VC Directory

GROWTH AI VCs Directory

Curated index of active venture capital funds investing in Europe and Israel. Track partners, stages, and check sizes.

Momenta

Zurich, CH

Momenta invests in companies accelerating digital growth in industrial sectors by leveraging AI, IoT, and automation to improve efficiency, sustainability, and operational intelligence across energy, manufacturing, smart spaces, and supply chain industries.

Early-stage to growth-stage startupsDigital transformation and automation in industrial sectorsAI-driven solutions

NRW.BANK

Düsseldorf, DE

NRW.BANK is the promotional bank of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany. Its primary objective is to support the state of NRW in its structural and economic policy tasks. It achieves this by offering a wide range of funding instruments across three main areas: Economy, Housing, and Infrastructure/Municipalities. These instruments include low-interest promotional loans, equity financing, and promotional consulting services. NRW.BANK operates in a competition-neutral manner, collaborating with all banks and savings banks in NRW. The bank's support for the economy includes initiatives for startups, established companies, and those undergoing transformation. This support ranges from providing basic guidance for new businesses to offering venture capital for startups through programs like NRW.Venture. For established companies, NRW.BANK facilitates growth, investment, digitalization, innovation, and internationalization through structured financing and equity capital. In the housing sector, NRW.BANK supports private individuals in building or buying homes, modernizing existing properties, making them accessible, and preserving historical buildings. The bank also assists in creating rental housing and offers services for existing customers and financing for associations. For infrastructure and municipalities, NRW.BANK provides long-term investment financing, secures liquidity, manages funding, and offers consulting on economic efficiency in municipal construction, sustainable municipal development, and investments in areas like digitalization, infrastructure, climate protection, housing, and waste management.

Early-stage (Start-up), GrowthStartupsSMEs

Naxicap Partners

Paris, FR

Naxicap Partners is a private equity firm based in France that invests in mid-sized and small companies (Mid Caps and Small Caps). They provide capital to support growth, acquisitions, and shareholder restructuring. The firm invests across various sectors, including real estate services, consumer goods, healthcare, technology/IT services, agriculture/food, and business services. They have a portfolio of current investments and also a track record of successful exits (cessions) in these sectors. Naxicap demonstrates a commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors within their investment process. Their focus appears to be primarily on French companies, with some international reach through portfolio companies. Naxicap operates across two primary investment strategies, targeting both Mid-Cap and Small-Cap companies. The Mid-Cap investments are focused on established businesses with significant market presence in their respective industries. The Small-Cap investments likely target earlier-stage or smaller-sized companies with high growth potential. The firm's website highlights their team, investment portfolio, and investor relations. They provide details on their investment committee and ESG team, emphasizing their expertise and dedication to responsible investing. They offer resources for investors, including sales and marketing materials. The firm actively monitors its portfolio company performance on ESG metrics. Case studies highlight their work with portfolio companies. Naxicap's strategy involves identifying companies with strong management teams and growth potential, providing them with capital and operational support to scale their businesses, and ultimately realizing value through strategic exits.

Mid Caps, Small CapsReal estate servicesconsumer goods

Neva SGR

Milan, IT

Neva SGR, Intesa Sanpaolo's venture capital arm, invests globally in companies solving the world's greatest challenges across four key sectors: life science, climate tech & energy transition, digital transformation, and aerospace & manufacturing. Their investment strategy centers on attracting top Italian founders and connecting them with the global VC ecosystem, while also supporting international founders seeking access to Italy's industrial and technological resources. Neva aims to transform innovative ideas into globally scalable opportunities, fostering the growth of new category leaders. Neva actively supports portfolio companies with a dedicated business development unit. This support encompasses business promotion and development, including introductions to potential clients and partners, creation of corporate partnerships, and organization/participation in promotional events. The firm also provides coaching, organizational, and strategic support, such as one-on-one founder coaching, governance strengthening, and assistance in defining business plans and milestones. Additionally, Neva offers financial guidance for growth, supporting fundraising efforts and providing access to debt financing. The firm manages several funds, including NEVA II, NEVA II ITALIA, and NEVA FIRST and NEVA FIRST ITALIA. These funds target both Italian and international companies with above-average growth potential operating on a global scale. Neva II – Parallelo Lombardia Fund, focuses specifically on high-potential cleantech startups and scale-ups located in Lombardy, Italy. Neva II Italia is classified under Article 8 of the SFDR Regulation and complies with the PIR regulations. Neva SGR serves as a bridge between Italian and international ecosystems. It leverages the backing and network of Intesa Sanpaolo, one of the largest European banking and insurance groups. By combining financial resources with strategic guidance and an extensive network, Neva strives to propel startups onto the world stage.

