Cuir Invest
Cuir Invest provides long-term financial support to visionary entrepreneurs in the French leather and footwear sector, driving innovation through technology, sustainability, and digital transformation to prepare the industry for future challenges.
Curiosity VC
Curiosity VC invests in early-stage AI software companies located in the Nordic, Baltic, and Benelux regions. They focus on companies that have launched their first product and are demonstrating positive customer response. Their investment philosophy centers around building AI solutions that serve the world, aligning with European values and prioritizing responsible AI development. They target companies creating value for businesses and society, concentrating on four socio-economic themes: Sustainable Living (PropTech, Energy, ClimateTech), Trusted Society (LegalTech, Privacy, Cybersecurity), Future of Work (Enterprise SaaS, HRTech, DevOps), and Future of Commerce (Fintech, Marketing & Sales Automation, Logistics). Founded in 2021, Curiosity VC aims to help build the next generation of software companies that prioritize societal good. They are a community-powered firm, leveraging a network of entrepreneurs, advisors, and investors. They focus on talented and diverse teams to build the next generation of AI-driven global software companies. They believe in the power of entrepreneurs to change the status quo and to build organizations with purpose. Inclusion and diversity are key values, aiming to create and support inclusive teams that benefit from diverse backgrounds. Curiosity VC operates on a community and co-ownership model, where portfolio founders and advisors become co-owners of the fund, sharing in profits and reinvesting in the entrepreneurial ecosystem through the Curiosity Foundation.
D2 Digital Venture
D2 Digital Venture is a venture capital firm focused on investing in disruptive digital projects around the world. They aim to capitalize on opportunities arising from on-demand services, micro-mobility, e-learning, cybersport, fintech (specifically digital assets), applied artificial intelligence, and deep tech scientific inventions. The firm seeks to invest in industry-leading companies with valuations over $500 million, targeting potential exits for investors through appreciation of shares on the private market, IPOs (subject to lock-up periods), or sales to strategic investors.
DART Ventures
DART Ventures invests in early-stage Swiss/European startups with mission-driven solutions for health and climate. Their 12-month program supports founders in strategy, culture, fundraising, and US expansion, combining purpose with profit for impact.
DLF Venture
DLF Venture is a family-owned investment company focused on backing consumer-oriented teams and brands. They prioritize values such as trust, support, and transparency in their operations. The firm supports ambitious founders with passionate personalities who are creating strong brands and enabling better consumer choices. DLF Venture takes a long-term approach, offering continuous support through various milestones, viewing the investment journey as a "roller coaster ride." They maintain a compact portfolio and onboard new projects at a controlled pace to provide detail-oriented guidance and prepare businesses for growth.
DN Capital
DN Capital is a global early-stage venture firm founded in 2000 with offices in London, Berlin, and San Francisco. They focus on Seed, Series A, and select Series B opportunities in Europe and North America. They aim to back outstanding entrepreneurs and build category leaders, providing support from the early stages through growth. DN Capital emphasizes rigorous investment processes at all stages, a strong work ethic alongside their portfolio companies, and a commitment to openness and integrity. They leverage their extensive global network and financial expertise to provide portfolio companies with a platform for growth, actively helping build teams, deliver business development opportunities, and provide strategic guidance. DN Capital invests in four key sectors: Software, AI, Fintech, and Consumer Internet. The firm seeks companies with the potential for significant global impact and disruptive technologies. They prioritize companies with a clear vision to build a global category leader. DN Capital prides itself on its proactive approach and the value they add beyond capital, fostering strong reputations within entrepreneurial ecosystems. DN Capital believes in building long-term partnerships with founders, offering empathetic support and wise feedback. They have a transatlantic perspective and are committed to helping companies achieve their global visions. Their investment approach includes a belief in investment rigor at all stages, hard work to build their portfolio companies businesses, and commitment to openness and integrity. They have a strong track record, with 58 exits and 7 IPOs, and are committed to supporting globally impactful businesses.
