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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44 Fonds mit First oder Final Close seit 1. Jan. 2025, insgesamt 11,8 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
- 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
- Fonds 1
- Oktober 2026
- 105,0
Later-stage European technology companies, spin-out of two ex-Wendel Growth partners
- IronWave
- Technology, B2B Software, AI
- Europe
- Fonds 1
- Oktober 2026
Medtech company creation: launch six to eight companies across Europe and the US over five years; support from inception through key clinical and operational milestones with capital and hands-on operational support.
- Sofinnova Partners
- Health & Bio
- Europe; United States
- Fonds 4
- September 2026
- Betrag nicht veröffentlicht
European early-stage venture capital focused on Edtech, education and training, and the future of work; impact-oriented human-potential investment thesis.
- Consumer, Media & Telecom, Technology
- Europe
- Fonds 3
- 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
Alumni-funded pre-seed and seed fund for deeptech in AI, climate, health and industry 4.0.
- Polytechnique Ventures (Equitis Gestion)
- Deep Tech, AI, Climate & Energy, Health & Bio, Industrial Tech
- not found
- Fonds 2
- Juli 2026
- 500,0
Zielgröße des Fundraisings, kein bereits eingesammeltes Kapital.
Growth-stage dual-use and defence technology (space, air, land, maritime, subsurface); Luxembourg-domiciled fund.
- AVP; Earlybird (advisors, legal manager entity not found)
- Defence & Security
- Europe
- Juni 2026
AI-only pre-seed and seed fund backed by AI founders
- Cleo Ventures
- AI
- Pan-European
- Fonds 2
- Mai 2026
- 520,0
Healthtech growth-buyout and growth equity; invests as both minority and majority investor, EUR 20m to 50m per investment.
- Lauxera Capital Partners
- Health & Bio
- Europe
- Fonds 2
- Mai 2026
- 215,0
Venture creation and early-stage biotech fund for therapies for severe diseases
- Kurma Partners
- Health & Bio
- Pan-European
- Fonds 4
- April 2026
- 60,0
Back European neuroscience-based BrainTech startups and help them reach US markets and FDA approval.
- Newfund
- Health & Bio
- Europe
- April 2026
Alle 44 Fonds auf dieser Seite
- Auriga Cyber Ventures IIAuriga Partners · €80m reported · source published October 2026
- Aquiti Venture Amorçage 1 (AVA1)Aquiti · €60m reported · source published October 2026
- IronWave debut fundIronWave · €105m reported · source published October 2026
- Sofinnova MD Start IVSofinnova Partners · €82m reported · source published September 2026
- Educapital IIIEducapital · amount not disclosed · source published September 2026
- InnoBio 3Bpifrance · €207m reported · source published September 2026
- Polytechnique Ventures IIPolytechnique Ventures (Equitis Gestion) · €21m reported · source published July 2026
- E2D (European Dual-Use and Defence Growth Fund)AVP; Earlybird (advisors, legal manager entity not found) · €500m target · source published June 2026
- Cleo Ventures Fund IICleo Ventures · €30m reported · source published May 2026
- Lauxera Growth IILauxera Capital Partners · €520m reported · source published May 2026
- Kurma Biofund IVKurma Partners · €215m reported · source published April 2026
- HEKANewfund · €60m reported · source published April 2026
- Jeito IIJeito Capital · €1.0bn reported · source published April 2026
- Poli360 2360 Capital · €85m reported · source published March 2026
- Partech Impact FundPartech · €300m reported · source published March 2026
- Time4daphni · €50m reported · source published March 2026
- Elaia Deep Tech Seed Fund III (DTS3)Elaia · €134m reported · source published March 2026
- Quantonation Fund IIQuantonation · €220m reported · source published February 2026
- OSS Ventures follow-on fundOSS Ventures · €40m reported · source published February 2026
- SlateVC inaugural growth fundSlateVC · €132m reported · source published February 2026
- Elaia Digital Venture Fund V (DV5)Elaia · €120m reported · source published February 2026
- daphni Bluedaphni · €260m reported · source published January 2026
- ISAI Venture IVISAI · €75m reported · source published December 2025
- Jolt Capital VJolt Capital · €600m reported · source published November 2025
- Clover fundClover · €30m reported · source published November 2025
- XAnge 5XAnge (Siparex Group) · €200m reported · source published November 2025
- Sofinnova Capital XISofinnova Partners · €650m reported · source published November 2025
- Serena IVSerena · €200m reported · source published October 2025
- Supernova Tech Scale IISupernova Invest · €300m target · source published September 2025
- Ventech Capital VIVentech · €175m reported · source published September 2025
- Eurazeo Growth Fund IVEurazeo · €650m reported · source published September 2025
- Omnes Real Tech 2Omnes Capital · €112m reported · source published July 2025
- SWEN Blue Ocean 2SWEN Capital Partners · €160m reported · source published June 2025
- Cathay Innovation Fund IIICathay Innovation · €880.6m reported · source published May 2025
- AVP Growth Fund IAVP (Atlantic Vantage Point, formerly AXA Venture Partners) · €1.5bn target · source published April 2025
- ISAI Cap Venture IIISAI · €80m target · source published April 2025
- Revaia Growth IIRevaia · €250m reported · source published April 2025
- Kameha Ventures Fund IKameha Ventures · €25m reported · source published March 2025
- Sofinnova Biovelocita IISofinnova Partners · €165m reported · source published March 2025
- ISAI Expansion IIIISAI · €300m reported · source published February 2025
- Emblem Fund IEmblem · €81.6m reported · source published February 2025
- Shift4Good Fund IShift4Good · €220m reported · source published January 2025
- Supernova Innovation 3Supernova Invest · €100m reported · source published January 2025
- Ardian Expansion Fund VIArdian · €3.2bn reported · source published January 2025