Not explicitly mentioned, but implied to be early to growth stages based on the companies they seek to invest in (startups and scale-ups)life scienceclimate tech & energy transition

Novalis Biotechnology Incubation

Ghent, BE

Novalis Biotech Incubation is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on life sciences, specifically the intersection of bioinformatics and life sciences. They believe in applying innovative information technology to advance prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of diseases. The fund prioritizes capital-light business models and platform technology. They welcome innovative concepts in healthcare and aim to support their development early on, even at the incorporation stage. They focus on enabling technologies in life sciences with a strong emphasis on close interaction with customers early in the company's life. Novalis aims to support early-stage startups by providing funding, sharing their professional and academic connections, and helping shape the business strategy to create value for all stakeholders. They differentiate themselves through high dynamism and flexibility in rapidly evolving their portfolio companies. This approach suggests a willingness to adapt to the changing needs of their investments and capitalize on emerging opportunities in the life sciences sector. Their approach extends beyond simply providing capital. They see themselves as active partners, offering strategic guidance, leveraging their network, and providing support to help startups navigate the challenges of early-stage growth. This suggests a commitment to building long-term relationships with their portfolio companies and working collaboratively to achieve shared success. They aim to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative life science technologies. Their investment strategy encompasses a range of focus areas within life sciences. By focusing on technologies such as bioinformatics, genomics, diagnostics, and digital health, they aim to invest in companies that have the potential to disrupt traditional healthcare models and improve patient outcomes. They also invest in research and manufacturing tools.

early-stage, (pre-)seed stage, series Ainnovative research and manufacturing toolsbioinformatics

Odense Robotics StartUp Fund

Odense, DK

Odense Robotics StartUp Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the growth of early-stage robotics and drone startups in Denmark and abroad. The fund provides a comprehensive support package that includes founder-friendly investment with flexible repayment terms that allow founders to retain full ownership, access to a world-class incubator located at the Danish Technological Institute in Odense, and mentorship from leading figures in the Danish robotics and drone industry, along with technical experts and business coaches. The fund focuses on creating a sustainable ecosystem that fosters the creation of successful robotics and drone startups. Returns from loans and additional payments from acquisitions are reinvested into the fund, ensuring a continuous flow of support for new ventures. The fund's investment strategy centers around providing capital, expertise, and facilities to startups in the robotics and drone sector. The goal is to accelerate the commercialization of innovative technologies and build lasting benefits for startup founders, investors, the Danish robotics industry, and the broader community. The fund is located at the heart of Denmark's thriving robotics and drone industry and startup scene in Odense, and aims to make it easier for the startups to meet potential partners and access new opportunities to develop and later commercialise their startup. The fund aims to provide an ideal environment to start and run a successful business, which is helped by Denmark being ranked highly for ease of doing business and the country being one of the most digital societies in the world. The fund aims to replicate the success of Danish robotics companies like Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots (MIR) which are both headquartered in Odense. The fund also addresses the need for better access to capital and professional mentoring for promising startups within robotics and automation. Odense Robotics StartUp Fund operates under the governance of an independent board of directors with expertise in business development within robotics and the operation of independent commercial funds. The board members are unpaid and appointed for four-year terms. The fund adheres to the Commercial Foundations Act, the Financial Statements Act, and the Danish Business Authority’s Recommendations on Good Foundation Governance. The fund's model is unique in Denmark in the robotics startup space.

