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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43 Fonds mit First oder Final Close seit 1. Jan. 2025, insgesamt 4,4 Mrd. €, Median 73 Mio. €.
Im vollständigen Tracker öffnen- 455,0
Growth fund for European defence and security technology
- DTCP
- Defence & Security
- Pan-European
- Fonds 1
- September 2026
- 41,0
Regional early-stage and growth fund for eastern Ruhr area tech startups
- VORNvc (Lars Hane, Nico Hemmann)
- Generalist
- Germany (NRW)
- September 2026
- 100,0
Inaugural EUR 100m fund backing deeptech founders at late seed to Series A (Physical AI, Energy, Enterprise AI, Logistics); up to 20 startups plus selected deeptech funds; lead, co-lead or participating.
- Uplift Ventures
- AI, Deep Tech, Climate & Energy, Industrial Tech
- Europe and US (press release also names Asia)
- Fonds 1
- September 2026
- 33,3
Fund backing female-led European startups at pre-seed and seed
- Auxxo
- Generalist
- DACH
- Fonds 2
- September 2026
- 88,2
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.
- Senovo
- B2B Software
- Europe
- USD
- Fonds 4
- Juni 2026
- more than USD 100m (Senovo partners)
Angel, pre-seed and seed investments
- Angel Invest
- Generalist
- Europe
- Fonds 3
- Juni 2026
- 103,0
Pre-idea to seed fund for applied and physical AI across Europe
- Merantix Capital
- AI
- Pan-European
- Juni 2026
- 25,0
Technology-agnostic pre-seed to Series A, AI-adaptable businesses.
- neoteq ventures management GmbH
- Technology, AI
- Germany
- Fonds 2
- Mai 2026
- 360,0
Early-stage fund for AI applications, software infrastructure and deep tech
- Earlybird Venture Capital
- AI, B2B Software, Deep Tech
- Pan-European
- Fonds 8
- April 2026
- 259,2
Pre-seed and seed in AI for the physical world, enterprise AI and AI infrastructure.
- futurepresent
- AI
- Europe and US
- USD
- Fonds 1
- März 2026
- USD 300m raised so far
- 77,0
Growth capital for deeptech scale-ups, initial cheques up to EUR 15m
- UVC Partners
- Deep Tech, Defence & Security, Climate & Energy, Mobility
- Europe
- März 2026
- 50,0
Gemeldete Zusagen umfassen eventuell nur offengelegte Investorenzusagen, nicht die gesamten Zusagen oder die finale Fondsgröße.
Early-stage deeptech, defence, dual-use, security and space.
- JOIN Capital
- Deep Tech, Defence & Security
- Europe
- Fonds 3
- März 2026
Alle 43 Fonds auf dieser Seite
- DTCP Defense Fund IDTCP · €455m reported · source published September 2026
- VORNvcVORNvc (Lars Hane, Nico Hemmann) · €41m reported · source published September 2026
- Uplift Ventures Fund IUplift Ventures · €100m reported · source published September 2026
- Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund IIAuxxo · €33.3m reported · source published September 2026
- Senovo Fund IVSenovo · €88.2m reported · source published June 2026
- Angel Invest Fund IIIAngel Invest · €40m reported · source published June 2026
- Merantix Capital AI FundMerantix Capital · €103m reported · source published June 2026
- neoteq ventures Fund IIneoteq ventures management GmbH · €25m reported · source published May 2026
- Earlybird Fund VIIIEarlybird Venture Capital · €360m reported · source published April 2026
- futurepresent Fund Ifuturepresent · €259.2m reported · source published March 2026
- UVC Partners Growth FundUVC Partners · €77m reported · source published March 2026
- JOIN Capital Fund IIIJOIN Capital · €50m reported commitments · source published March 2026
- GHARAGE Ventures Fund IGHARAGE Ventures · €40m reported · source published March 2026
- Lucid Capital ILucid Capital · €36m reported · source published February 2026
- seed+speed Ventures IIIseed+speed Ventures · €90m reported · source published January 2026
- Vanagon Ventures Fund IVanagon Ventures · €20m reported · source published January 2026
- Ananda Impact Ventures Fund VAnanda Impact Ventures · €73m reported · source published January 2026
- Futury Capital Fonds IIIFutury Capital · €47m reported · source published January 2026
- Robin Capital Fund IIRobin Capital · €12m reported · source published December 2025
- Future Energy Ventures Fund IIFuture Energy Ventures · €205m reported · source published December 2025
- FEV Italy FundFuture Energy Ventures · €30m reported · source published December 2025
- U2V Fund IU2V (University2Ventures) · €60m target · source published December 2025
- Young Founders FundYoung Founders Fund · €10m target · source published November 2025
- Oyster Bay Fund IIOyster Bay · €100m reported · source published November 2025
- GIMIC Ventures Fund IGIMIC Ventures · €100m reported · source published October 2025
- B# (be sharp)IBB Ventures · €10m reported · source published October 2025
- Verne Capital Fund IVerne Capital · €100m reported · source published October 2025
- May Ventures Fund IMay Ventures · €30m reported · source published September 2025
- Vireo Ventures Electrification Fund IVireo Ventures · €50m reported · source published September 2025
- SIVentures IISmart Infrastructure Ventures (SIVentures) · €30m target · source published August 2025
- Match VC Fund IMätch VC · €49m reported · source published July 2025
- Project A Fund VProject A Ventures · €325m reported · source published June 2025
- Realyze VenturesRealyze Ventures (Bitstone Capital) · €50m reported · source published June 2025
- TechVision Fonds IITVF Management · €50m reported · source published June 2025
- Picus Venture Fund IIPicus Capital · €250m reported · source published May 2025
- Lunar Ventures Fund IILunar Ventures · €50m target · source published May 2025
- First Momentum Ventures Fund IIFirst Momentum Ventures · €35m reported · source published April 2025
- Revent Fund IIRevent · €100m reported · source published April 2025
- GF BRYCK VenturesGründerfonds Ruhr (Ruhrgründer Management) · €10m reported · source published April 2025
- Redstone Alpine FundRedstone · €60m target · source published March 2025
- naturalX Health Ventures fundnaturalX Health Ventures · €100m reported · source published February 2025
- Hitachi Ventures Fund IVHitachi Ventures · €383.8m reported · source published February 2025
- Cherry Ventures Fund V + Opportunity (combined)Cherry Ventures · €483.8m reported · source published February 2025
