VC Directory

European VC Directory

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

Newion Partners B.V.

Amsterdam, NL

Newion Partners B.V. is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and expansion-stage technology companies, exclusively focusing on innovative business software. They typically participate in seed rounds or A-rounds. The firm aims to partner with companies that have the potential to disrupt traditional industries through technological innovation.

Seed, ABusiness softwareSaaS

Newzone Ventures

US

Newzone Ventures is a Pan-European VC fund focused on investing in brave, determined, category-defining, and sustainable businesses. The firm emphasizes a founder-focused approach, aiming to be long-term, collaborative partners to exceptional founders. They prioritize tech-enabled businesses that are building category-defining outcomes and sustainable business models for the next generation. The partners are experienced builders, operators, and VCs, offering practical advice in development, operations, and recruiting. Their goal is to support sustainable business models for the next generation.

Scaling, GrowthTech-enabledSustainable Business Models

Next Road Ventures

Warsaw, PL

Next Road Ventures is a VC fund backed by global business angels, focusing on European early-stage SaaS startups and marketplaces. They provide smart capital, resources, and a network to fuel the growth of their portfolio companies, helping them expand to new markets. The firm looks for committed entrepreneurs with scalable businesses who are willing to build global businesses. Next Road Ventures invests in companies that have a product on the market (at least MVP/beta) and are generating early revenues. Their investment process includes pitching, analysis, negotiations, and investment.

pre-seed, seed, series ASaaSMarketplaces

Next Sequence

New York, US

Next Sequence VC invests in companies building and scaling a future powered by AI and Biology. They focus on companies shaping the future of humanity within these sectors. They aim to invest $125 million by 2030. The fund seems to target companies at the funding stage.

Funding stage (unspecified)AIBiology

Next12

US

Next12 focuses on restructuring global innovation and growth by supporting founders at every stage of their journey. They offer a suite of programs, from idea validation in the Ignite program to market expansion through their post-Ignite hubs. Their approach emphasizes mentorship from experienced professionals who have successfully scaled global products, coupled with access to a network of investors aligned with their mission. Furthermore, Next12 prioritizes the holistic well-being of entrepreneurs by offering curated wellness, nutrition, and family health programs, ensuring peak productivity and a healthy work-life balance. The ultimate goal is to provide the framework and expertise needed to help startups expand into international markets with confidence.

Pre-seed, SeedArtificial IntelligenceWeb3 & Blockchain

Nextblue

Tokyo, JP

NEXTBLUE supports women-led or women-focused startups, leveraging its network of corporate investors and startup-friendly companies to provide pre-investment business validation, fundraising support (including bridge rounds), and operational assistance (e.g., sales, marketing, PR, hiring). The fund emphasizes deep pre-investment engagement and rapid post-investment execution.

Pre-Seed to SeedEarly-stage startups (Pre-Seed to Seed) with a focus on women's wellbeing and tech-driven solutions.

Ngt-Healthcare2

Tel Aviv, IL

NGT HealthCare II ("NGT") is an early-stage medical device and life sciences venture capital fund, investing in promising technologies. The fund focuses on creating value and investing in people with innovative ideas. A significant risk reduction mechanism is achieved through non-dilutive leverage via Israel’s Innovation Authority (IIA). NGT leverages close relationships with leading universities, hospitals, and research institutions in Israel to gain access to a rich flow of investment opportunities. A wide network with multinational corporations enables NGT to create value for its portfolio companies. NGT is structured as an impact fund, located in Nazareth, and aligned with 3 UN SDGs. The fund aims to expand its network and explore new opportunities continuously.

Early-stageMedical deviceslife sciences

Nielsen Innovate Fund

Tel Aviv, IL

Nielsen Innovate (NIF) is an early-stage incubator and investment fund that specializes in retail, research, marketing, and media technologies. Their goal is to help early-stage startups become successful global companies by providing mentoring, strategic guidance, operational support, and introductions to potential follow-on investments. Unlike traditional investment funds, NIF offers a strong connection and access to Nielsen and its globally located Fortune 1000 clients. NIF leverages Nielsen's global reach, expertise, and knowledge base to provide startups with an unrivaled advantage. They offer hands-on support, business development opportunities through Nielsen's extensive client network, access to emerging markets, and follow-on investment potential. They look for entrepreneurs with disruptive and opportunistic digital technology know-how, aiming to convert ideas into global businesses. Their strategy involves nurturing founders from idea to commercialization, working closely with companies to solve unique challenges, and providing strategic advice. They believe in strong, sustainable partnerships and aim to be there to help in any need. The fund was launched in 2013 by Nielsen and Partam Hi-Tech, with additional investors joining later.

