Funds
- 100.0
Buy-and-build private equity with entrepreneurial management in fragmented, stable or growing industries; majority shareholding as stated investment criterion (hcpartners.nl/en/approach). Portfolio: dentistry, physiotherapy, test/inspection/certification, technical security, cleaning, roofing.
- HC Partners
- Health & Bio, Business Services, Industrials
- Benelux
- Fund 3
- October 2026
- 54.0
AI-native companies reimagining enterprise workflows and built to scale globally from day one. 15 investments made toward a planned portfolio of 40 companies (as of 29 Oct 2026).
- BY Venture Partners
- AI, B2B Software
- MENA, North America and Europe
- USD
- Fund 3
- October 2026
- USD 60m
Second Auriga cybersecurity fund, seed to Series A/B, planned about 30 European start-ups; follows Auriga Cyber Ventures (2021).
- Auriga Partners
- Defence & Security
- Europe
- Fund 2
- October 2026
- 100.0
Pre-seed and seed investments in about 25 companies in AI, enterprise software, robotics, physical AI and deep tech; Fund I focused mainly on software.
- Entourage
- AI, B2B Software, Deep Tech
- Europe and other markets
- Fund 2
- October 2026
- 269.5
Early-stage industrial and energy technologies that make industrial and energy systems more resilient, efficient and sustainable.
- AP Ventures
- Industrial Tech, Climate & Energy
- Europe and North America
- USD
- Fund 3
- October 2026
- USD 300m (predecessor fund: USD 316m per AltAssets)
- 2,691.0
Advent's first dedicated mid-market vehicle, targeting smaller buyouts and growth investments with equity tickets of USD 100m to 350m and enterprise values up to USD 1.25bn.
- Advent International
- Business Services, Consumer, Health & Bio, Industrials
- Primarily North America and Europe
- USD
- October 2026
- over USD 3bn (closed commitments to date)
- 24,215.0
Advent's 11th flagship global buyout fund, focused on Europe and North America, targeting complex corporate carve-outs and public-to-private transactions.
- Business Services, Consumer, Health & Bio, Industrials, Technology
- Europe and North America
- USD
- Fund 11
- October 2026
- close to USD 27bn (target USD 26bn)
- 30.0
Scalable water technologies that make water use more efficient, cleaner and safer, focused on technologies moving from pilot to industrial deployment (energy, food, chemicals, semiconductors).
- PureTerra Ventures
- Climate & Energy
- Europe
- Fund 2
- October 2026
- 60.0
Pre-seed and seed technology startups in Greater South-West France; at least 70% allocated to health and environment. Planned portfolio: 25–30 companies. Series A/B follow-ons possible.
- Aquiti
- Health & Bio, Climate & Energy
- Greater South-West France; Nouvelle-Aquitaine and neighbouring regions
- Fund 1
- October 2026
- 600.0
Growth fund leading or co-leading Series B to D rounds in European technology companies
- Seaya
- Technology
- Europe
- October 2026
- 18.0
Venture capital fund investing in early-stage AI and frontier technology companies with a Barcelona connection.
- Masia
- AI, Deep Tech
- Barcelona-linked founders
- Fund 1
- October 2026
- 50.0
Find talented founders that traditional VC networks overlook, including women and founders with immigrant backgrounds, in companies addressing environmental or social challenges.
- BackingMinds
- Climate & Energy, AI
- Nordics
- Fund 3
- October 2026
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