Mercuri VC
Mercuri invests in UK-based startups at the intersection of media, entertainment, and AI, supporting founders building transformative technology in areas like generative AI, creator economy platforms, and next-gen advertising. The firm emphasizes engaged investing, providing hands-on support beyond capital, including hiring assistance, follow-on fundraising, and strategic introductions.
Movens Capital
Movens Capital is a multi-stage venture capital fund focused on investing in tech companies originating from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the CEE diaspora. They target companies with the potential for EU, US, or global market leadership, demonstrating global ambitions from day one, building towards €50M+ in ARR, developing products at the frontier of the AI revolution, and creating strong competitive moats. They aim to be more than just investors, actively supporting founders in building and scaling their companies.
Munich Venture Partners
Munich Venture Partners invests in tech-driven companies transforming high-emission sectors by combining decarbonization and digitalization. Their focus is on creating sustainable prosperity through disruptive innovations in industrial tech, energy transition, mobility/logistics, and agriculture/foodtech, aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals via the 'Triple Top Line' framework (economic wealth, environmental prosperity, and social equity).
Nucleus Capital
Nucleus Capital is a first-check deep-tech VC firm that backs scientific ventures at the earliest stages. They are driven by the belief that founder-led innovation is vital to creating a future worth inheriting. Their focus lies on deep-tech solutions for planetary resilience. The firm operates as thesis-driven, high conviction investors with a concentrated portfolio active in Europe and the US. They recognize that deep-tech ventures require a different approach than SaaS companies, and have built a support model tailored to the pace, complexity, and capital needs of breakthrough innovation. Nucleus Capital invests selectively and commits fully, providing portfolio companies access to an ecosystem of industry-specific expertise, commercial networks, and strategic support. They focus on purpose-driven teams solving systemic challenges on a global scale.
OXO Holdings
O3 Partners focuses on scaling businesses beyond borders by providing smart capital and trusted partnerships. They aim to connect high-growth businesses with capital that is sector-aware, geographically unbounded, and capable of providing long-term, multi-cycle financing. By combining regional expertise with a pan-European perspective, they simplify market entry, expansion, and scalability for founders looking to expand beyond their home market. Their integrated portfolio management system streamlines deal flow, valuations, risk management, and follow-on investments. The unified governance framework provides transparency for LPs while ensuring independent decision-making for family member GPs, aiming for efficient capital allocation and better risk-adjusted results. They offer extensive market access, a unique pipeline, and co-investment opportunities.
ROCH Ventures
Investing in the next-generation B2B infrastructure of Travel & Hospitality, uncovering and backing category leaders across the full travel stack (Distribution, Hotels, Short Term Rental, Air Travel, Rail Travel, Ground Mobility, Experiences).
Reynald Lavey
Anne Lauvergeon Partners (ALP), founded in 2011 by Anne Lauvergeon, provides strategic and financial advisory services to businesses, governments, local authorities, and investment funds. They develop innovative and effective strategies in close collaboration with leadership, extending their support through implementation. ALP also invests in innovative and promising companies, offering resources and capabilities without time constraints to accelerate and secure their development. This model has benefited approximately thirty innovative companies. ALP acts as a strategic partner, assisting clients with specific issues such as subsidiary carve-outs, investor searches, strategic contract negotiations, and new market entry. Their investment approach focuses on innovative companies with high potential. ALP supports entrepreneurs in realizing their visions, leveraging a structure without external investors to ensure rapid decision-making, stability, and a long-term perspective. In ten years, ALP has invested in about thirty innovative companies in France and internationally, with several successful exits. Their unique position attracts entrepreneurs seeking to accelerate growth and penetrate new markets. ALP provides resources and capabilities with no time limitations, actively engaging to secure and accelerate company development. They look for projects with a truly differentiating character, useful solutions addressing real problems, and a human-driven venture with dynamic leaders embodying strong values. They leverage the experience of their collaborators and partners.
Sarona Ventures
Sarona Ventures is a global venture capital firm and tech ecosystem founded in 2019, headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with a significant presence in New York, San Francisco, the UK, UAE, and Singapore. They back exceptional founding teams with strong execution capabilities who are shaping the future of business. Evolved from the tech investment arm of the Bouaziz Single Family Office, their combined portfolio includes seven billion-dollar unicorns. They specialize in identifying and supporting promising pre-seed to Series B companies, working with them to create lasting impact. As entrepreneurs themselves, they invest their own capital alongside that of their LPs, creating a greater alignment of interests between their companies, LPs, and the fund. Sarona operates with deep attention and a strong emphasis on growing a strong, immersive, accountable ecosystem of entrepreneurs, talent, investors, and multinational corporations. Sarona maintains a balanced portfolio across stages, geographies, and verticals, investing Pre-Seed to Series-B across Israel, the US, Europe, and Latam in a wide range of software-centric verticals. Their selective LPs and co-investors include global families, corporate funds, partners of the world’s leading VCs, and unicorn founders. With a focus on identifying, backing, and growing extraordinary founders, they support their companies with their selective professional network to achieve their goals and drive innovation globally. Sarona Partners has an edge in discovering early traction startups, grace to our first-hand deal flow from co-investors, LPs, portfolio companies, founders.