early-stage, incubatorretailresearch

Nikaia Ventures

Singapore, SG

Nikaia Ventures operates as a tech growth advisory firm primarily focused on the Southeast Asian market. They specialize in providing fundraising and M&A advisory services to technology companies from Series B to pre-IPO stages, particularly those in the mid-market range (raising $10M to $500M+ rounds). As a founder-led firm, Nikaia emphasizes its alignment with founders, aiming to alleviate the challenges of fundraising and allowing them to focus on product development and company vision. They offer full-service advisory, co-investing opportunities, and support in governance and talent access. The firm's approach centers around providing strategic consulting rooted in the team's deep understanding of the tech landscape in Asia. Their experience includes roles in prominent tech companies, which allows them to offer practical and relevant advice. They pride themselves on being active tech growth strategy consultants in Southeast Asia and having completed over 30 projects since 2015, aiding both entrepreneurs and investors in making informed decisions and building stronger partnerships. Nikaia's team brings a mix of entrepreneurial, operational, and investment expertise to the table. This blend enables them to understand the challenges faced by founders and investors in the technology sector. They position themselves as partners rather than transactional advisors, fostering long-term relationships with their clients.

Series B, late stage, pre-IPOTechnology

Nina Capital

Barcelona, ES

Nina Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in health tech investments. They focus on companies at the intersection of healthcare and information technology, led by need-driven founders. Their investment strategy centers around healthcare transformation, powered by data and computation. They believe in supporting companies that create solutions to improve healthcare organizations and medical devices intended for diagnosis, cure, mitigation, prevention, or treatment of a disease. The firm operates with a pan-European, United States, Israel, Canada, and Australia focus, targeting pre-seed to seed+ stage companies. They specifically exclude investments in drugs and vaccines, focusing on healthcare tools and medical devices.

Pre-seed, Seed, Seed+Health TechHealthcare Tools

No Label Ventures

London, GB

No Label Ventures focuses on backing immigrant entrepreneurs building companies in Europe from day one. The firm believes that the act of immigration itself is inherently entrepreneurial, requiring individuals to take risks, rebuild their lives, and bet on themselves. Immigrants possess unique advantages, including humility, determination, and the ability to ignore societal labels. Recognizing the significant contribution of immigrants to unicorn companies in the US and UK, No Label aims to identify and support this talent early, before it gains mainstream recognition. They aim to be the first institutional capital for immigrant founders.

Pre-seed, SeedSector agnostic

No Such Ventures

Amsterdam, NL

No Such Ventures focuses on backing European software-first companies. They invest between €1-5 million in Seed or Series A rounds, supporting companies that have found product-market fit and are ready to scale. Their primary goal is to support companies that strengthen European competitiveness. The firm aims to offer a flexible and active investment approach. This involves going beyond passive investment by actively supporting their portfolio companies. Their team emphasizes competitiveness and collaboration. They believe in building collaborative teams to achieve success. No Such Ventures operates based on four core values: originality, flexibility, focus, and fit. Originality involves being authentic and creative, while flexibility means thinking out-of-the-box and adapting to promising opportunities. Focus is about prioritizing attention to the most important inputs for success, and fit emphasizes taking care of physical and mental well-being to excel.

Seed, Series ASoftware

Noa VC

London, GB
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noa invests in early-stage built world technologies that address critical challenges like climate change, resource scarcity, and urbanization. The fund focuses on accelerating the digitization and decarbonization of the built environment—from construction and energy transition to smart buildings and climate-resilient infrastructure—by providing long-term capital and strategic partnerships with industry incumbents.

