Beyond AI: Six startup opportunities in Europe
Six sectors where European expertise, needs and regulatory changes are opening up new markets.
Read on SubstackNeue VC- und Growth-Fonds in den Niederlanden
21 Fonds mit First oder Final Close seit 1. Jan. 2025, insgesamt 1,5 Mrd. €, Median 75 Mio. €.
Im vollständigen Tracker öffnen- 30,0
Scalable water technologies that make water use more efficient, cleaner and safer, focused on technologies moving from pilot to industrial deployment (energy, food, chemicals, semiconductors).
- PureTerra Ventures
- Climate & Energy
- Europe
- Fonds 2
- Oktober 2026
- 100,0
Pair venture capital with hands-on support from entrepreneurs and alumni to back Dutch university-based startups in AI, deep tech, healthcare and climate.
- Graduate Ventures
- AI, Deep Tech, Health & Bio, Climate & Energy
- Netherlands
- Fonds 2
- Oktober 2026
- 75,7
Pre-seed to Series A, technology: B2B, deeptech and SaaS
- GapMinder Ventures
- Deep Tech, B2B Software
- Romania, South Eastern Europe and diaspora
- USD
- Fonds 2
- Oktober 2026
- USD 85 million
- 62,0
Pre-seed climate, health and resilience, up to EUR 500k per company
- Norrsken Evolve
- Climate & Energy, Mobility, Food & Agri, Health & Bio, Defence & Security
- Europe
- Juli 2026
AI-enabled company building in food and agriculture (agtech, animal health, crop protection)
- Anterra Capital
- Food & Agri, AI
- Global
- USD
- Fonds 3
- Juni 2026
- USD 100m (target USD 200m)
- 17,0
Back pre-seed and seed founders building vertical, AI-native software and agentic services, with early conviction and support through an AI founder community and broader network.
- Curiosity VC
- AI
- Benelux, Nordics and Baltics; selective co-investments elsewhere in Europe
- Fonds 2
- Juni 2026
- 75,0
Back early-stage quantum technology startups, starting from Dutch founders and now internationally.
- Ground State Ventures (ex QDNL Participations)
- Deep Tech
- Europe and US
- April 2026
- 150,0
Dedicated European defence and security technology fund
- Keen Venture Partners
- Defence & Security
- Pan-European
- April 2026
- 70,0
Vertical AI, recommerce platforms and marketplaces, cheques EUR 0.25-2.5m
- DFF Ventures
- AI, Consumer
- Global
- Fonds 3
- April 2026
Turn Dutch academic discoveries in chronic diseases into investment-ready life science companies, bridging the gap to seed.
- BioGeneration Ventures
- Health & Bio
- Netherlands
- Fonds 2
- März 2026
- 80,0
European cybersecurity fund backing early-stage cyber founders
- TIN Capital
- Defence & Security
- Pan-European
- Fonds 5
- November 2025
- 200,0
Biotech and green chemistry for industrial sustainability in food, agriculture, materials
- Forbion
- Food & Agri, Climate & Energy, Industrial Tech
- Europe, North America
- Fonds 1
- November 2025
Alle 21 Fonds auf dieser Seite
- PureTerra IIPureTerra Ventures · €30m reported · source published October 2026
- Graduate Ventures Fund IIGraduate Ventures · €100m reported · source published October 2026
- GapMinder Fund IIGapMinder Ventures · €75.7m reported · source published October 2026
- Norrsken EvolveNorrsken Evolve · €62m reported · source published July 2026
- Anterra Capital Fund IIIAnterra Capital · €86.2m reported · source published June 2026
- Curiosity Fund IICuriosity VC · €17m reported · source published June 2026
- Ground State VenturesGround State Ventures (ex QDNL Participations) · €75m reported · source published April 2026
- Keen Venture Partners European Defence & Security Tech FundKeen Venture Partners · €150m reported · source published April 2026
- DFF Ventures Fund IIIDFF Ventures · €70m reported · source published April 2026
- FIRST IIBioGeneration Ventures · €12m reported · source published March 2026
- TIN Capital European Cyber Tech Fund VTIN Capital · €80m reported · source published November 2025
- Forbion BioEconomy Fund IForbion · €200m reported · source published November 2025
- henQ 5henQ · €67.6m reported · source published November 2025
- Rubio Impact Ventures Fund IIIRubio Impact Ventures · €70m reported · source published November 2025
- SevenGen Growth FundSevenGen Investment Partners · €65m reported · source published October 2025
- Marktlink Venture Capital Fund IIIMarktlink Capital · €80m reported · source published August 2025
- SHIFT Invest IVSHIFT Invest · €92m reported · source published July 2025
- CapitalT Fund IICapitalT · €50m target · source published July 2025
- Volta Ventures Seed FundVolta Ventures · €20m target · source published April 2025
- Climate Tech Portfolio Fund IIICarbon Equity · €105m reported · source published April 2025
- Borski FundBorski Fund · €50m reported · source published January 2025
