VC-Verzeichnis

Europäisches VC-Verzeichnis

Kuratierter Index aktiver Venture-Capital-Fonds in Europa und Israel. Verfolge Investoren, Phasen und Ticketgrößen.

Arab Bank Accelerator

Europa
A

Venture-Capital-Firma, die in wachstumsstarke Technologieunternehmen investiert.

Arafura Ventures

Europa
A

Venture-Capital-Firma, die in wachstumsstarke Technologieunternehmen investiert.

Aragon Global

Europa
A

Venture-Capital-Firma, die in wachstumsstarke Technologieunternehmen investiert.

Aramco Ventures

Dhahran, SA

Aramco Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of Aramco, manages multiple venture capital programs with a total AUM of $7 billion. The firm operates through three primary funds: the Sustainability Fund, the Digital/Industrial Fund, and the Prosperity7 Fund. The mission of the strategic venturing program (Sustainability and Industrial Funds) is to invest globally into start-up and high-growth companies with technologies of strategic importance to Aramco, to accelerate their development and deployment in Aramco’s operations. The Prosperity7 program invests in disruptive technologies and business models outside of the energy industry to provide financial return and diversification opportunities for the company. They aim to be a value-adding strategic investor. With an in-house business development team, they actively support portfolio companies in doing business with Aramco and accessing the Saudi Arabian and regional MENA market, including facilitating technical collaboration, piloting, business development, and accessing technical and operational expertise. They leverage Aramco’s extensive network of business partners, influencers, and access to capital. The Sustainability Fund supports Aramco's ambitions to achieve net-zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions across its wholly-owned operated assets by 2050, development of new lower-carbon fuels businesses, and furthering Aramco’s broader environmental objectives. The Digital/Industrial Fund focuses on digital & industrial technologies that can add value to Aramco’s operations. The Prosperity7 fund invests in highly scalable ventures, led by world-class management teams, with disruptive technologies and business models, outside of the energy sector. Aramco Ventures emphasizes a professional and collaborative approach, working with founders, management teams, and co-investors to add value to their portfolio, seek win-win outcomes, and develop long-term relationships. They invest across the capital stack, from early stage to growth stage. They also selectively make smaller seed investments in promising early-stage companies and partner with 3rd party fund managers and other corporates in sectors and geographies of interest.

Seed, Early Stage, Growth StageCarbon ManagementRenewables & Energy Storage

Araya Ventures

London, Großbritannien
A

Invests in exceptional founders globally at pre-seed and seed stages across AI, healthcare, commerce, fintech, and the future of work. Focuses on high-conviction opportunities domestically and globally, with dedicated funds for women-led startups in healthcare, climate, fintech, and deeptech/AI.

Pre-Seed and SeedExceptional founders globally

Arbor Ventures

SG

Arbor Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in the future of Fintech. Their core strategy involves partnering with entrepreneurs to actively shape and build this future. The firm emphasizes a global perspective, demonstrating a willingness to engage with businesses and markets across diverse geographies and sectors. Their investment approach is characterized by a high level of adaptability and problem-solving, indicating a comfort level with complex and challenging business environments. Overall, Arbor Ventures seeks to actively participate in the creation of innovative Fintech companies on a global scale.

Seed, Series AFintech

Arch Ventures

Chicago, USA
A

ARCH Venture Partners invests in transformational technology firms across information technology, life sciences, and physical sciences, emphasizing deep involvement, strategic guidance, and long-term partnership to build dynamic and successful companies.

Seed / Early StageSeed / Early Stage

Archangel

CA

Archangel Ventures focuses on partnering with visionary founders across Australia, providing early-stage investments and comprehensive support throughout their growth journey. The firm believes that small, motivated groups of people have the power to change the world and actively seeks out founders with this potential. They aim to be more than just investors, becoming true partners who provide guidance and resources to navigate the challenges of building a successful startup. The listed portfolio companies display investment in AI and Supply Chain.

Pre-SeedAISupply Chain

Archangels

Edinburgh, Großbritannien

Archangels is a prominent business angel syndicate based in Edinburgh, Scotland, focused on early-stage investing for over a quarter of a century. They aim to deliver outstanding returns for their investors by leveraging their experience and network to support Scottish entrepreneurs and innovators. Their mission is to provide members with curated opportunities to invest in innovative companies and support their development to their fullest potential. They typically invest over £10 million per year in early-stage Scottish companies, focusing on disruptive technology with protectable IP that is difficult for competitors to replicate. They are committed to their long-term role in maximizing investor returns, building and nurturing successful businesses, and helping Scotland prosper. Archangels provides ongoing support from its members, offering significant levels of investment in time and money to grow businesses in Scotland. They bring together the skills and experience of their members and their extensive network, and their portfolio companies, to achieve the best outcome for the businesses they support. They have a transparent and consistent approach to the investment process, and they act with a high degree of professionalism. They also provide support through all phases to help their portfolio companies achieve their ambitions and maximize returns for their investors. Their investment process includes a systematic search for new opportunities, building on strong contacts with universities, incubators, accelerators, and intermediaries. They screen business plans and conduct thorough pre-investment due diligence, considering the relationship with management, the addressable market size, and the uniqueness and disruptiveness of the technology. They align themselves with the interests of their member investors and portfolio companies, ensuring a collaborative approach.

