CapitalT
CapitalT is a seed stage venture capital fund that invests in tech companies with brilliant teams who aim to change how the world lives, learns, works, and communicates. They focus on supporting entrepreneurs of all backgrounds who build purpose-driven companies around the technologies of the future and who have the passion and intuition to transform their expert ideas into real breakthroughs. The firm believes that great people make great companies. By investing early and collaborating deeply, they help exceptional teams developing groundbreaking ideas to grow better, scale faster, and spark change across their industries. They look for digital natives who understand the needs of today’s consumers and want to improve their industries and challenge traditional approaches by using artificial intelligence, machine learning, or big data. They also seek entrepreneurs who want to contribute to building a better, more sustainable, and equal world. CapitalT fosters strong relationships and leverages its connections to enable founders to unlock their greatest potential, and complements their core team with a robust network of operating partners and scouts.
Capnamic Ventures
Capnamic Ventures invests in technology companies based in Germany and German-speaking regions, with the goal of supporting them in becoming global category leaders. They believe in the potential of 'Made in Germany' to extend into the digital age and aim to back daring entrepreneurs who can shape the future of technology. Capnamic focuses on early-stage tech startups, offering support from Pre-Seed to Series A rounds, providing hands-on assistance with crucial decisions such as setting up finance departments and making initial executive hires. Their strategy includes leveraging an extensive industry network and providing support functions like marketing and finance to help turn business ideas into fully-fledged companies. They emphasize their deep-rooted network in the German tech scene, with offices in Cologne, Berlin, and Munich. This localized presence gives them a strong understanding of the regional ecosystem. While primarily focused on Germany and the German-speaking regions, they are open to deals elsewhere if they have strong conviction in the company's potential. Capnamic's ultimate goal is to help their portfolio companies scale globally, leveraging their experience and network to provide the resources and guidance needed for success. Capnamic actively supports their portfolio companies, aiming to be the best companion throughout their growth journey. They recognize the importance of their founders' creativity, passion, and drive and aim to fuel this with their support. They have a track record of supporting companies from Seed to IPO, demonstrating their commitment to long-term partnerships. Capnamic's network includes successful founders and large corporations as Limited Partners, providing access to valuable expertise and connections for their portfolio companies. They invest in tech startups at the early stages, from pre-seed to Series A. With their industry network, hands-on approach and their support functions such as marketing and finance, they help to turn a business idea into a fully-fledged company. As a VC firm with people on the ground in Cologne, Berlin, and Munich they have a deep-rooted network in the German tech scene. They strongly focus their investment activities on Germany and the German-speaking regions. That doesn’t rule out deals elsewhere - but they certainly need extra conviction then.
Clint Capital
Clint Capital is an AMF-approved portfolio management company founded by managers with over 20 years of combined experience in private equity. They focus on thematic and innovative investment funds, aiming to provide investors and distributors with exposure to strategic companies and sectors of the coming decades. Their approach involves designing investment strategies that are rigorously researched, developed, and tested. They carefully select target companies and funds that align with market needs and anticipate the future expectations of their clients and partners. Clint Capital primarily targets business leaders, professionals (lawyers, accountants, doctors, etc.), and finance and real estate professionals.
Credo Ventures
Credo Ventures focuses on partnering with outstanding technology founders from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and its diaspora to help them achieve global ambitions. Since 2010, they have maintained a belief in the exceptional talent pool within the CEE region, from which they aim to build successful businesses. The firm looks for founders who are deeply passionate about the products they are building and are committed to supporting them through the initial stages, including challenging periods. Credo Ventures aims to be a reliable partner during the critical early days of a startup's journey.
