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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7 Fonds mit First oder Final Close seit 1. Jan. 2025, insgesamt 656 Mio. €, Median 96,6 Mio. €.
Im vollständigen Tracker öffnen- 262,4
Defence, security and resilience technology across the European defence stack
- Lakestar
- Defence & Security, Deep Tech, AI
- Europe
- USD
- Fonds 1
- Juli 2026
- USD 300m
- 32,5
Pre-seed and seed fund for founders in the DACH region and beyond.
- Herbert Ventures (HS Capital AG)
- Deep Tech
- DACH and Europe
- Fonds 1
- April 2026
- 18,0
Pre-seed and seed climate tech: energy, food and agriculture, carbon removal, human adaptation.
- Vitamin°C
- Climate & Energy, Food & Agri
- Europe
- Fonds 1
- März 2026
University-research-based startups via network of 50+ universities
- Constructor Capital
- Deep Tech, AI, B2B Software
- Global
- USD
- Fonds 1
- Februar 2026
- USD 110m
- 150,0
Industry-agnostic early-stage, deep tech and AI, about 35 startups
- b2venture
- Generalist
- Europe
- Fonds 5
- Januar 2026
- 161,0
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Series A and early-stage investments in technology (enterprise software, AI, fintech, industrial) and healthcare.
- Vi Partners
- Technology, Health & Bio, AI, B2B Software, Fintech, Industrial Tech
- Switzerland, Europe
- Fonds 1
- Januar 2026
- 100,0
Water technology across the value chain: treatment, reuse, digital monitoring, emerging contaminants; early to growth stage, global.
- Emerald Technology Ventures
- Climate & Energy
- Global
- Fonds 2
- Oktober 2025
Alle 7 Fonds auf dieser Seite
- Lakestar Resilience ILakestar · €262.4m reported · source published July 2026
- Herbert Ventures Fund I (Zurich DeepTech Fund)Herbert Ventures (HS Capital AG) · €32.5m reported · source published April 2026
- Vitamin°C Fund IVitamin°C · €18m reported · source published March 2026
- Constructor Capital Fund IConstructor Capital · €93.1m reported · source published February 2026
- b2venture Fund Vb2venture · €150m reported · source published January 2026
- Vi Partners Venture FundVi Partners · €161m target · source published January 2026
- Global Water Fund IIEmerald Technology Ventures · €100m reported · source published October 2025
