VC Directory

European VC Directory

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

Zabolis Partners

Vilnius, LT
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Zabolis Partners focuses on creating wealth and fostering change through investments in real estate and private equity. Their portfolio includes sustainable urban developments, educational technology, and innovative sensor technologies, emphasizing high-quality, impactful projects that align with modern urban living principles and technological advancements.

Real estate and private equity investments in sustainablemultifunctional developments

Zaz Ventures

Brussels, BE
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Zaz Ventures specializes in advising deep tech entrepreneurs on securing European public funding (e.g., EIC Pathfinder, EIC Transition, EIC Accelerator, Horizon Europe) to transition lab-based research into scalable market solutions. Focuses on high-impact, science-driven innovations with potential to benefit billions globally.

Pre-seed to Series A (public/private funding support)Deep tech startups and research-driven innovations with European Commission (EC) funding potential

another.vc

Berlin, DE

another.vc focuses on founders who embrace a different way of thinking, prioritizing the people behind the companies rather than rigid investment theses. Recognizing that products and ideas often evolve in the early stages, the firm places a strong emphasis on the founders' capabilities and adaptability. Their investment approach involves fast decision-making, prioritizing conversations over formal pitches. They aim to provide an initial investment of €100k.

SeedAI ApplicationsBio + Healthcare

aws Gründerfonds

Vienna, AT

aws Gründerfonds (Austrian Wirtschaftsservice Seed Fund) focuses on investing in companies with growth-oriented technology and global ambitions. They aim to shape the future by partnering with visionary founders, providing venture capital to support their growth. The fund provides long-term support to outstanding founders.

SeedTechnology

b.value AG

Berlin, DE

b.value AG is a venture capital firm focused on investing in DeepTech startups that combine exceptional founders and disruptive technologies to create solutions for a sustainable future. They aim to build a portfolio of fast-growing companies that define the future of production processes and markets, bridging the gap between R&D and global markets. Their strategy is based on identifying and supporting companies with talented founders, scalable business models, and disruptive, protected technologies. The firm specializes in companies operating in the European D-A-CH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), particularly those in the pre-seed and seed stages. b.value acquires minority stakes, co-investing with other investors to minimize risk and pool resources. This collaborative approach enables them to foster the success and growth of promising companies. b.value emphasizes its deep technology expertise and operational experience in building and managing biotech and high-tech companies. They aim to offer strategic and financial support, as well as access to a comprehensive network of industry experts, scientists, investors, policymakers, and thought leaders to assist in scaling their portfolio companies. The firm believes that sustainable processes and products are fundamental for the future. Their focus lies on biotechnology (including precision fermentation, sustainable chemicals, food/feed, life science methods) and advanced materials, sectors they view as having above-average growth and innovation potential.

Pre-seed, SeedBiotechnology (precision fermentationsustainable chemicals

b2venture (btov)

Berlin, DE

b2venture is an early-stage European venture capital firm that leverages a strong community of angel investors with expertise spanning both tech and industry. This network allows them to bring unique expertise, entrepreneurial experience, and hands-on support to their portfolio companies. They aim to back unique, maverick, and outlier founders. They see themselves as partners for the long term and support companies at the earliest stages with dedication and expertise. b2venture invests primarily in the pre-seed and seed stages, but also has the ability to invest in later stages through its Direct Investments track. They aim to shape the future by investing in the best ideas and brightest minds, helping them to take flight. The firm's website emphasizes the importance of the investment team as strong allies to their portfolio companies. They believe that entrepreneurs are hiring partners, not just raising capital. The site presents the team as deeply experienced, unwavering in their dedication, and uniquely expert, highlighting their role in helping their portfolio companies fly.

Pre-seed, Seed, Later stages through Direct InvestmentsArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

e2vc

London, GB

e2vc focuses on investing in "today's dreamers, building tomorrow's Emerging Europe." This suggests a strategy of backing early-stage companies with high growth potential in the Emerging Europe region. The portfolio highlights showcase a focus on companies achieving significant milestones, such as unicorn status (Loom Games, Carbon Health, BillionToOne, Insider), substantial funding rounds (Fal, Daytona, Arf, Ubicloud, Cypher Games, Agave Games, Vivoo, Massive Bio) and AI driven technologies. The firm's content strategy is geared towards highlighting trends and opportunities in Emerging Europe, such as Türkiye's gaming industry potential and the rise of global unicorns from the region. e2vc seems particularly interested in the intersection of technology and various sectors like gaming, health tech, devtools/AI, and fintech.

