
Growth capital for deeptech scale-ups, initial cheques up to EUR 15m
- Deep Tech, Defence & Security, Climate & Energy, Mobility
- Europe
- 12 Mar 2026
- UVC Partners
- 134.0
Deeptech seed fund for French and European B2B founders
- Deep Tech, B2B Software
- France
- Fund 3
- 12 Mar 2026
- Elaia
- Bpifrance
- 70.0
Early-stage fund for European digital businesses
- AI, B2B Software
- Iberia
- Fund 3
- 11 Mar 2026
- Samaipata
- KfW, SETT
- 100.0
Water technology across the value chain: treatment, reuse, digital monitoring, emerging contaminants; early to growth stage, global.
- Climate & Energy
- Global
- Fund 2
- 10 Mar 2026
- Emerald Technology Ventures
- 25.0
Inception and pre-seed fund for AI-first Baltic software founders
- AI, B2B Software
- Baltics
- Fund 2
- 6 Mar 2026
- FIRSTPICK
- ILTE, Lithuanian Ministry of Economy and Innovation
Turn Dutch academic discoveries in chronic diseases into investment-ready life science companies, bridging the gap to seed.
- Health & Bio
- Netherlands
- Emerging manager, Fund 2
- 3 Mar 2026
- BioGeneration Ventures
- BOM, InnovationQuarter, Oost NL
- 180.0
Takes majority or controlling minority stakes in high-growth SMEs in France, Benelux and Italy, supporting development and transformation plans through buy-and-build.
- France, Benelux, Italy
- Fund 2
- 1 Mar 2026
- Abenex
- 4,500.0
Acquires majority stakes in high-growth, high-margin Northern European mid-market companies, supporting them with M&A, international expansion, digital and commercial expertise.
- Business Services, B2B Software, Fintech
- Pan-European (focus Northern Europe)
- Fund 7
- 1 Mar 2026
- Inflexion
- 86.0
Seed and Series A investments in SpaceTech combined with AI, spanning defence, climate, life sciences and next-generation space infrastructure.
- Deep Tech
- Global
- Emerging manager, Fund 2
- 25 Feb 2026
- Seraphim Space
- British Business Bank, NSSIF
- 22.0
Find, fund and support Belgian-founder tech startups at seed stage, wherever they are based, and back ecosystem initiatives.
- Generalist
- Belgium
- Fund 2
- 23 Feb 2026
- Syndicate One
- PMV, Wallonie Entreprendre, finance&invest.brussels
- 220.0
Early-stage fund for quantum and physics-based startups
- Deep Tech
- Global (Europe focus)
- Fund 2
- 22 Feb 2026
- Quantonation
- EIF, Bpifrance
- 100.0
Builds profitable European consumer businesses through active ownership, international expansion, selective acquisitions and structured sustainability improvements.
- Consumer, Food & Agri, Mobility
- Benelux; France; DACH; Nordics
- 20 Feb 2026
- Vendis Capital
- 40.0
Follow-on fund scaling industrial B2B software companies created by the OSS studio
- B2B Software, Industrial Tech
- Europe, US
- 18 Feb 2026
- OSS Ventures
Makes majority buyouts of established European SMEs and turns them into consolidation platforms through operational development and acquisitions.
- Generalist
- Europe
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 6 Feb 2026
- Cervinvest Capital
University-research-based startups via network of 50+ universities
- Deep Tech, AI, B2B Software
- Global
- USD
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 4 Feb 2026
- Constructor Capital
- USD 110m
- 132.0
Growth fund for proven European B2B climate companies
- Climate & Energy
- Pan-European
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 4 Feb 2026
- SlateVC
- EIF, Bpifrance
- 750.0
Growth fund for European deep tech and climate scale-ups
- Deep Tech, Climate & Energy, Defence & Security
- Pan-European
- Fund 5
- 4 Feb 2026
- Mundi Ventures (Kembara)
- EIF
- 120.0
IP-driven European tech from pre-seed to Series B across AI, cybersecurity, techbio and industrial innovation
- B2B Software, AI, Deep Tech
- Pan-European
- Fund 5
- 1 Feb 2026
- Elaia
- Bpifrance
- 170.0
Partners with founders and management teams of Dutch lower-mid-market companies, supporting growth initiatives, operational improvement and buy-and-build acquisitions.
- Benelux (Netherlands), lower mid-market
- Fund 3
- 30 Jan 2026
- NewPort Capital B.V.
- 125.0
Turn academic breakthrough science into early-stage healthcare companies by leading financings and building leadership teams (up to 15 companies).
- Health & Bio
- UK, US
- Fund 4
- 29 Jan 2026
- Epidarex Capital
- Scottish National Investment Bank, British Business Bank, Strathclyde Pension Fund
- 260.0
Fund backing European science-driven deeptech founders
- Deep Tech
- Pan-European
- Fund 2
- 29 Jan 2026
- daphni
- 90.0
Back enterprise AI startups focused on secure, governed and cost-controlled AI adoption, leading or co-leading rounds with EUR 0.5 to 1.5m initial tickets.
- Generalist
- Europe
- Fund 3
- 28 Jan 2026
- seed+speed Ventures
- 150.0
Industry-agnostic early-stage, deep tech and AI, about 35 startups
- Deep Tech, AI, Industrial Tech
- Europe
- Fund 5
- 28 Jan 2026
- b2venture
- 144.3
Makes mainly majority investments in French SMEs undergoing succession, strengthening operations and supporting organic growth and acquisitions.
- Generalist
- France
- Fund 4
- 27 Jan 2026
- LT Capital
Green transition deeptech fund for the Nordics
- Climate & Energy, Deep Tech
- Nordics
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 27 Jan 2026
- The Footprint Firm
- EIFO
- 210.0
Urban and industrial climate tech fund for Europe
- Climate & Energy
- Pan-European
- Fund 2
- 26 Jan 2026
- 2150
- EIFO
- 20.0
Back founders with deep domain expertise who use AI and deep tech to rebuild established industries, as first institutional or lead investor.
- Deep Tech
- DACH
- Emerging manager, Fund 1
- 19 Jan 2026
- Vanagon Ventures
- 73.0
Impact fund backing early-stage European founders
- Generalist
- DACH
- Fund 5
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ananda Impact Ventures
- EIF, NRW.BANK
- 1,600.0
Makes control investments in operationally complex European lower middle-market businesses, using local origination and hands-on operational improvement.
- Generalist
- European lower middle market
- Fund 4
- 15 Jan 2026
- H.I.G. Capital
- 47.0
Backs technology leaders with real-world application in key European industries, emphasising sustainability, responsibility and a founder mindset.
- Europe
- Fund 3
- 15 Jan 2026
- Futury Capital
- KfW Capital
- 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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