EcoMachines Ventures
EcoMachines Ventures is a London-based boutique investment company with a global reach, focused on early-stage investments. They look for entrepreneurs and businesses building exciting technologies with the potential to scale in large, proven markets. The firm aims to support teams actively and tailored to the needs of each business, offering more than just financial support. They are open to companies at seed stage or later levels of investment. When evaluating potential investments, EcoMachines emphasizes the ability of companies to clearly articulate the problems they are solving, the barriers they face, the required resources, and their achievable plan. This suggests a focus on businesses with well-defined strategies and a clear understanding of their market and operational challenges. The firm provides equity investment, access to a network of industry experts, brokering corporate linkages, and syndicating with other investors. This multi-faceted approach indicates a commitment to actively supporting portfolio companies beyond just capital infusion, aiming to facilitate growth and strategic partnerships.
Encomenda Smart Capital
Encomenda Smart Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in technology-driven pre-seed and seed founders. Founded and managed by entrepreneurs, the firm emphasizes a founder-oriented approach, aligning with entrepreneurs and leveraging their experience to help portfolio companies grow. They believe in good ideas that can become great partnerships and cultivate a brilliant future-forward ecosystem. Their investment philosophy includes being founders-oriented, focusing on projects arising in Spain with an international ambition, helping companies from pre-seed to growth stages, providing smart capital based on their entrepreneurial experience, focusing on deep tech (SaaS, AI, blockchain, etc.), and valuing capital efficiency. Encomenda operates with a hands-on approach, actively helping entrepreneurs with their know-how and network. They pride themselves on fast execution and maintain strong connections with national and international venture capital funds. They provide follow-on investments and have a strong network of venture partners across various industries. Encomenda aims to provide an entrepreneur-led fund that allows co-investment to its investors. The firm invests at the earliest stage of projects and look for opportunities to bring their experience as both entrepreneurs and investors to support company growth and scaling. Encomenda's team combines entrepreneurial and investment experience, providing expertise in the early stages of startup development. They invest in founders eager to change the world.
Enjoy Venture
EnjoyVenture GmbH is a German venture capital firm that invests in technology-driven startups with high growth potential. They focus on seed and growth financing, particularly for spin-offs from universities, research institutes, and corporations. They aim to identify companies with visionary teams, disruptive potential, and the ability to transform or create new markets. EnjoyVenture actively supports its portfolio companies with a hands-on approach, leveraging its extensive network and experience to help them overcome challenges and achieve success. The firm looks for opportunities where they can play an active role in shaping the future and discovering new trends. They connect innovative business models to the future, partnering with entrepreneurs to achieve significant growth. They provide capital, expertise, and access to a broad network of co-investors and industry stakeholders. Their investment strategy involves close collaboration with portfolio companies from the early stages, providing guidance and support throughout their journey. EnjoyVenture also focuses on creating synergy within its portfolio, facilitating collaboration between companies to enhance their overall performance. They seek companies with exceptional teams displaying courage, persistence, and resilience.
Excellis Holding
Excellis Holding focuses on investing in talented Italian researchers who are emerging as successful entrepreneurs abroad. They aim to address the "brain drain" from Italy by supporting deep-tech startups founded or co-founded by Italians with advanced degrees from prestigious universities and who have developed their careers as researchers and entrepreneurs internationally. They target technologies originating from research in top global labs and research centers, with strong patent protection and significant potential impact. Excellis co-invests in startups that have already secured pre-seed or seed funding, including grants and research awards, and are ready to raise capital with qualified international VCs as lead investors. They aim to invest quickly to create a valuable portfolio, supporting revolutionary scientific startups with strong patent foundations, and creating ideal investment conditions for their partners, co-investors, and entrepreneurs. The firm invests in ambitious projects that aim to have a tangible positive impact on society and co-invests with qualified venture capital funds with a clear track record in the relevant sector.
Firestartr
Firestartr invests in globally ambitious digital entrepreneurs at the seed stage, helping them scale to Series A and beyond. They target companies leveraging lower "cost to experiment" and Internet-based go-to-market strategies to build disruptive Internet and software businesses. Beyond capital, Firestartr provides support for sustainable growth, drawing on their entrepreneurial successes and operational experience with leading technology companies. Their domain expertise and network of advisors aim to propel companies to subsequent funding rounds. Firestartr operates as a venture platform, syndicating investments with a curated network of domain experts. Their flexible pledge structure is designed to benefit both entrepreneurs (one line on the cap table) and investors (deal choice, tax advantages like EIS, and no lock-in). They emphasize adding 'smart' to money, assisting early-stage companies in key areas of business building.