Early stageTechnologyLife Sciences

Archetype VC

Großbritannien

Archetype Ventures is a B2B-focused venture capital firm investing in Seed/Early Stage companies. Founded in 2013, they manage approximately ¥24 billion JPY across four funds, investing in about 60 companies. They focus on startups in the "With Product, Without Revenue" stage, specifically the "Seed Plus" stage, offering initial investments ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of yen, with potential follow-on investments up to approximately ¥1 billion JPY per company. Archetype aims to provide continuous support. The firm's investment strategy is rooted in the founders' experience as entrepreneurs. They recognize the challenges faced by startups that have developed a product or business model but lack significant revenue or customer traction. They seek to address this critical stage by providing not only capital but also hands-on support in areas such as sales cooperation, organizational development, finance, business strategy, and addressing difficult situations. They aim to be closely involved in the entrepreneur's journey. Archetype Ventures emphasizes collaboration and partnership with founders. They focus on identifying promising social problems (and hypothetical solutions) and talented entrepreneurs, with the intention of building businesses together. Their team comprises individuals with entrepreneurial backgrounds, early-stage startup experience, and expertise from established companies. They are deeply interested in product development and business creation. They maintain frequent communication with portfolio companies to understand their progress, offer support across various functions including sales (customer introductions, meetings), business strategy (brainstorming), organization building, recruitment (defining roles, creating job descriptions, introducing candidates), and finance. They have a role-based structure in which the team are not just investment leads, but also have functional responsibilities in finance, sales, or people to help the portfolio.

Seed, Early Stage, Seed PlusSaaSFintech

Archipelago Next

Canarias, ES

Archipélago Next is a venture capital fund born in the Canary Islands, founded by entrepreneurs, with a mission to invest in talent. They believe Venture Capital is a people business, therefore they invest in teams with great ideas and execution capabilities. They like to work with good people and people who are good. The fund invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups, adapting the ticket size (100-500k€) based on the stage and round conditions. Their focus is on Spain and startups with a clear connection to the Spanish market. They look for early signals of product-market fit, B2B SaaS business models with real stickiness, and solutions that are painkillers, not just vitamins. They provide follow-on investments as they believe in the long term, up to 1M EUR.

Pre-seed, SeedAgnosticB2B SaaS

Archipelago Ventures

Großbritannien

Archipelago Ventures invests in innovative early-stage technology companies developing solutions to material circularity, across three verticals which span the economy: Materials & Production, Circular Systems, and Recovery & Transformation. They look for IP-rich, scalable, proprietary approaches to barriers in material circularity, across plastics, metals, and fibres. The firm supports circular systems that turn used materials into long-lasting resources, focusing on resource efficiency, industrial resilience, and long-term value. They back breakthrough deep-tech that’s reshaping how materials move through the economy. Archipelago's investment team have been working together on Circular Economy investments since 2020, bringing a depth of experience and knowledge learned over decades of working in climate, renewable energy, carbon & sustainable materials, from early stage venture to later stage private equity, and always at the cusp of bold new markets.

Early-stage, Pre-Seed, Seed, Series Aresource efficiencyindustrial resilience

Arconas

A

Venture-Capital-Firma, die in wachstumsstarke Technologieunternehmen investiert.

Arcus Capital

Deutschland

ARCUS Capital is a family equity investor focused on partnering with medium-sized companies in German-speaking regions. Unlike traditional investment funds, ARCUS is an owner-managed investment company with a flexible investment horizon and no pressure to sell successful investments, enabling sustainable long-term value creation. They operate independently, free from external constraints, and are sector-agnostic, investing with partners suited to each specific company. ARCUS offers more than just capital; they serve as active sparring partners, providing contacts and expertise to further develop companies. Their entrepreneurial approach allows for quick decision-making, and the ARCUS team invests their private capital to ensure alignment of interests with co-investors, typically families and entrepreneurs focused on societal responsibility and the values of partner companies, not solely on profit maximization. The firm leverages its management experience through projects related to strategy development, internationalization, and finance. ARCUS looks for opportunities arising from succession arrangements, spin-offs, changes in the shareholder base, MBOs, or MBIs, seeking majority stakes in companies with strong market positions and attractive growth potential.