Early-stage, Pre-seedRoboticsDrones

Olma Luxury Holdings

Dublin, IE

OLMA Luxury Holdings focuses on investing in experiential luxury and luxury products and services that reflect emerging trends and consumption patterns. They operate within a rapidly changing environment, leveraging an agile and efficient platform to identify, finance, and support the development and growth of innovative startups and SMEs in Western Europe. Their investment strategy is centered around identifying businesses with strong potential in the luxury sector and providing them with the resources and expertise needed to scale and succeed. They aim to foster innovation and growth within the luxury market by partnering with companies that offer unique and compelling products or experiences.

Start-ups, SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises)Experiential luxuryluxury products

OneRagtime

Paris, FR

OneRagtime is a venture capital platform that invests in early-stage European startups at Seed and Series A stages, with initial ticket sizes ranging from €0.5m to €3m, typically as lead or co-lead investors. They provide the flexibility for investors to invest via funds or club deals. They aim to scale exceptional entrepreneurs by providing support through their investor community, which offers networking opportunities and operational support. Their investment strategy focuses on two main categories: AI-augmented platforms and Deeptech/AI. The AI-augmented platforms include marketplaces, creator economy, and fintech startups. Their Deeptech/AI focus includes cloud services, cybersecurity, and data-related ventures. This focus reflects an emphasis on companies leveraging AI to enhance existing platform models or creating novel solutions in the deep technology space. OneRagtime manages €150 million in assets and has invested in a diverse portfolio of over 50 startups. The firm leverages a network of over 250 investors to provide startups with network and operational support. Their portfolio companies receive perks, expert connections, business development assistance through their global network, governance and strategy guidance as board members, daily operational support in fundraising, exits, and legal/financial matters, and assistance with crafting their equity story to attract further investment. They consider themselves founder-friendly, providing a global community and comprehensive support to help their portfolio companies succeed. This support infrastructure aims to assist in navigating the challenges of scaling early-stage businesses and maximizing growth potential through strategic advice and access to relevant resources. The VC firm evaluates potential investments using a platform, seeking quick reviews from their investment team.

Seed, Series A, Series BConsumer platforms (gamingmarketplaces

Partinc

Stockholm, SE

Partinc Capital invests in software companies and entrepreneurs, with a focus on SaaS and AI, helping them grow to their full potential. The firm believes that the growth of a company is deeply linked to the growth of the entrepreneurs building it, and therefore offers more than just capital. They aim to be a partner that highlights pitfalls, suggests solutions, provides insight into operational matters and international expansion, guides in board and management proceedings, and supports personal progress and ownership. Partinc focuses on scalable SaaS companies that are ready to expand beyond their home markets, aiming to make organizations more efficient and sustainable. The firm's strategy centers around active engagement with portfolio companies, offering hands-on support, strategic guidance, and a founder's perspective. They emphasize building strong, lasting partnerships and empowering companies to reach their full potential. They also appear to reinvest in promising portfolio companies. Partinc's commitment is long-term, and they seek to follow portfolio companies closely, providing reliable and experienced partnership to help them scale and grow. Their name, PartiumIncrementum, signifies creating growth together. The firm is committed to empowering innovative B2B SaaS and AI companies by combining capital with hands-on support and strategic guidance to help them succeed globally. They are looking for companies where the founders share their belief that you go further when you go together.

Early to late scale-up phasesSaaSAI

Peak Capital

Brooklyn, US

Peak Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in SaaS and marketplace platforms across Europe. Their fund is backed by entrepreneurs, suggesting a founder-friendly approach and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by early-stage companies. They aim to partner with daring and extraordinary teams to help them realize their visions. They leverage their own entrepreneurial experience to provide guidance and support to their portfolio companies, helping them think bigger and move faster. They invest in genuine people and believe in thinking in big opportunities. The firm combines gut instinct with deep data analysis in their investment decision-making process. Their investment strategy appears to be centered around identifying innovative companies with strong potential for growth and market leadership in their respective sectors. They seek to add value beyond capital by leveraging their network and operational expertise to help their portfolio companies scale and succeed. Peak has a diversified portfolio spanning various sectors, including AI-powered emergency response systems, platforms for evaluating and monitoring LLM agents, and subscription toolkits for physical products. Their investments demonstrate a commitment to backing companies that are disrupting traditional industries and creating new markets.