Frontierspace Ventures
FrontierSpace Ventures is an emerging global venture capital firm that invests in disruptive startups from seed to growth stages through Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs). The firm does not lead rounds, focusing instead on companies with existing VC participation. They look for strong teams building breakthrough products and services targeting large addressable markets in either the B2B or B2C space. A key focus is on companies with demonstrated traction and compelling financial metrics indicative of a high potential for an exit. The firm is geography-agnostic, indicating a global investment strategy. They prioritize companies with accomplished teams that have demonstrated exceptional ability in previous endeavors and tackling complex challenges. A critical criterion is that the product or service should significantly outperform the competition or address gaps in the market. FrontierSpace Ventures started investing in 2014 and has evaluated over 1000 startups annually. They have invested in over 40 companies across 8 countries and have co-invested with 50+ VCs. The firm's approach appears to involve identifying promising ventures already backed by other VCs and providing the additional capital and support needed to scale up. The inclusion of angel investments from General Partners also suggests an early-stage investment approach.
Galileo Ventures
Galileo Ventures is an Australian pre-seed to seed VC firm that invests in emerging founders building new technology for global markets. They focus on backing exceptional, unproven, and often overlooked entrepreneurs who are leveraging new technologies to build market-leading companies. The firm believes a revolution in entrepreneurship is underway, where anyone with an internet connection and an idea can build a global business. They aim to be the first investor in these founders, providing capital and hands-on support to help them succeed. Galileo co-invests with leading global VCs and provides follow-on funding support.
Global Founders Capital
Global Founders Capital (GFC) is a global early-stage investor that empowers gifted entrepreneurs. They aim to back founders who start category-defining ventures, providing support from day zero through all stages of growth. GFC invests across all geographies, focusing on early-stage companies from pre-seed and seed and throughout their lifecycle.
Hook
Hook is a pre-seed program designed to support founders at the very beginning of their entrepreneurial journey. They invest €50,000 in 10 startups twice a year through a program focused on community, mentorship, and investor exposure. The "Hook Batch" program centers around weekly gatherings with successful entrepreneurs, access to on-demand mentoring, and a Demo Day for presenting to investors and journalists. The firm aims to provide startups with the crucial resources and network needed to navigate the initial challenges of building a company.
Ilangelclub
IL Angel Club is a private investment vehicle focused on early-stage Israeli startups. They aim to build a leading global platform for these ventures, providing a gateway for them to thrive. Their mission is to deliver positive returns to their Limited Partners (LPs) while offering tangible value to their portfolio companies, fostering growth and success in competitive markets. The firm seeks out premier opportunities ahead of the curve by harnessing a trusted network of domain experts and founders. Their investment policy focuses on Israeli technology-based companies led by top-tier tech experts they know personally. They require validated technology, looking for a working product or MVP, and target Pre-seed or Seed stage companies, leading or following rounds with SAFE/Equity instruments (mostly capped at $10M valuation). Market validation is crucial, with preference given to companies demonstrating initial revenue, pilots, LOIs, design partners, or user references with a clear Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy. They are sector-agnostic but have a particular interest in Enterprise software, Defense, Cyber/Security, and Deep-tech. They aim for "short wins," seeking exits during Series A or B rounds if terms are favorable, and may offer follow-on investments through a separate Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). Their "Magic Zone" deal-flow process is a 3-tier validation system. It starts with a Champion Recommendation from trusted domain experts or selected VCs already committed to the company, then the ILAC CEO runs a second validation process on the team, product, and market using their internal domain experts network. Finally, their experienced investment committee makes the final investment decision.