Early-stageTransformative technologies for the built environmentincluding digitization

Nodem Capital

London, GB

Nodem Capital is a private market liquidity provider focused on offering non-dilutive financing solutions to long-term private market investors. They address the challenges faced by GPs, LPs, evergreen vehicles, trust companies, family offices, hedge funds, holding companies, and private investment companies in accessing liquidity from illiquid private market assets. Unlike traditional secondary markets or bank lending, Nodem offers flexible, tailored Net Asset Value (NAV) financing solutions like mezzanine finance and preferred equity, primarily utilizing Payment-in-Kind (PIK) interest structures. They aim to provide liquidity without requiring asset sales at discounted prices, offering an alternative to the lengthy and high-friction secondary market processes and the rigid structures of traditional lenders. Nodem focuses on delivering term sheets within two weeks and deploying capital in 4-6 weeks, while keeping the portfolio intact, avoiding lengthy negotiations and misunderstood portfolio situations.

Not Applicable (Liquidity provider, not equity investor)NAV LoansMezzanine Finance

Norman K

Paris, FR

Norman K. is positioned as a "Neo-Investment Partner," offering wealth management solutions, financing, and corporate advisory services to international entrepreneurs. They aim to guide clients through wealth management, providing customized portfolios diversified across asset classes with dynamic allocations adaptable to market conditions. Their financing solutions cater to both personal and business needs across various sectors. For international entrepreneurs, they offer tailored Corporate Advisory services. Norman K. emphasizes putting the right people in the right roles and fostering long-term investments and lasting partnerships through an entrepreneurial spirit and deep understanding of client needs. The firm operates across Europe and aims to provide solutions best adapted to its client needs, both financially and concerning guarantees.

Pre-IPO, GrowthAsset ManagementFinancing

NovaCapital

Los Angeles, US

NovaCapital is a holding company led by entrepreneurs and managers, focusing on investments in the intersection of entrepreneurship and innovation. They prioritize people, believing they are the source of ideas and new ventures. The firm targets sectors that are innovative and sustainable in the long term, specifically Bio- Green- Health- Fin-Deep-Tech, New Space, and Smart Urban Development, with investments in Europe and the USA. Their vision centers on the synthesis of technology and humanity, aiming to improve both, creating success for entrepreneurs and a better life for everyone. They look for "innovations 10x", ideas that are ten times better than existing solutions. NovaCapital builds financial relationships on trust and shared ethical and professional values. They offer international and managerial experience to transform innovative startups and established companies into structured organizations with managerial expertise and an international network. They support courageous entrepreneurs in their growth journey by providing access to their high-profile international network and creating industrial synergies and successful networks. Their ambition is to build a stable of successful companies and create a better future. They invest in new ideas to support startups and entrepreneurs from seed to IPO, combining venture capital with a long-term vision based on 90 years of innovation. NovaCapital supports established companies seeking to reach the next level by providing growth capital, industrial planning, experience and dedicated operational support. They operate with the respect for the entrepreneur that only other entrepreneurs can offer, prioritizing the entrepreneur, eschewing the constraints of time that Private Equity often entails, and focusing on long-term value creation.

Seed to IPO; growth equity for established companiesBio-TechGreen-Tech

Novartis Venture Fund

Zurich, CH

Invests in life science companies developing biotechnology and biopharmaceutical therapeutics to drive patient benefit and generate superior returns through hands-on support in drug development and clinical impact.

Early-stage startups to later-stage companiesNovel therapeutics and platforms addressing unmet patient needs in healthcare

O2 Angels Network

Bangalore, IN

O2 Angels Network is an angel network and syndicate that invests in startups, primarily focusing on emerging technologies. Their ethos centers around providing Oxygen (Money, Mentoring & Monitoring) to supported ventures. They are sector agnostic but supported by highly emerging technology. The firm aims to support startups from deal sourcing to exit. The firm seeks to be a bridge between startups and investors and offers a way for startups to showcase their business to investors and for investors to become part of their network. The firm's logo represents their values, with blue for the global environment, gold for money, and purple for equality.

Not explicitly mentioned, likely early-stage startupsEmerging TechnologiesSector Agnostic

OBRATORI

Marseille, FR

Obratori invests in high-potential startups that align with L'Occitane Group’s mission of supporting innovation in wellbeing, beautytech, retailtech, and tech4good sectors, prioritizing sustainability and human-centric solutions.