DOMiNO Ventures
DOMiNO Ventures focuses on backing emerging founders from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus who are building high-tech, pure-digital, and 'first-day global' startups. They are particularly interested in founders who are obsessed with finding innovative ways to build a better future, creating what they term the 'DOMiNO Effect.' They support companies from Seed to Series B, aiming to be long-term allies, offering support and sharing knowledge even before investment. They look for startups with global scaling potential and those that are fully in-house tech solutions with laser focus. They emphasize the importance of qualified founders and multi-functional teams.
Damgaard Company
Damgaard Company is a Danish-owned investment firm that operates as both a VC firm and a business angel, focusing on small to medium-sized software companies with disruptive technologies and business models. They target companies with high growth potential, both domestically and internationally. Their investment approach combines financial investment with active engagement through board presence, management coaching, operational support, and access to their extensive network, aiming to help entrepreneurs achieve global market leadership. They prioritize B2B SaaS companies with disruptive technologies and B2C platform companies with innovative business models that drive digital transformation. They actively seek syndication partnerships to leverage funds, skills, and networks with other venture and equity capital partners to increase the success rate of the portfolio.
Daphni
Daphni doesn't chase hype but focuses on real shifts across scientific, societal, and environmental landscapes. They invest in technologies that regenerate, include, empower, and scale across various sectors, including climate, deeptech, retail, and inclusion. Their core belief centers on talent being ubiquitous and access needing to be equally available, targeting innovators from various backgrounds, from rural areas to deeptech labs. They aim to meet founders where they are and help them reach their goals. Sustainability and impact are at the heart of their strategy, reflecting a long-standing commitment to ESG (Environment, Sustainability, Governance). As a B Corp certified company, their actions are guided by clear values and measurable objectives. This commitment is ingrained in their investment decisions and permeates their ecosystem, from portfolio companies to investors. Daphni employs different strategies with its active funds. The generalist fund focuses on disruptions with a positive social and environmental impact, with a strong science angle in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and life sciences. There's also a digital retail fund, supported by Carrefour, focuses on innovations in the retail space including e-commerce, future of grocery, data, financial services, robotics procurement, and impact. The Time4 fund is a project to support entrepreneurs with unique and underrepresented backgrounds, targeting all industries.
Dastore
Dastore invests in disruptive and high-potential leaders in the retail and e-commerce sectors, leveraging Carrefour Group’s global reach and daphni’s agile venture capital expertise to accelerate scaling.
De Eik
De Eik invests in three transformational ecosystems (Technology, Food, Healthcare) with a focus on long-term impact and sustained support for entrepreneurial teams.
Diffusion Capital Partners
Diffusion Capital Partners (DCP) is a venture capital fund manager focusing on technology-intensive opportunities, particularly deep-tech startups tackling complex challenges. DCP believes in the disruptive nature of science and technology-driven innovation and aims to support entrepreneurs and scientists who challenge the status quo to create social and commercial value. They focus on cross-industry sectors and interdisciplinary projects to discover innovations at the nexus of technology domains where capital-efficient solutions can unlock significant value. DCP seeks business models where deep-tech innovations are employed in a transformative fashion to disrupt existing markets. They look for companies with a competitive edge stemming from technology and intellectual property rights, quantifiable market potential, and the right entrepreneurial skill set. They constantly seek business models where such innovations are employed in a transformative fashion to disrupt existing markets. Beyond providing capital, DCP strives to be an enabler and supporter, working closely with entrepreneurs to hit technical, financial, and product deployment targets. The team has over 70 years of cumulative experience in the high-tech sectors, providing portfolio companies with business development, legal, financial, and operational know-how. DCP aims to identify viable market-ready technologies and work with entrepreneurs to set up a streamlined business strategy to create sustainable high-tech companies. DCP's team started operations in 2007, making them an experienced deep-tech VC fund manager.
Digital Future
Invests in tech companies rooted in Ukraine, emphasizing social impact and community contribution alongside business growth.