KRING
KRING is a venture studio and fund that focuses on building and investing in startups addressing complex challenges in health, wellbeing, and sustainable energy. They target pre-seed and idea-stage ventures, providing support from the ground up. KRING infuses AI into product building, market validation, go-to-market strategy, and growth phases. They offer founders and teams access to a comprehensive toolbox, AI applications, and tailored playbooks for venture building and scaling. The firm emphasizes collaborative work, with their team working closely alongside founders and corporates in areas such as strategy, product development, branding, recruitment, and operations. This hands-on approach aims to equip startups with the necessary capital, network, and investor readiness for securing funding and achieving scalability. KRING combines venture capital with venture building to help entrepreneurs and corporate leaders build ventures that create real impact. They leverage their expertise to identify promising opportunities and proactively support their growth. Their approach involves both investing in external founders as well as proactively spinning out their own ventures. The firm emphasizes building companies with purpose and focusing on ventures that contribute positively to society and the environment. They bring together entrepreneurs and corporate leaders to build ventures that create real impact, combining investment, playbooks, and full support of the venture studio.
Karma Ventures
Karma Ventures is a VC firm that focuses on backing deep-tech software startups in Europe at the late seed and Series A stages. They invest time, money, and operational experience in founders with early traction and global ambition. They seek out companies creating innovative technologies and demonstrating initial commercial traction, typically investing up to €5M per opportunity and making follow-on investments in later rounds. Their portfolio companies also have strong follow-on funding rates with 88% of their portfolio companies having raised follow-on rounds. Karma Ventures states that it believes in founders where substance beats style, and the idea stands slightly higher than the self.
Kogito Ventures
Kogito Ventures is a generalist, early-stage VC fund that believes in backing ambitious founders building venture-compatible businesses across various industries. They embrace the flexibility to invest in emerging themes. Their sweet spot is Pre/seed rounds, where they aim to be one of the first investors, but they are also open to co-investing in Seed financings. The firm invests in companies with a Polish nexus, encompassing teams, founders, or target markets. They launched their second fund, Kogito Ventures Starter, a commitment-based PLN 82m fund operating under the PFR Starter programme, which includes significant upside leverage for over 30 Limited Partners, half of whom are angel investors with whom they have a history of investing.
Leryon Holdings
Leryon Holdings operates as an investment vehicle with a focus on three core pillars: Real Estate, Financial Products, and Venture Capital. Their overarching investment strategy is guided by three business philosophies: minimize risk, maximize returns, and enhance societal well-being. The firm actively manages investments in stocks and bonds and also functions as a boutique venture capital firm, focusing on identifying and providing initial seed funding to high-potential startups, particularly in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Aerospace (both hardware and software). Leryon Holdings contributes to local economies by offering quality houses to workers and their families in the real estate sector. In real estate, Leryon's strategy involves identifying properties, analyzing financial metrics, revitalizing properties, and renting them out with a clear objective of return maximization, while simultaneously aiming to create a quality lifestyle for its clients. The firm operates in Romania, France, and Spain, with plans for further expansion into other regions and countries. Leryon Holdings emphasizes alternative investments and seeks to make smart investments across various sectors and geographies, aligning with its philosophies of risk minimization, return maximization, and enhancement of societal well-being. Leryon Holdings employs 6 partners and 28 employees, with 28 investments and 13 real estate units under management.
Likeminded
Likeminded is an invite-only collective of founders and business angels investing in early-stage tech startups. They provide VC-sized funding with angel-like domain expertise, leveraging a network of +30 partners to source and support startups across diverse tech sectors in the Nordics.