Early-stageSaaSMarketplaces

Peninsular Capital

Paris, FR

Peninsular Capital is an independent management company that invests equity in profitable and growing French companies with a turnover of €5 to €25 million. They support buyers, managers and their teams in transfer and development operations. Their team uses its experience to support industrial or strategic development projects in the long term independently and ambitiously. They are committed to providing companies with the means to carry out their projects by structuring a flexible and tailor-made financial package, adapted to the specific needs of each and the pace of development of its business. They accompany entrepreneurs in their acquisition or development projects. Their investment experience is put at the service of the sustainable growth of their investments and the creation of value. The firm focuses on helping companies change scale, preparing for the future and choosing growth.

GrowthGeneralist (focuses on profitable and growing companies)

Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures GmbH

Berlin, DE

Investing in highly disruptive technologies to enable a sustainable future, focusing on scalable digital business models that enhance energy efficiency, renewable energy availability, and industrial optimization.

Early-stage to growth-stage startupsDisruptive technologies in electrificationnetworking

Pitchdrive

Brussels, BE

Pitchdrive is an early-stage VC firm that focuses on backing ambitious founders with the right execution mindset, turning good ideas into great companies. They are an entrepreneur-led fund, deploying their third fund (€50M) and have invested in 60+ startups to date. They seek founders who combine technical depth with sharp market insight. They prioritize capital-efficient growth and look for opportunities to leverage AI to streamline processes and strengthen margins within their portfolio companies. Pitchdrive emphasizes providing more than just capital, offering expertise, guidance, and actionable insights to elevate businesses to the next stage. They offer 24/7 support from experienced entrepreneurs, surrounded by an elite mentor network. Their strategy is to invest in the potential of tomorrow, supporting founders through the startup ride. They invest in angel, pre-seed, and seed rounds and focus on founders in B2B tech, e-commerce, and software-driven hardware. Their portfolio highlights companies that are leveraging AI to innovate in various sectors, including finance, hospitality, and sales. They actively promote the successes and funding rounds of their portfolio companies through blog posts and news articles, indicating a hands-on approach to supporting their growth and visibility. Their investment philosophy is centered around identifying and backing founders who are not only technically proficient but also possess a deep understanding of their respective markets. They aim to partner with entrepreneurs who are building infrastructure and solutions that give businesses back leverage in platform-driven markets, as evidenced by their investment in Otamiser.

Angel, pre-seed, seedB2B teche-commerce

Presto Ventures

Prague, CZ

Presto Ventures focuses on impactful, fast-growing tech companies and entrepreneurs who are developing frontier technologies to create a safer, more secure future. They are particularly interested in advanced tech innovators operating in security, defense, and aerospace sectors. These encompass both software and hardware solutions capable of solving pressing global challenges. The firm emphasizes strategic investments in companies ready to scale and accelerate their growth, offering more than just capital through unparalleled sector experience and world-class industrial-technological expertise. They position themselves as co-builders, leveraging strong partnerships and a network of successful entrepreneurs, exited tech founders, and family offices. The firm's investment strategy centers on supporting post-revenue companies raising financing rounds between €800k to €8M, providing tickets ranging from €500k to €5M. A key geographic focus lies within the countries of NATO, its allies, and Israel, identifying and supporting advanced tech innovators in these regions. They also prepare founders for subsequent funding rounds in Western Europe and the US, providing the necessary know-how and contacts to facilitate these expansions. Presto Ventures has invested over €40M since 2016 and is deploying a new €150M fund. The firm aims to invest in early-stage startups, particularly those addressing complex industrial and security issues. The fund is backed entirely by private money from successful entrepreneurs, exited tech founders, family offices, and renowned private institutional investors, highlighting a robust and diverse financial foundation. Their operational approach involves extensive market analysis, connecting with thousands of founding teams annually, and maintaining close relationships with ecosystem partners to unlock access to exclusive deal flow.

