Beyond AI: Six startup opportunities in Europe
Six sectors where European expertise, needs and regulatory changes are opening up new markets.
Read on SubstackNeue Series-B-VC-Fonds in Europa
61 Fonds mit First oder Final Close seit 1. Jan. 2025, insgesamt 14,1 Mrd. €, Median 160 Mio. €.
Im vollständigen Tracker öffnenSecond Auriga cybersecurity fund, seed to Series A/B, planned about 30 European start-ups; follows Auriga Cyber Ventures (2021).
- Auriga Partners
- Defence & Security
- Europe
- Fonds 2
- Oktober 2026
- 600,0
Growth fund leading or co-leading Series B to D rounds in European technology companies
- Seaya
- Technology
- Europe
- Oktober 2026
- 725,0
Concentrated growth portfolio in marketplaces, financial services and software
- Sprints Capital
- Fintech, B2B Software, Consumer
- Europe
- Fonds 5
- Oktober 2026
- 30,0
Regional fund for innovative start-ups and SMEs based in Lazio, seed to late growth
- Vertis SGR
- Generalist
- Italy (Lazio)
- Fonds 8
- September 2026
- 87,2
Gemeldete Zusagen umfassen eventuell nur offengelegte Investorenzusagen, nicht die gesamten Zusagen oder die finale Fondsgröße.
Growth fund for UK-focused companies progressing through clinical development, plus commercial scale-up of non-therapeutic assets with initial market traction.
- Advent Life Sciences
- Health & Bio
- UK (überwiegend), Europa, USA
- September 2026
- 455,0
Growth fund for European defence and security technology
- DTCP
- Defence & Security
- Pan-European
- Fonds 1
- September 2026
- 207,0
Backs innovative biotech companies with differentiated assets through a partnership model linking pharma groups, investors and scientific experts.
- Bpifrance
- Health & Bio
- Fonds 3
- September 2026
- 203,7
Growth fund of listed VC Molten, cornerstoned by British Business Bank
- Molten Ventures
- Deep Tech, AI, Fintech
- UK, Europe
- GBP
- Fonds 1
- September 2026
- GBP 175m first close of GBP 350m target
Systematic growth-stage investing with proprietary AI model Aleph
- QuantumLight
- AI, Fintech, B2B Software, Health & Bio, Deep Tech
- Global
- USD
- Fonds 2
- August 2026
- USD 500m
- 217,8
Series A to B, foundational, vertical and physical AI.
- White Star Capital
- AI
- Global
- USD
- Fonds 4
- August 2026
- USD 250m (Final Close)
- 1.000,0
Growth-stage fund managed by EQT to back privately owned European tech scaleups from Series B onwards in areas such as AI, quantum, dual-use, clean energy, space and biotech.
- EQT
- AI, Deep Tech, Climate & Energy, Health & Bio, Defence & Security
- EU und Horizon-Europe-Pillar-III-assoziierte Länder
- August 2026
- 786,6
Venture fund within Index Ventures' USD 2bn raise (USD 3.5bn across seed, venture and growth).
