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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8 Fonds mit First oder Final Close seit 1. Jan. 2025, insgesamt 407,6 Mio. €, Median 55 Mio. €.
Im vollständigen Tracker öffnen- 16,0
Regional venture fund backing early-stage technology startups, funded mostly by private investors alongside the South Moravian Region.
- JIC (South Moravian Innovation Centre), Radim Kocourek, Milos Sochor
- Deep Tech, B2B Software
- CEE
- CZK
- April 2026
- CZK 400m (target or commitment unclear, company statement); Forbes CZ: CZK 320m raised so far
Pre-seed fund for CEE founders building global products
- Credo Ventures
- Generalist
- CEE
- USD
- Fonds 5
- März 2026
- USD 88m
Pre-seed and seed deeptech and emerging technology: hardware, dual-use, medtech; backed by 100+ founders and operators.
- United Founders
- Deep Tech, Defence & Security, Health & Bio, Industrial Tech
- Europe
- Fonds 1
- November 2025
- 515,0
Zielgröße des Fundraisings, kein bereits eingesammeltes Kapital.
Pension-backed platform: direct growth investments plus fund of funds into early-stage VC funds.
- Aspire11
- Generalist
- Europe
- Fonds 1
- September 2025
- 70,0
Pan-CEE generalist pre-seed to Series A, about 25 startups, up to EUR 20m follow-on reserve per company
- KAYA
- Generalist
- CEE
- Fonds 5
- Juni 2025
Late-seed and Series A fund for energy, defence and dual-use tech
- Rockaway Ventures
- Climate & Energy, Defence & Security
- CEE, Western Europe
- Fonds 2
- Mai 2025
- 110,6
Early-stage crypto and Web3 venture fund, Solana ecosystem.
- RockawayX
- Fintech, Technology
- Global (crypto and Web3)
- USD
- Fonds 2
- April 2025
- USD 125m
Seed to Series A sustainability investments across eight impact themes.
- Soulmates Ventures
- Climate & Energy
- Europe
- März 2025
Alle 8 Fonds auf dieser Seite
- JIC VenturesJIC (South Moravian Innovation Centre), Radim Kocourek, Milos Sochor · €16m reported · source published April 2026
- Credo Stage VCredo Ventures · €76m reported · source published March 2026
- United Founders Fund IUnited Founders · €30m reported · source published November 2025
- Aspire11 inaugural fundAspire11 · €515m target · source published September 2025
- KAYA Fund VKAYA · €70m reported · source published June 2025
- Rockaway Ventures IIRockaway Ventures · €55m reported · source published May 2025
- RockawayX Fund IIRockawayX · €110.6m reported · source published April 2025
- Soulmates Ventures fund (EUR 50m)Soulmates Ventures · €50m reported · source published March 2025