Early stageInnovative startups with a ‘better for people and the planet’ approach

OIF Ventures

Sydney, AU

OIF Ventures focuses on unleashing the power of founders by providing them with more than just funds. They offer unrivalled industry knowledge, deep networks, and unflinching support in pursuit of their greatest ambitions. They believe in matching the energy and dedication of their founders, bringing the same passion and enthusiasm to every venture. OIF Ventures acts quickly, decisively, and with skin in the game, acting as an extension of the founder's team, providing support, challenges and guidance. Their core belief centers around creating shared momentum with founders, viewing themselves as true partners determined to find the right answers together, giving founders an unfair advantage. They are focused on being on the side of founders and by their side through good and bad times. The firm aims to help founders see beyond their immediate vision, assisting them in making the most of opportunities. They highlight the importance of working side-by-side with individuals who share the founder's vision as a key factor for success. OIF Ventures emphasizes adding material value to the founders and teams they partner with by leveraging their experience as entrepreneurs, business builders, and investors with significant investment, operational, and strategic experience. They aim to support, challenge and guide the companies they invest.

Series ASaaSCyber Security

OSS Ventures

Paris, FR

OSS Ventures focuses on "industrializing discovery" by building and investing in startups solving large-scale problems within the industrial sector. They act as a co-founder in the earliest stages, providing scientific rigor to the chaotic initial phase of company building. Their approach centers around deep partnerships with leading industry operators and exceptional founders, creating a win-win-win scenario where industry partners access innovative solutions, founders receive crucial support, and society benefits from increased talent allocation to vital areas. OSS aims to bring new weapons, sharper tactics, and the grit to see it through for their industry partners.

Pre-seed, Seed, potentially Growth based on team member descriptionsIndustrial intelligenceAI

Ocean 14 Capital

London, GB

Transforming late-stage ocean businesses into data-led, technology-enabled, circular, and regenerative industrial-scale platforms. Focus on food security (sustainable aquaculture, alternative proteins, fisheries) and marine ecosystems (seaweed, circular plastics). Leverages proprietary deal flow and sector expertise from founders with 65+ years of combined experience in finance, impact, and industry.

Late-stage venture and growthBlue economy (sustainable ocean-based industries)

Omnes Capital

Paris, FR

Omnes Capital is a European private equity firm dedicated to the energy transition, empowering entrepreneurs to address societal challenges and deliver growth. They aim to harness innovation and new business models to deliver returns and create value, shaping a more resilient and sustainable future. Their investment approach is centered around partnering with high-potential companies and providing them with the resources and expertise to scale their operations and become leaders in their respective fields. Omnes focuses on integrating ESG criteria and responsible business practices into their investment processes. Omnes employs a unique approach in renewable energy, transforming developers into independent power producers (IPPs). They invest in real-asset joint ventures or at the corporate level in sustainable cities, securing minority positions with strategic veto rights. In Deeptech, they support startups and push the boundaries of innovation in energy transition, sovereignty and applicative AI. Their co-investment strategy involves taking minority positions in attractive deals in Europe and North America, alongside leading private equity firms, offering investors diversification and leveraging the experience of both Omnes' team and lead investors. Their Capenergie funds, under the Renewable Energy strategy, are designed for asset owners seeking financial returns and sustainable impact. For Sustainable Cities, the Construction Energie Plus strategy invests in new high-performance building projects, retrofitting existing structures, and mobility projects. Their Deeptech strategy focuses on early-growth capital to propel entrepreneurs towards success. Omnes co-invests alongside thought-leader GPs on ESG matters and ensures targets' ESG roadmap over the holding period. Omnes' approach includes building frameworks, knowledge sharing, and training for their portfolio companies, focusing on decarbonization, biodiversity, supply chain, and human capital and good governance. They integrate ESG at every stage of the investment process and operate with a commitment to stewardship and sustainable growth, aiming for a double return - real returns through real-world positive impact.

Early Growth for Deeptech, generally growth equity / private equityRenewable Energy (Photovoltaiconshore wind

OpenCNP by CNP Assurances

Paris, FR
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Open CNP invests in European startups to build the future of finance and insurance, leveraging CNP Assurances' expertise and ecosystem to co-create products/services and accelerate growth.

Seed to Series BEuropean startups in financeinsurance