Majority stakesConsumer GoodsIndustrials

Arcus Invest

IS
A

Venture-Capital-Firma, die in wachstumsstarke Technologieunternehmen investiert.

Ardian

Frankreich
A

Ardian delivers multi-local expertise, long-term performance, and shared value for investors, partners, and society through a diversified approach across Private Equity, Real Assets, and Credit.

Global diversified private markets with investment solutions and customized strategies

Ardian Growth

Europa

Ardian is a global diversified private markets firm providing investment solutions and customized strategies. They focus on delivering multi-local expertise, long-term performance, and shared value for investors, partners, and society. Their governance structure emphasizes high standards, risk management, and stakeholder interests. They aim to invest in a way that creates sustainable, long-term value and fulfills social responsibilities.

Not explicitly mentioned, but implied to be broad across private markets, including growth stages based on Ardian Growth name.Private EquityReal Assets

Ares Management

A

Venture-Capital-Firma, die in wachstumsstarke Technologieunternehmen investiert.

Arete Capital Partners

Melbourne, AU

Arete Capital Partners is a global mining and asset management group focused on high-quality mid-tier mining assets. They are a natural resources/mining private equity group established by senior mining industry professionals with extensive industry expertise and operational experience. Their team focuses on identifying, developing, and operating mining assets, aiming to create value for all stakeholders. Their primary objective is to optimize the operational potential of the assets they acquire, focusing on structural and operational improvements to create sustainable value. They appreciate that performance optimization is critical and benchmark operational performance against stricter capital disciplines and higher economic thresholds. Arete's investment strategy involves building a portfolio of high-quality mining and natural resource investments, including operating mines, advanced development projects with near-term production potential, and, where appropriate, logistical mining, technology, and processing assets. The firm has assembled a team of experienced mining, private equity, and investment banking professionals with global networks to identify, negotiate, and execute acquisitions. Arete adopts a platform of “operational excellence” and takes a “hands-on” approach to asset management, believing that structural and operational improvements can create real and sustainable value. This approach is intended to enable their selected investments to achieve optimal performance across all market conditions.

Operating mines, advanced development projects with near-term production potentialMiningNatural Resources

Ariane IX AG

Deutschland
A

Venture-Capital-Firma, die in wachstumsstarke Technologieunternehmen investiert.

Aribeda

CH
A

Venture-Capital-Firma, die in wachstumsstarke Technologieunternehmen investiert.

Arié Group

A

Venture-Capital-Firma, die in wachstumsstarke Technologieunternehmen investiert.

Ark Capital

Berlin, Deutschland

Gilion, operating under Ark Capital, aims to redefine the funding landscape by leveraging data and AI to assess companies dynamically and at scale, moving away from traditional banking's static models and manual processes. Their approach focuses on understanding companies often deemed "unbankable," revealing their potential through better analysis and decision-making tools. Gilion's initial focus was to build an internal platform to demonstrate the possibilities of faster, more transparent, and intelligent investment decision-making, built on intelligence that compounds. Now, they are opening this platform to the broader investment community and their respective verticals, to deliver faster and better funding decisions for all funders and builders.

ScaleupsSaaS

Arkin Holdings

Tel Aviv, IL

Arkin Holdings operates as a multi-asset manager with over $2 billion under management, investing across Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Hedge Funds. Their strategy revolves around leveraging four main investment arms: Arkin Health, Arkin Equity, Arkin Tech, and Arkin Real Estate, each with a distinct focus area. Arkin's approach is to drive growth and deliver impactful investments by capitalizing on the expertise within each sector. Arkin Health invests in early-to-late-stage biotech, digital health startups, and public pharmaceutical companies, seeking to accelerate life-changing therapies and advance the future of healthcare. Arkin Equity functions as a multi-asset manager concentrating on private equity and Israeli public markets, utilizing multiple capital pools to identify and capitalize on diverse opportunities. Arkin Tech primarily invests in early-stage companies, emphasizing strong founders and diversified technologies. They have a track record of over 30 notable investments, including Digital Ocean, Lendbuzz, Via, and HoneyBook. Arkin Real Estate focuses on global real estate opportunities in North America and Europe, employing various vehicles and investment strategies across residential, commercial, and industrial markets. This diversified approach enables Arkin to engage in a broad range of investment types across several geographies.

Early-stage, Late-stage, Clinical, SeedBiotechDigital Health