Sisu Ventures
Sisu Game Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund exclusively focused on the games industry. Established in 2014, they aim to support promising founders globally, with strong roots in the Nordic region. Their investment philosophy prioritizes the team behind the game, rather than solely focusing on individual IPs or metrics. They provide both capital and hands-on expertise to help companies scale and prepare for subsequent growth stages. They favor collaboration, knowledge sharing, and candid communication within their portfolio companies and among co-investors, which they believe accelerates company development and creates a competitive advantage. Sisu's investment strategy involves investing very early, often as the first institutional investor, even pre-revenue and pre-product. This indicates a high-risk, high-reward approach, capitalizing on identifying and nurturing talent at the earliest stages of game development. They value the 'sisu spirit' - perseverance and resilience - and encourage experimentation, viewing both successes and failures as learning opportunities contributing to long-term success. Sisu's team brings decades of experience from building and investing in game companies. Their investor base primarily comprises individuals and companies deeply embedded in the games industry, providing a strong foundation of industry knowledge and connections. Their involvement extends beyond financial investment, providing strategic guidance, team formation assistance, and access to a broad network of industry contacts. This hands-on approach differentiates them from traditional venture capital firms. By fostering a collaborative environment among their portfolio companies and sharing knowledge and resources, Sisu aims to create a supportive ecosystem where entrepreneurs can thrive. They celebrate experimentation and accept failure as part of the learning process. This philosophy fosters innovation and resilience among their portfolio companies, increasing their chances of achieving sustainable, long-term success. Their network and deep understanding of the gaming landscape offers strategic value.
UCL Technology Fund
UCL Technology Fund (UCLTF) invests in world-class intellectual property created by UCL researchers, focusing on scaling globally with the potential to transform lives and move markets. Managed by AlbionVC in collaboration with UCL Business, the fund builds on a 20-year relationship between these organizations, aiming to support the development of the UCL ecosystem. UCLTF offers investment throughout the commercialisation journey, from early-stage proof-of-concept projects through to spinout investments to take innovations to market. The Fund's mission is to support the development of the UCL ecosystem by offering investments of up to £7m in total to support teams in taking unique, capital-efficient and protectable technologies all the way through to market. Spinout funding recipients are typically entrepreneurial founding teams with a leadership structure, a strong technically differentiated approach, and identified sizeable markets. The fund also provides up to £2 million for post-proof-of-concept projects, enabling researchers to develop technologies for partnering or licensing with commercial entities. Furthermore, UCLTF offers Proof-of-Concept (PoC) funding, providing up to £250,000 per project over 12 months to support UCL founders in developing their technology and demonstrating commercialization potential. The fund prioritizes projects with the potential to deliver significant outsized investment returns, employing a rigorous investment process that considers both the quality of the science and its commercial potential. All investments support the commercialization of UCL research into physical and life sciences applications.
innoWerft
innoWerft supports early-stage B2B high-tech startups by providing convertible loans (up to €50k), mentorship, and access to a strong network for fundraising, sales, and scaling. They specialize in AI-driven solutions, digital transformation, and niche B2B markets, with a focus on accelerating startups through accelerator programs like Up2B and AI Accelerator. They also assist with government grants (e.g., Startup BW Pre-Seed) and offer operational support to help startups achieve product-market fit.
01Ventures
01Ventures focuses on investing in Europe's deep tech scene. They are driven to solve fundamental challenges and make a lasting impact. Their investment strategy centers on supporting European founders who are working on fundamental scientific and engineering advancements that can drive sustainable, real-world impact. They emphasize providing more than just financial capital, leveraging operational experience to actively clear the path for their portfolio companies' growth and identify potential for impact early on. 01Ventures seeks out bold and innovative companies, recognizing that pushing the boundaries of deep technology requires a certain degree of audacity. The firm believes Europe is the cradle of innovation, highlighting its historical contributions to technology. They aim to join founders in making their vision happen, taking a collaborative approach rather than a top-down, command-oriented one. They see companies as more than just spreadsheets. 01Ventures emphasizes their team of passionate technologists, engineers, and entrepreneurs, suggesting a hands-on and knowledgeable approach to supporting their investments.
20 Ventures
20 Ventures is an Italian venture capital firm that employs a hybrid model, fusing strategic investment with deep operational venture building. They focus exclusively on Italian startups, providing capital and hands-on execution to transform validated ideas into scalable businesses. Their approach goes beyond traditional VC funding, offering a complete venture building infrastructure. They provide a strategic minority investment combined with operational co-building, allowing founders to retain control and ownership while gaining access to expertise and a network. 20 Ventures offers a complete venture building infrastructure, including long-term partnership, operational building and strategic investment. They provide support across strategy, finance, product, and go-to-market. Their assessment process emphasizes transparency and provides value through systematic evaluation using a nine-pillar framework, guaranteed feedback for all founders, and the opportunity for an in-depth Business Analysis Report.