Seed to Series ASecuritydefense

Prime Technology Ventures

Amsterdam, NL

Prime Ventures focuses on backing Europe’s future technology leaders. They aim to partner with visionary founders and pioneers, providing capital and support to scale their businesses and realize their ambitions. With over EUR 875 million of capital invested, they are committed to taking a personal approach to each investment. The firm seeks to partner with extraordinary founders building impressive companies in various sectors. Their investment approach includes providing not only capital but also strategic guidance and operational support to help portfolio companies achieve market leadership and sustainable growth. This is evident through their active involvement in follow-on funding rounds, acquisitions, and exits of their portfolio companies. Prime Ventures leverages its deep understanding of the European technology landscape and its extensive network to identify and support promising startups. Their investment strategy encompasses a wide range of sectors, including marketplaces, SaaS, Fintech, Consumer, and Deeptech, demonstrating a versatile approach to venture capital. They provide resources, expertise, and a supportive ecosystem to enable their portfolio companies to thrive and become global leaders. They also offer hands-on assistance to their portfolio companies, focusing on scaling strategies, operational improvements, and market expansion. By providing tailored support and access to a network of industry experts, Prime Ventures enables its portfolio companies to overcome challenges and capitalize on opportunities in a rapidly evolving market. Their approach emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders, ensuring mutual success and sustainable value creation.

Series CMarketplacesSaaS

Purple Ventures

Prague, CZ

Based on the testimonials, Purple Ventures emphasizes partnership and strategic support beyond just capital investment. They focus on building strong relationships with founders, providing transparency, and fostering trust. They aim to be more than just investors, acting as strategic partners who understand the challenges of early-stage startups. The firm seems to value integrity and values-based decision-making, indicating a long-term commitment to their portfolio companies. The testimonials suggest they are comfortable investing at the pre-seed stage and providing support through various stages of growth. Their involvement extends to raising awareness about the missions of their portfolio companies, such as mental health. Overall, Purple Ventures positions itself as a hands-on, supportive, and values-driven investor.

Pre-seed, SeedWe invest in early-stage purpose-driven technology startups with first revenues and global ambitionsaiming at EU/CEE founders.

QDNL Participations

Amsterdam, NL

QDNL Participations focuses on accelerating the quantum information age by providing funding and commercial support to early-stage quantum technology startups globally. The firm addresses the lack of specialist investors and experienced commercial support that often hinders the growth of brilliant quantum scientists and their innovations. They aim to bridge the gap between the grant-giving phase of quantum research and the 'patient capital' phase of venture investment, transforming potentially great technical ideas into investable companies. By investing in category-defining quantum technology companies, QDNL Participations seeks to become the definitive investor in the quantum technology space, driving the commercialization of quantum computing, quantum security, and other quantum applications. The firm's investment strategy centers on providing impactful business and commercial support to help technical founders organize leading talent and bring their ideas to market for the benefit of humanity. They target idea-stage founders before company incorporation, helping them assess the viability of their ideas and navigate the initial barriers to company formation and investment. Additionally, they support early-stage founders with existing companies who are seeking venture funding, mitigating common risks that investors find in research-led organizations and enhancing their governance. QDNL Participations aims to remove the worries and knowledge gaps founders face, increasing their financial and leadership confidence for success. QDNL Participations differentiates itself by providing specialized expertise in the quantum technology sector, recognizing the unique challenges and requirements of quantum companies. Their team includes quantum computing pioneers, specialist quantum VCs, and special advisors with deep expertise in AI, quantum technologies, and academic research. This expertise allows them to identify and support the next wave of global leaders in quantum technology, offering value beyond capital through strategic guidance and network access. The firm believes that a generalist or hands-off investment model is insufficient for the highly specialized quantum space.