Luminar Ventures
Luminar Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm based in the Nordics. They aim to invest in visionary founders with big ideas and help them build trailblazing companies. They focus on providing capital and guidance to navigate product-market fit, enable rapid growth, and lay the groundwork for international expansion. The firm positions itself as more than just a capital provider, aiming to leverage its experiences and networks to guide and support founders on their journeys from initial vision to hyper-growth. This includes assisting with key early hires, product development, securing initial customers, and making crucial decisions to achieve global scale. They are particularly interested in founders who embody relentlessness, resourcefulness, transparency, and compassion, mirroring the firm's own values of honesty, kindness, ambition, and helpfulness. As former founders and angel investors themselves, Luminar Ventures emphasizes a hands-on approach. The team has experience with both founding and investing in companies. This background allows them to relate to and address the challenges faced by early-stage startups more effectively. They are committed to being helpful to every entrepreneur they meet, irrespective of whether they invest. In addition to direct support, they aim to work with other investors to facilitate relevant deals. Luminar's core values strongly influence their investment strategy. They seek founders who demonstrate a relentless drive to solve problems for their customers and inspire their teams. Resourcefulness, or the ability to find ways to acquire needed resources, is another key attribute they look for. Transparency and open communication within the team and with stakeholders are also essential. Finally, compassion and empathy towards everyone in the organization are highly valued, even during challenging times. By investing in founders who share these values, Luminar Ventures aims to foster a positive and collaborative environment for growth.
Masawa
Masawa is a venture capital fund that invests in seed-stage European startups focused on mental health and wellness. They employ a "Nurture Capital" approach that prioritizes founder wellbeing and organizational health, believing it minimizes risk, enhances returns (both financial and social), and contributes to sustainable success. They believe the current investment model often exploits founders, leading to failure, and that a human-centric approach grounded in scientific evidence is crucial. Masawa sees a significant market opportunity in the mental wellness space, estimating it to be a $400B market, fueled by the increasing awareness of mental health needs accelerated by the pandemic. Their investment strategy encompasses mental illness cures, mental wellness improvement, and addressing the social determinants of mental health.
Metavallon VC
Metavallon VC is a venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology startups with strong ties to Greece. They focus on backing ambitious founders who use Greece as a springboard for global innovation, particularly in deep tech and life sciences. They provide initial investments at the pre-seed stage (Brain Gain Fund) from €200K to €400K and up to €1.5M at Seed and Seed+ stages, complemented by hands-on support. Their Brain Gain Fund is a €5M pre-seed fund specifically for deep tech and life sciences founders who commit to building world-class R&D and product teams in Greece, whether they are based abroad or emerging from Greek universities. At the Seed+ stage, Metavallon supports companies needing more fuel to reach Series A, providing investments of €2-4M and opening their network of professionals, corporates, clients, and investors. They offer support in next-round fundraising, connecting startups to over 38 VCs globally. They also facilitate access to service providers, non-dilutive financing, top corporate clients for B2B sales, pilot alliances, recruiting/talent management support, and exit planning assistance. Metavallon invests in diverse tech companies, with emphasis on sectors like Transportation & Mobility, Energy & Cleantech, Space & Aviation, Machine Learning & AI, Microelectronics & Robotics, Manufacturing & Logistics, Agriculture & Foodtech, Fintech & Insurtech, Big Data & Analytics, Internet of Things, Maritime, Retail, Healthtech, Blockchain, and VR & AR. They believe in founders with Tech, Talent, and Resolve.
Miles Ahead Capital
Miles Ahead Capital is a Venture Capital Firm focused on empowering founders of Deep Tech & AI startups with capital, expertise, and team support to turn bold ideas into global companies. They operate with a "venture studio" model, working closely with founders to accelerate growth and reduce early-stage risk by producing and funding their business. They aim to shorten the learning curve of early-stage Deep Tech & AI startups by producing their business together with experts to accelerate the go-to-market. The firm sees itself as producers behind the creation of transformative Deep Tech & AI startups, inspired by Miles Davis and his spirit of innovation. Their branding carries the original colors as a tribute to this iconic artist. They back founders at the earliest and most defining stages: Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A. Miles Ahead Capital brings founders, experts, and investors together via "On Stage," a series of invite-only events to open doors to knowledge, networks, and visibility, helping their portfolio founders scale faster and stronger.
Morningside Hill Capital Management
Morningside Hill Capital Management employs a value-investing approach, prioritizing rigorous fundamental research and measurable investment factors. The firm targets Bulgarian startups with strong management teams, defensible competitive advantages, and scalable growth potential, aiming for long-term minority equity investments with a 5-10 year horizon. The fund is sector-agnostic but emphasizes local relevance (revenue, staff, or assets in Bulgaria).