- Index Ventures
- Generalist
- Europe and US (Dealroom also mentions Israel)
- USD
- Juli 2026
- USD 900m
Alle 61 Fonds auf dieser Seite
- Auriga Cyber Ventures IIAuriga Partners · €80m reported · source published October 2026
- Seaya Growth Tech Fund ISeaya · €600m reported · source published October 2026
- Sprints Fund VSprints Capital · €725m reported · source published October 2026
- Vertis Venture 8 LazioVertis SGR · €30m reported · source published September 2026
- Advent Life Sciences Growth FundAdvent Life Sciences · €87.2m reported commitments · source published September 2026
- DTCP Defense Fund IDTCP · €455m reported · source published September 2026
- InnoBio 3Bpifrance · €207m reported · source published September 2026
- Molten Ventures Growth FundMolten Ventures · €203.7m reported · source published September 2026
- QuantumLight Fund IIQuantumLight · €431.9m reported · source published August 2026
- White Star Capital Fund IVWhite Star Capital · €217.8m reported · source published August 2026
- Scaleup Europe FundEQT · €1.0bn reported · source published August 2026
- Index Ventures Venture FundIndex Ventures · €786.6m reported · source published July 2026
- Lakestar Resilience ILakestar · €262.4m reported · source published July 2026
- Talde Capital Crecimiento IIITalde Gestión · €155m reported · source published July 2026
- Primo Space 2Primo Capital SGR · €120m target · source published July 2026
- Seedcamp Select IISeedcamp · €87.3m reported · source published June 2026
- Columbus Life Sciences Fund VColumbus Venture Partners · €220m reported · source published June 2026
- Algebris ClimaTechAlgebris Investments · €70m reported · source published June 2026
- Mouro Capital Fund IIIMouro Capital · €344.2m reported · source published May 2026
- Lansdowne UK Innovation FundLansdowne Partners · €128.1m reported · source published May 2026
- KOMPAS VC Fund IIKOMPAS VC · €160m reported · source published April 2026
- Keen Venture Partners European Defence & Security Tech FundKeen Venture Partners · €150m reported · source published April 2026
- Jeito IIJeito Capital · €1.0bn reported · source published April 2026
- Partech Impact FundPartech · €300m reported · source published March 2026
- Aleos Fund IAleos · €150m reported · source published March 2026
- UVC Partners Growth FundUVC Partners · €77m reported · source published March 2026
- SlateVC inaugural growth fundSlateVC · €132m reported · source published February 2026
- Kembara Fund IMundi Ventures (Kembara) · €750m reported · source published February 2026
- Elaia Digital Venture Fund V (DV5)Elaia · €120m reported · source published February 2026
- Future Energy Ventures Fund IIFuture Energy Ventures · €205m reported · source published December 2025
- FEV Italy FundFuture Energy Ventures · €30m reported · source published December 2025
- Indico VC Fund IIIÍndico Capital Partners · €30m reported commitments · source published November 2025
- Firgun Ventures Fund IFirgun Ventures · €60.6m reported · source published November 2025
- XAnge 5XAnge (Siparex Group) · €200m reported · source published November 2025
- Medicxi Fund VMedicxi · €500m reported · source published November 2025
- Capricorn Healthtech Fund IICapricorn Partners · €51m reported · source published November 2025
- TIN Capital European Cyber Tech Fund VTIN Capital · €80m reported · source published November 2025
- Forbion BioEconomy Fund IForbion · €200m reported · source published November 2025
- Global Water Fund IIEmerald Technology Ventures · €100m reported · source published October 2025
- SevenGen Growth FundSevenGen Investment Partners · €65m reported · source published October 2025
- IRIS Fund IIIris Ventures · €100m reported · source published October 2025
- 55 North Fund I55 North · €134m reported · source published October 2025
- Serena IVSerena · €200m reported · source published October 2025
- Notion Capital Growth Opportunities IIINotion Capital · €114m reported · source published September 2025
- Big Pi Ventures growth fundBig Pi Ventures · €130m reported · source published September 2025
- Skagerak Capital VSkagerak Capital · €34.2m reported · source published August 2025
- Delphinus Venture Capital fundDelphinus Venture Capital · €80.4m reported · source published August 2025
- AYMO Ventures (Accelerator Fund + Growth Fund, combined)AYMO Ventures · €52m reported · source published July 2025
- Evantic Capital debut fundEvantic Capital · €303.9m reported · source published July 2025
- Omnes Real Tech 2Omnes Capital · €112m reported · source published July 2025
- Yaday inaugural hybrid fundYaday Capital · €100m target · source published June 2025
- Cathay Innovation Fund IIICathay Innovation · €880.6m reported · source published May 2025
- QuantumLight Fund IQuantumLight · €222.4m reported · source published May 2025
- Revo Capital Fund IIIRevo Capital · €76.1m reported · source published April 2025
- Volution second dedicated fundVolution; SBI Investment (co-GP) · €87.8m target · source published April 2025
- ISAI Cap Venture IIISAI · €80m target · source published April 2025
- Revaia Growth IIRevaia · €250m reported · source published April 2025
- naturalX Health Ventures fundnaturalX Health Ventures · €100m reported · source published February 2025
- Cherry Ventures Fund V + Opportunity (combined)Cherry Ventures · €483.8m reported · source published February 2025
- Shift4Good Fund IShift4Good · €220m reported · source published January 2025
- Programma 103P101 SGR · €250m reported · source published January 2025