2100 Ventures
2100 Ventures invests in the next generation of European entrepreneurs aiming to defy the odds and create businesses that will shape the future for centuries. The fund focuses on high-potential, early-stage startups with bold visions and disruptive potential.
212 VC
212 invests in bold B2B tech entrepreneurs scaling globally, leveraging a diverse team and extensive network across emerging markets (Istanbul, London, Doha, Dubai, San Francisco). The firm focuses on enabling founders to solve complex problems with a local yet globally connected approach.
365.fintech
365.fintech invests in European fintech startups, providing financing, operational support, and strategic guidance. Their thesis centers on creating synergies between startups, partners, and the banking sector, leveraging deep knowledge of financial services intricacies like regulation. They aim to support portfolio companies in scaling across Europe and globally, focusing on technology-driven solutions that disrupt traditional financial services.
468 Capital
468 Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in founder-led technology companies with global ambitions, aiming to define their categories. They leverage their experience in building and IPOing major European tech firms to provide market know-how, technical expertise, and a strong network to support portfolio companies. The firm specializes in identifying emerging trends early and committing to startups for the long term. With dual headquarters in Berlin and San Francisco from inception, they aim to help companies succeed on a global scale. Their investment approach includes taking a long view, investing across rounds, and focusing on specific sectors with high growth potential.
AENU
AENU is a venture capital firm focused on empowering climate tech founders. The firm emphasizes its background as "born entrepreneurs, experienced investors, and committed activists", suggesting a mission-driven approach. The firm seemingly aims to evolve the VC industry from within and invests in tech companies.
AFI Ventures
AFI Ventures invests in ambitious impact-driven entrepreneurs across climate action, health & wellbeing, and sustainable consumption. Focuses on scalable, measurable impact with a rapid and agile investment process. Part of the Alliance For Impact ecosystem, offering co-investment opportunities and a strong founder community.
AIB Start-up Accelerator
Leading early-stage investments with decades of experience in helping companies build and scale, having backed 140 companies with €600m raised across 6 funds.
APEX Ventures
APEX Ventures is a deep-tech and medical focused venture capital firm run by founders with complimentary backgrounds driven by the same mission: to build the next generation of world’s leading companies. They aim to partner with founders who are deeply passionate about what they are doing, have technology with disruptive potential, and are mission-driven with a commercial focus. The firm emphasizes a hands-on approach, providing knowledge, experience, and support in building and scaling deep-tech startups. They offer guidance in focusing passion and enthusiasm into key areas, aligning organizations, and driving successful outcomes, as highlighted by portfolio company testimonials. They value the importance of selecting investors carefully, emphasizing trust, openness, and constructive collaboration.
APRIL Ventures
April Ventures invests in exceptional teams building scalable, large-market-size companies with transformative technology or disruptive business models. Focused on Web3, Blockchain, Fintech, Gaming, Retail, and Healthcare, they prioritize founders with deep technical knowledge, hustle, and collaborative spirit. They act as early believers, providing strategic support and operational resources to help startups reach critical mass within 5 years, with potential exits in 5–7 years.
APX
APX is an earliest-stage venture capital firm based in Berlin and backed by Axel Springer and Porsche. They invest in pre-seed startups from Europe and beyond, often as their first investor. Their focus is on partnering with ambitious founder teams building startups with digital business models. They aim to be a long-term partner, indicating a commitment beyond initial investment. The firm emphasizes a growing family of startups, highlighting a community-focused approach to venture capital.
Air Ventures
Air Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Prague. They focus on investing in ambitious entrepreneurs who are aiming high and seeking extraordinary opportunities. They prioritize startups with strong founders who possess profound knowledge of their industry and a team to back them. They have a core focus on the CEE, Baltics, DACH, and UK regions. The firm actively looks for startups proven by the market, especially Late seed or A-round startups that are scaling up, ideally with an ARR of 300k EUR or more. They also emphasize meaningful tech innovation and are generally industry agnostic, but favor companies with a strong USP and profound technology. Their investment strategy revolves around supporting startups with the potential to disrupt existing markets and create significant value. They are willing to invest in companies at the late seed or A-round stages with investment tickets ranging from 200k EUR to 2M EUR, depending on the project, stage, and valuation. Air Ventures focuses on founders ready to be “baptized by the fire of competition”. They emphasize the importance of strong founders with profound knowledge of the industry. Air Ventures invests private money, which allows them to be agile and adaptable. They also have multiple offices and a strong business network spread around Europe, including Prague, Bratislava, London, Berlin, and Luxembourg. This network allows them to provide support to their portfolio companies across various European markets. They have a team with a marketing focus and experience crafting and executing successful campaigns for international tech brands. They are backed by MiddleCap Group, which provides them with a strong financial foundation for the long-term.