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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9 Fonds mit First oder Final Close seit 1. Jan. 2025, insgesamt 700 Mio. €, Median 40 Mio. €.
Im vollständigen Tracker öffnenAgrifood fund for Nordic startups transforming food systems
- Nordic Foodtech VC
- Food & Agri
- Nordics
- Fonds 2
- September 2026
- 10,0
Zielgröße des Fundraisings, kein bereits eingesammeltes Kapital.
Pre-seed, seed and early-stage in semiconductors, photonics, defence and dual-use, energy transition in North Karelia.
- Redstone
- Deep Tech, Defence & Security, Climate & Energy
- Finland (North Karelia)
- Fonds 2
- August 2026
- 25,0
Zielgröße des Fundraisings, kein bereits eingesammeltes Kapital.
Invests in startups modernising legacy maritime industries and addressing water, energy, logistics and environmental challenges.
- Redstone
- Climate & Energy, Industrial Tech
- Nordics
- August 2026
- 10,0
Gen-Z run fund for earliest-stage Nordic founders
- Wave Ventures
- Generalist
- Nordics
- Fonds 3
- Juni 2026
Early-stage software startups in Finland and the Baltics.
- Superhero Capital
- B2B Software
- Finland and Baltics
- Fonds 4
- Dezember 2025
- 30,0
Pre-seed and seed in semiconductors, photonics and advanced materials; up to EUR 1m initial tickets, about 20 companies.
- Cloudberry VC
- Deep Tech
- Europe
- Fonds 1
- Dezember 2025
- 80,0
Specialist B2B SaaS fund for AI-first start-ups, about 20 companies across Nordics and Baltics.
- Vendep Capital
- B2B Software
- Nordics, Baltics
- Fonds 4
- November 2025
- 400,0
Largest single VC fund raised in Finland, first Luxembourg fund of Lifeline
- Lifeline Ventures
- Generalist
- Nordics, Europe
- Fonds 6
- Oktober 2025
- 100,0
Early-stage fund for AI and data-driven software founders
- OpenOcean
- AI, B2B Software
- Pan-European
- Fonds 4
- März 2025
Alle 9 Fonds auf dieser Seite
- Nordic Foodtech VC Fund IINordic Foodtech VC · €40m reported · source published September 2026
- North Karelia Growth Fund IIRedstone · €10m target · source published August 2026
- Redstone BlueRedstone · €25m target · source published August 2026
- Wave Ventures Fund IIIWave Ventures · €10m reported · source published June 2026
- Superhero Capital Fund IVSuperhero Capital · €40m reported · source published December 2025
- Cloudberry VC Fund ICloudberry VC · €30m reported · source published December 2025
- Vendep Capital Fund IVVendep Capital · €80m reported · source published November 2025
- Lifeline Ventures Fund VILifeline Ventures · €400m reported · source published October 2025
- OpenOcean Fund IVOpenOcean · €100m reported · source published March 2025