Not explicitly mentioned, but based on portfolio companies and descriptions, likely pre-seed, seed and Series AGamingAI

eCapital

Münster, DE

eCAPITAL is an entrepreneur-led venture capital investor that focuses on early- and growth-stage deep-tech companies with a positive impact on society. They believe that technology is key for solving some of today’s largest problems and improving the way people work and live. The firm supports visionaries who can build this technology, understands their challenges and ambitions, and helps them form great teams and build extraordinary companies. eCAPITAL aims to build European deep-tech teams into global hidden champions and position them so strategic buyers with access to international capital markets step. They seek to partner with founders who have bold ideas and innovative technologies, supporting them in every pivotal moment with strategic support and access to an international network. The firm focuses on companies that are decarbonizing lives and driving the green energy transition, building secure data ecosystems, and turning data into business insights. eCAPITAL emphasizes the growing strategic importance of areas such as mobile security and cybersecurity, especially as critical digital touchpoints are treated as infrastructure.

Early to growth stageSoftware & Information TechnologyCybersecurity

eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners

Berlin, DE

eCAPITAL is an entrepreneur-led venture capital firm focused on early- to growth-stage deep-tech companies with a positive impact on society. They believe that technology is key to solving some of today's largest problems and improving the way people work and live. The firm supports visionary founders in building extraordinary companies and bringing us closer to a future that benefits everyone. eCAPITAL targets companies with groundbreaking innovations in software & information technology, cybersecurity, industry 4.0, new materials, and cleantech, with a specific emphasis on companies driving the green energy transition and securing data ecosystems. Their investment strategy centers around identifying and backing European deep-tech teams that can become global hidden champions. They aim to build strategic relevance by positioning these companies for acquisition by larger, strategic buyers with access to international capital markets. eCAPITAL's investment approach emphasizes strategic support, providing access to an international network of entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, and founders. They also provide valuable contacts and extensive expertise, allowing them to challenge strategies, help refine business models, and bring in new ideas. They take an entrepreneurial approach, demonstrating a passion for bold ideas and new technologies, and aim to support founders in every pivotal moment.

Early-stage, Growth-stageSoftware & Information TechnologyCybersecurity

node.vc

Stockholm, SE

Node.vc is a sector-agnostic fund investing in early-stage Nordic companies driven by disruptive forces. They are particularly interested in companies reshaping the technological and social arenas, focusing on areas where they have high confidence in future growth. Their approach is based on the interconnectedness of technology with global trends, seeking innovative solutions across various sectors. They aim to back the next generation of visionaries, leveraging their experience as founders and operators to mitigate risks and guide startups through the challenges of building a company. They possess the collective knowledge required to identify promising ventures and assist potential unicorns in achieving significant growth.

Early-stage, Pre-seed, SeedGamingNew media

10K Ventures

Berlin, DE

10K Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests its own capital and time in early-stage startups, funds, and businesses. They are inspired by relentless founders tackling big problems globally and are intellectually curious about massive opportunities driven by emerging technologies. Their investment strategy revolves around 100x ambition, aiming to turn $10-50k tickets into >$1Mn outcomes, focusing on bold and fast-moving companies from Day 0 to pre-seed with a clear path to >1Bn€ exits within 10 years. They prioritize business models that redefine and outperform the status quo, favoring innovative and scalable technologies with significant value creation potential. 10K Ventures emphasizes founders who can effectively sell their vision, execute flawlessly, and compound their successes over the long term. They seek founders with strong founder-market fit and the courage to pursue significant, long-term growth rather than optimizing for short-term gains. They aim to win deals through relevance and reputation, focusing on providing value-add to attract top founders. They build a strong network of investors, talent, and BD/partnerships to provide valuable introductions. They strive to maintain a good reputation for picking winners, avoiding a spray-and-pray approach, acting as superfans for founders and going the extra mile to provide support when needed. Their investment approach is multi-asset class, but their core focus is on venture-backed companies. They have a strong track record, with over 20 direct early-stage startup investments, achieving >6x TVPI and +46% IRR, including 6 soonicorns and a 9-figure exit. They have also invested in 4 early-stage funds spanning Emerging Markets and UK / Europe.