Idea-stage, early-stageQuantum technologiesquantum computing

Quadia Ventures

Zurich, CH

Quadia SA, founded in 2010 in Geneva, is a pioneer in impact investing, advising professional and institutional clients to implement strategies that offer both attractive returns and positive social and environmental impact. They act as Investment Advisor to professional and institutional clients, enabling them to implement leading impact investing strategies. Quadia Sarl, a 100% subsidiary based in Luxembourg, acts as General Partner to specialized investment vehicles that allow individual investor clients to invest into specific impact investing Club Deals. Quadia focuses on investing in companies that contribute to a more sustainable and responsible economy. Their investment strategy is geared towards achieving both financial returns and measurable positive impact. They offer expertise in sustainable finance, private equity, banking, business, and philanthropy. Quadia aims to support the transition towards more sustainable and responsible business models. Quadia operates through various investment programs, including the Regenero Impact Fund and the FDNC-Sustainable Food Systems Fund. The Regenero Impact Fund focuses on growth-stage companies, while the FDNC fund invests in companies reinventing the food economy. They also manage NourriTerre, an investment program focused on companies in the agri-food sector that respect healthy and ecological agriculture. These strategies show commitment to financing solutions addressing critical social and environmental challenges. Their approach involves a thorough assessment of investment opportunities and actively engaging with portfolio companies to enhance their impact. They seek to increase standards on impact objectives, such as product lifespan, eco-design, and material toxicity, within the companies they invest. Furthermore, Quadia emphasizes transparency by publishing impact reports to measure and communicate the social and environmental impact of their investments. Recently Quadia has announced that they are structuring a successor fund to Regenero Impact Fund, after the initial fund's investment period closed.

Growth, VentureSustainable financeimpact investing

R17 Ventures

Zurich, CH

R17 Ventures AG is a digital performance marketing agency positioned as a growth partner for its clients. The firm focuses on managing online advertising campaigns, including Paid Social, Paid Search/SEA, Content Creation, and Email Marketing. They emphasize a results-oriented approach, where their fees are linked to the performance they deliver for clients. R17 Ventures aims to help businesses achieve record-breaking targets and scale their operations through growth-hacking strategies. The firm highlights its ability to achieve results where other agencies have failed and to deliver a next-level of performance. The company also emphasizes its strong client relationships, with clients consistently praising R17's ability to deliver results, exceed expectations, and act as a true growth partner. This is further supported by claiming to generate $100m+ annual revenue for its clients. The partners logos suggests expertise across marketing platforms such as Hubspot and Customer.io. The presence of multiple clients logos also indicates the firm serves several clients. The agency presents itself as a premium alternative in the digital marketing space.

Prototype, Early Revenue, Scaling, GrowthWe invest in angel and pre-seed stage e-commerce and digital businessesleveraging our performance marketing and Swiss market expertise to accelerate growth through online visibility.

Revo Capital

Amstelveen, NL

Revo Capital focuses on empowering local entrepreneurs in Turkey, Eastern Europe, and the Baltics to unlock global potential. They invest in truly innovative, early-stage B2B or B2C technology ventures. They aim to be more than just an investor, acting as a member of the founding team and taking weight off the entrepreneurs' shoulders. They achieve this by assembling a team with diverse backgrounds spanning entrepreneurial spirit, product development, business acumen, and financial expertise. They understand the journey of an entrepreneur and provide the necessary skills, guidance, management discipline, and structure to navigate growth opportunities and challenges. They work with founders across their growth lifecycle, from investment to exit, offering support and partnership throughout the journey. Revo Capital addresses the Series A/B financing gap in Turkey by leading rounds where capital scarcity is highest and impact is greatest. Despite strong startup formation and seed activity, only a small percentage of seed-funded startups in Turkey raise a Series A, compared to leading European markets. Fund III is intentionally structured to bridge this gap by deploying significant capital into this crucial stage of growth. In addition to Series A/B investments, Revo Capital allocates a portion of its fund to a dedicated Seed Pocket, making pre-seed and seed investments to build early conviction, secure pro-rata rights, and potentially lead the Series A rounds later on. Revo prefers to be an early institutional believer, frequently investing in a company's first institutional round while selectively partnering with strong regional or global investors when that structure best supports long-term value creation.

