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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14 Fonds mit First oder Final Close seit 1. Jan. 2025, insgesamt 992,9 Mio. €, Median 68 Mio. €.
Im vollständigen Tracker öffnen- 56,0
Nordic pre-seed fund investing before product-market fit
- PSV
- AI, B2B Software
- Nordics
- Fonds 2
- Oktober 2026
- 100,0
Zielgröße des Fundraisings, kein bereits eingesammeltes Kapital.
Defence technology, pre-seed and seed.
- Final Frontier (with Myriad Defence / Myriad Venture Partners)
- Defence & Security
- Europe
- Fonds 2
- September 2026
- 130,0
Nordic seed to Series A fund for fintech and AI-driven B2B
- Seed Capital
- Fintech, AI, B2B Software, Defence & Security
- Nordics
- Fonds 5
- September 2026
- 60,0
Early-stage hardware and deep-tech startups that cut emissions in energy, industry, transport and agriculture.
- Climentum Capital
- Climate & Energy, Deep Tech
- Nordics, DACH
- Fonds 2
- Juli 2026
- 130,0
Founder-first Nordic early-stage fund, community-powered model
- byFounders
- Generalist
- Nordics
- Fonds 3
- Juni 2026
Back early-stage, technology-based Nordic startups, with most capital going to Danish companies.
- Ugly Duckling Ventures
- B2B Software, Health & Bio
- Nordics
- Fonds 2
- Mai 2026
- 160,0
Industrial tech fund backing Industry 4.0 founders in Europe
- KOMPAS VC
- Industrial Tech
- Pan-European
- Fonds 2
- April 2026
Green transition deeptech fund for the Nordics
- The Footprint Firm
- Climate & Energy, Deep Tech
- Nordics
- Fonds 1
- Januar 2026
- 60,0
Science-based deeptech and university spinouts in the Nordics
- PSV
- Deep Tech, Industrial Tech
- Nordics
- Fonds 1
- Dezember 2025
Early-stage impact tech with at least one underrepresented founder on core team (climate, health, education)
- Unconventional Ventures
- Climate & Energy, Health & Bio, Consumer
- Nordics
- Fonds 2
- November 2025
- 134,0
Stage-agnostic quantum technology fund
- 55 North
- Deep Tech
- Global (Europe focus)
- Fonds 1
- Oktober 2025
- 50,0
Zielgröße des Fundraisings, kein bereits eingesammeltes Kapital.
AI-focused venture fund backing AI start-ups in northern Europe, structured as Luxembourg SCSp.
- Florent Venture Partners
- AI
- Northern Europe
- Fonds 1
- September 2025
Alle 14 Fonds auf dieser Seite
- PSV Tech Fund IIPSV · €56m reported · source published October 2026
- Final Frontier Fund IIFinal Frontier (with Myriad Defence / Myriad Venture Partners) · €100m target · source published September 2026
- Seed Capital Fund VSeed Capital · €130m reported · source published September 2026
- Climentum Capital Fund IIClimentum Capital · €60m reported · source published July 2026
- byFounders Fund IIIbyFounders · €130m reported · source published June 2026
- Ugly Duckling Ventures Fund IIUgly Duckling Ventures · €35m reported · source published May 2026
- KOMPAS VC Fund IIKOMPAS VC · €160m reported · source published April 2026
- The Footprint Firm Fund IThe Footprint Firm · €76m reported · source published January 2026
- PSV HafniumPSV · €60m reported · source published December 2025
- Unconventional Ventures Fund IIUnconventional Ventures · €50m reported · source published November 2025
- 55 North Fund I55 North · €134m reported · source published October 2025
- Florent Venture PartnersFlorent Venture Partners · €50m target · source published September 2025
- Delphinus Venture Capital fundDelphinus Venture Capital · €80.4m reported · source published August 2025
- BlackWood Ventures Fund IBlackWood Ventures · €21.5m reported · source published July 2025