Day 0, pre-seed, early-stageAEC / Built WorldHealthcare

115K

Paris, FR

115K, the Venture Capital fund of La Banque Postale, focuses on early-stage European companies within the financial services sector. They aim to blend the excellence of a standard VC team with the strength and reach of a large, diversified public group. Their investment strategy targets companies in the FinTech, AssurTech, Cybersecurity, Data, and AI spaces, supporting them from Seed to Series B stages. 115K seeks to reinvent the VC model by offering a unique combination of VC expertise and the resources of a major financial institution, La Banque Postale. They invest in companies based in France and the broader European Union.

Seed, Series A, Series BFinTechAssurTech

2Ivc

Tel Aviv, IL

2i Ventures, co-founded with Altshuler Shaham, invests in early-stage companies transforming both civilian and national security markets. They back bold founders solving big problems with innovations across a range of critical sectors. Their investment strategy focuses on dual-impact ventures, suggesting investments generate both financial returns and positive social or security outcomes. The firm leverages its experience in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and technology to partner with founders and other VCs, helping them translate innovative ideas into tangible results.

Early-stageData and CybersecurityRobotics and Drones

42 Cap

Berlin, DE

42CAP focuses on seed-stage tech- and data-driven B2B software companies across Europe with global ambition. The firm invests in businesses that leverage data and technology to create sustainable ventures. 42CAP's investment strategy is built upon the partners' experience as entrepreneurs who built two of Europe's largest software companies in the first internet wave, aiming to bring their entrepreneurial experience to support founders in the B2B software sector. They position themselves as peers amongst entrepreneurs.

Seed-stageB2B softwaredata-driven businesses

8a + INVESTMENTS

Varese, IT

8a+ Investments is an Italian asset management firm (SGR) founded in 2006 that focuses on creating value for investors, Italian businesses, and the local economy. They curate savings through a diverse range of financial instruments tailored to various investment needs. Since late 2019, they've expanded into Private Markets, offering innovative products that optimize deal selection. The firm invests in small and medium-sized Italian enterprises (SMEs), providing them with supplementary support alongside traditional credit. Their investment approach aims to actively support the country's entrepreneurial ecosystem, generating broader benefits for the region. They believe in responsible investing, ensuring adherence to social, environmental, and governance (ESG) standards, which they believe reduces risk and promotes stronger financial performance. Their recent innovative products include the 8a+ Sacro Monte fund, aligned with the social doctrine of the Catholic Church, and the 8a+ Real Innovation and 8a+ Real Italy ELTIF funds, which target higher returns through Private Markets investments. They focus on diversification and supporting Italian businesses by offering financial products that allow private investors to invest in the real economy, diversifying their portfolios while fostering the growth of Italian SMEs. Investing in SMEs offers an opportunity to contribute to their success and share in their progress over time. 8a+ Investments seeks to identify the best investment opportunities for both institutional and private clients, leveraging an experienced team that has worked together for over 15 years to support the long-term development of its portfolio companies.

Not explicitly mentioned, but seems to focus on supporting the growth of existing SMEs and venture stage companiesVenture CapitalEuropean Real Estate Debt

ACF Investors

London, GB

ACF Investors manages active co-investment funds that seek consistent returns by partnering with experienced syndicates of angel investors to help fund and scale early-stage businesses. They champion accomplished, hands-on investors who know their sector inside out and work in partnership to provide capital, experience, and support to high-potential businesses. The firm prioritizes patient capital and makes conscious long-term investments to help companies reach their full potential and generate fuller returns. They operate two primary funds: the Angel CoFund and the Delta Fund, co-investing alongside angel syndicates.