Series A, early Series B, pre-seed, seedFintechB2B Cloud

Ringier Digital Ventures

Zurich, CH

Ringier Digital Ventures, as part of Ringier AG, operates as a leading European media company with a strong focus on digital marketplaces, sports media platforms, and media brands, underpinned by technology and data. The company's mission is to empower people in their daily lives by providing leading online marketplaces and building world-class media and entertainment brands. With a significant digital EBITDA share, Ringier aims to maintain its position as a leader in the European media landscape by investing strategically in companies that align with their core business areas and contribute to their overall ecosystem. The investment strategy seems to revolve around identifying opportunities that strengthen Ringier's existing portfolio and expand its reach in key markets. This includes investing in digital marketplaces across various sectors such as jobs, real estate, and horizontal marketplaces, as well as sports media platforms. The company also focuses on leveraging technology and data to enhance its media and marketplace offerings, suggesting an interest in companies that can provide innovative technological solutions or data-driven insights. Ringier's approach appears to be long-term, given its history as a family-owned business with a tradition dating back over 190 years. This suggests a commitment to sustainable growth and a focus on building lasting value rather than short-term gains. The company's involvement in various initiatives, such as EqualVoice and sustainability efforts, indicates a commitment to social responsibility and ethical business practices, which likely influences their investment decisions.

Not mentionedMedia brandsSports media platforms

SPM Invest

Luxembourg, LU

SPM Invest focuses on investing in Czech companies across a wide range of sectors, including technology, agriculture, manufacturing, retail, media, food, real estate, and services. They seek to provide not only capital, but also expertise and vision to help their portfolio companies grow. SPM Invest aims to build strong partnerships with management teams, leverage synergies within their portfolio, and provide operational support to accelerate growth. They aim to support Czech success stories by going beyond just providing funds.

Not explicitly mentioned, but the investment size suggests growth stage and potentially later-stage investments.TechnologyAgriculture

ScaleWolf

Vilnius, LT

ScaleWolf is a venture capital firm that invests in high-impact frontline technologies with private capital and allied partnership funding. They aim to scale founders faster and accelerate innovation across NATO and Europe. The firm focuses on identifying and building dual-use technologies that strengthen national and allied resilience. ScaleWolf deploys capital, operational expertise, and infrastructure to scale innovations in energy, defense, and data. They activate strategic investment vehicles focused on closing NATO-aligned capability gaps while positioning investors at the center of Europe’s fastest-growing defense and dual-use markets. ScaleWolf targets technologies with clear commercial and government demand curves, solutions that strengthen frontline readiness, secure energy and digital sovereignty, and deliver predictable pathways to scale across allied markets. Their approach blends mission-critical insight with disciplined venture execution, generating asymmetric opportunity, accelerated adoption, and outsized returns. Each investment is anchored in pre-secured offtakes or non-dilutive government contracts, reducing capital risk and shortening time to liquidity. The firm aims to fund the transition from R&D to scalable deployment within NATO and allied defense ecosystems. ScaleWolf's investment strategy incorporates a dual-return model, where startups generate both cash flow from deployments and equity growth through market validation in real environments. They differentiate themselves by acting as a catalyst for accelerated market entry, providing defense-grade credibility from day one. Liquidity events are expected to occur earlier (3-5 years), driven by contract payments, strategic M&A, or sovereign roll-ups. The fund focuses on investments that allow startups to generate both cash flow from deployments and equity growth through market validation in real environments.

Not mentionedEnergyDefense

Seaya Ventures

Madrid, ES

Seaya Ventures invests in exceptional and mission-driven founders building leading tech companies with a sustainable approach. They focus on European companies with global ambition, accelerating their growth through strategic vision enhancement and providing an international platform. The firm operates two funds: Seaya Ventures, a technology-first fund, and Seaya Andromeda, a climate-tech fund aimed at solving global challenges through innovation. They back companies that are focused on impact and sustainability. Seaya Ventures supports portfolio companies by enhancing their strategic vision and putting an international platform at their disposal. The firm's multidisciplinary team provides support to founders, helping them navigate challenges and capitalize on opportunities for growth. Seaya Andromeda invests in growth-stage, impact-driven companies with a focus on climate tech. The firm's investment approach emphasizes a commitment to sustainability, ensuring that portfolio companies adopt sustainable practices and contribute to solving global challenges. Seaya Ventures aims to drive international expansion and disrupt various industries, including digital marketing, regulatory compliance, and nutritional supplements, by leveraging AI and innovative technologies. Seaya has a clear focus on European tech companies with global ambitions and a dedication to ESG and impact. They also provide resources to support their portfolio companies via their engagement policy.

Early-stage, Growth-stageAISaaS