Early-stageMost sectors

ATOORO Fund

Tel Aviv, IL

ATOORO Fund is an Israeli family venture fund that aims to support innovative entrepreneurs in building global companies. They focus on deep-technology ventures across several high-growth areas, including AI Models & Inference Computing, Physical AI & Robotics, Food Security, Bio-Mathematics, Quantum Computing, Computational Biology, and Clinical and Health Systems Platforms. The fund targets early and seed stages, providing initial investments typically ranging from $0.5 million to $5 million. They prefer to lead or co-lead the investment rounds they participate in, indicating an active role in guiding and supporting their portfolio companies. ATOORO's strategy involves identifying and investing in companies that are developing cutting-edge technologies within their focus areas. This includes companies involved in bioinformatics, food security (such as autonomous beehives and novel farming systems), quantum computing (quantum search and simulation), space commercialization (nanosatellites and space data services), synthetic biology (cellular agriculture and bioprinted organs), and perceptual computing (real-time 3D scanning and human-computer interaction). The diversity of these sectors demonstrates a broad interest in disruptive technologies. The fund's investment approach reflects a commitment to supporting early-stage companies with significant growth potential. By leading or co-leading rounds, ATOORO likely aims to take a more active role in providing strategic guidance, mentorship, and access to their network. As a family venture fund, it may also offer a long-term perspective and patient capital to nurture its investments over time. Overall, ATOORO's strategy revolves around identifying promising deep-tech ventures in Israel and globally, providing them with early-stage funding, and actively supporting their growth through strategic guidance and access to resources. Their focus on specific technology verticals and their preference for leading or co-leading rounds highlight their commitment to actively participating in the success of their portfolio companies.

Early and Seed StagesAI Models & Inference ComputingPhysical AI & Robotics

Accurafy 4

Luxembourg City, LU

Accurafy 4 is an alternative venture capital fund with a hands-on approach, focusing on early-stage tech companies in Europe. Their investment philosophy, encapsulated by the mantra "Invest For Good", emphasizes the compatibility of technology and sustainability. They seek to invest in tech companies driven by disruptive approaches and resilient management teams, with revenue traction and scalable models. They provide curated deals with a bespoke approach, risk & performance segregation, tax-efficient model, and aligned interests with their managers and senior advisors committing a minimum of 10% participation in each club deal. They aim for high performance returns by maintaining low management fees, allowing more than 94% of subscriptions to be invested in companies. Accurafy 4 actively supports companies from seed to large Series or IPO, with ticket sizes ranging from €500K to €5m. Their hands-on approach involves day-to-day support from Accurafy Advisory's team and a pool of Senior Advisors, tailored to the startup's needs. The firm leverages a thorough due diligence process while maintaining flexibility and efficiency. Furthermore, they provide access to a network of high-level investors who are successful entrepreneurs. Recently, Accurafy has partnered with Rémy Thannberger to create the "Fonds Souveraineté", a €100 million Pre-IPO investment vehicle dedicated to profitable, fast-growing French and European SMEs operating in the aerospace, defense, and security sectors. This fund aims to support critical industrial companies in their capital structuring and access to financial markets, without loss of control or excessive dilution. It adopts a hybrid approach, midway between private equity and capital markets, targeting companies aiming for a listing on the Euronext Growth compartment or on LISE - Lightning Stock Exchange. Accurafy's governance structure is built on four pillars: a General Partner (GP) founded by successful entrepreneurs, a club of qualified Investors (LPs), an LP/GP master agreement, and a senior advisory board. Accurafy 4 is an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) under Luxembourg law constituted as a Special Limited Partnership Company (SCSp), administered with Grant Thornton Luxembourg and registered as an AIFM by the CSSF.

early-stage, Seed and pre-Series A, possible financial support regardless of the start-up's stage of maturity, from the seed phase to large Series or IPO.impactSaaS

Adiva Investments

London, GB

Adiva Investments is a European venture capital firm specializing in seed and early-stage investments in Bitcoin and Lightning Network-based startups. They believe that Bitcoin and Lightning enable innovative business models previously difficult or impossible with traditional payment systems. The firm's investment strategy centers on identifying and supporting founding teams that are developing groundbreaking applications, products, and services utilizing these technologies. Adiva Investments sees potential beyond cryptocurrency investment, focusing on the disruptive potential of Bitcoin and Lightning to create entirely new markets and solve existing problems. They provide not only financial backing but also technical diligence and product development support, leveraging their expertise in Bitcoin, Lightning, and payments to assist their portfolio companies.

Pre-seed, Seed, StartupBitcoinLightning Network

Adventures Lab

Kyiv, UA

Adventures Lab is a venture capital fund that invests in fast-growing startups on the Early Stage. They provide young entrepreneurs with services, infrastructure, and resources to help them grow. They focus on honesty as a key principle and prioritize people before money, emphasizing execution. Their mission is to help talented entrepreneurs turn MVPs into successful international businesses. They value brevity, clarity, precision, expertise over ideas, revenue generation potential, open-mindedness, data-driven decision-making, solution-oriented approach, practical working style and avoid working with untrustworthy partners. They have a strong partnership ecosystem with thousands of contacts worldwide, ready to go the extra mile to develop their portfolio companies.

Early Stage, Growth Stage, Late StageB2CB2B

Aega ASA

Oslo, NO

Aega ASA, founded in 2011 and listed on Euronext Expand in Oslo, Norway, is a Norwegian investment company headquartered in Oslo with additional operations in Trento, Italy. Initially focused on the renewable energy sector, particularly solar power, the firm acquired and operated smaller existing Italian solar power plants under 5 MWp capacity through its industrial investments, while also pursuing financial investments in solar and renewables. Notable portfolio elements included ownership of solar parks via subsidiaries like Aega Yieldco AS, binding offers for additional capacity aiming for 10 MWp, and a 5.4% stake in Norsk Solar AS (later referenced as Norsk Renewables AS), which listed on Euronext Growth in 2021. By Q3 2024, Aega divested its solar park assets and Italian operations, eliminating debt at the parent level and retaining only its position in Norsk Renewables, while initiating a strategic pivot to explore new revenue sources in solar, renewables, and adjacent sectors. Its investment philosophy emphasizes strict criteria for opportunistic acquisitions of yield-generating assets, active industrial ownership in renewables, and financial holdings to capitalize on economies of scale, production growth, and market opportunities, primarily targeting the Italian solar market geographically alongside Nordic financial investments.[1][2][3][4][5]

Aera

Singapore, SG

Aera VC is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on investing in companies that are building a more resilient future. The firm seeks to back companies that it believes can become future icons. Aera VC emphasizes a global reach and unique deal flow across the USA, APAC, and beyond, empowering founders to scale. The firm's management company is licensed and regulated as a VCFM by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Aera VC invests in companies developing technologies and solutions that address critical global challenges, particularly in areas related to sustainability, resilience, and the future of industry. Their portfolio companies demonstrate a commitment to innovation and positive impact, suggesting a thesis centered around creating long-term value through investments in transformative technologies. The investment approach seems to be driven by a belief in the power of technology to solve pressing global issues and create a more sustainable world. Their portfolio highlights technologies in earth observation, space propulsion, AI grid optimization, carbon-negative data centers, sustainable chemicals, and sustainable aviation fuel.

Early-stageEarth observationSpace technology

Aglaia

Bilthoven, NL

Aglaia Oncology Funds invests in early-stage oncology drug development companies with breakthrough inventions that have the potential to transform cancer treatment. They focus on selecting and maturing these early-stage ventures, de-risking them and making them attractive candidates for licensing, acquisition, or IPO. Aglaia is committed to defining the strategic directions of the companies it invests in in close collaboration with innovators and entrepreneurs. Since 2004, Aglaia has built a reputation for starting up biotech companies focused on oncology drug development. They bring hands-on experience in designing research and development plans, ranging from early screening and animal feasibility studies through clinical studies. The Aglaia team has decades of experience in cancer research and oncology drug development. Aglaia's continuous strategic and operational involvement with portfolio companies has contributed to a marked success rate in transitioning early-stage portfolio companies to clinical-stage companies. Six of the 12 companies they've invested in were founded by Aglaia.

Early stageOncology drug development

Antai Ventures

Madrid, ES

Antai Ventures operates as a venture studio, focusing on building and scaling digital businesses in collaboration with entrepreneurs. They aim to invest in and accelerate business models internationally, emphasizing speed and efficient execution. Their approach involves providing strategic and operational support in areas such as tech stack, product development, corporate functions, and fundraising. Antai emphasizes enabling entrepreneurial teams to build future-oriented businesses with a focus on professionalism, commitment, and results. They seek to help founders build disruptive products with the potential to impact millions of lives, leveraging their network and ecosystem to allow founders to focus on product development. They aim to increase the chances of success for their ventures through resource allocation and strategic guidance.

Early StageMarketplaceDigital Native Vertical Brands