Digital Health Ventures
Digital Health Ventures invests in pioneering digital health startups. They seek investment opportunities in companies focused on transforming healthcare through innovative technologies. The firm aims to leverage its strong network of experienced investors, founders, experts, and employees to support their portfolio companies. They are committed to actively engaging with their startups to help them succeed.
Digital-Hub srl
Digital-Hub srl operates as a startup accelerator specializing in developing business management skills for digital native startups. They focus on guiding startups through the complexities of launching and scaling a business, particularly in the Italian market. The accelerator provides support in navigating legal and fiscal aspects, as well as providing access to local contacts. They also provide support through tools such as Generative.startup, an AI-driven platform designed to automate pitch deck analysis. Digital-Hub's approach is centered on offering practical guidance and resources to help startups translate ideas into viable businesses and overcome potential pitfalls. They offer a web TV series in collaboration with Oltre la Media Tv, called "StartUp Open Bar", which features direct testimonies from entrepreneurs who have successfully launched their own ventures. The CEO & Founder, Antonio Procopio, leads the show. The firm's investment thesis seems to be centered around early-stage digital native startups. They aim to assist startups in mastering business and management competencies, enhancing their chances of success and driving innovation within the startup ecosystem. Their activity in co-financing projects and tool developments are supported by the UE and Regione Toscana, suggesting a strategic alignment with regional development goals. They seem to provide strategic advice and a network of relevant contacts to boost growth. Their offering is tailored to digital native startups and encompasses business and management development, tools such as the Generative.startup platform, support for navigating the Italian market, and access to successful entrepreneur stories and mentorship opportunities. They also engage in partnerships and co-financing initiatives to enhance their impact and capabilities.
EDF Pulse Ventures
EDF Pulse invests in innovative companies driving the energy transition by developing low-carbon electricity production, smart grids, and flexibility solutions to combat climate change. Leveraging EDF’s 80-year expertise in innovation, the program supports startups aligned with sustainable energy goals.
ETFS Capital
ETFS Capital is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 that focuses on early-stage European fintech businesses. Their investment strategy is centered around partnering with founders who are aiming to disrupt the financial services industry. The firm leverages the deep industry knowledge and experience of its team, which comprises fintech industry veterans with a history in investment management and capital markets, to provide value beyond capital. They aim to build long-term relationships with founders and offer active support post-investment. ETFS Capital prefers to take a lead role in Series A funding rounds, but they are also open to co-leading or participating in rounds. The firm limits the number of companies they invest in each year to ensure they can actively support their portfolio companies. Their team brings experience in building and growing businesses and position themselves as a sounding board, offering insights and advice to founders throughout their journey. The firm's investment approach is rooted in a genuine philosophy of partnering with founders. They aim to transform the status quo in financial services by supporting innovative companies and their founders. Their portfolio reflects this approach, consisting of businesses launched by industry pioneers and disruptors seeking to change the narrative in their respective fields. ETFS Capital has a history tied to Exchange Traded Funds through acquisitions and exits detailed in their news section. This history could allow them to provide industry-specific advice to their portfolio companies within the space.
Edenred Capital Partners
Edenred Ventures helps entrepreneurs accelerate growth by leveraging Edenred’s global presence and expertise in worker’s benefits, professional mobility, merchant services, and payments. The fund focuses on B2B software companies aligned with the future of work, professional mobility, corporate payments, and retail tech, combining venture capital with Edenred’s operational and network advantages.
Eight Roads Europe / Israel
Eight Roads is a global venture capital firm with a history dating back to 1969, originating as Fidelity Ventures. They partner with ambitious technology and healthcare founders across the world. Their global platform, encompassing teams in Asia, Europe, Israel, and the US, provides entrepreneurs access to a global ecosystem for leveraging talent, professional advice, and industry expertise. Backed by Fidelity, Eight Roads aims to offer flexibility and focus in supporting portfolio companies. They operate as a global investor, supporting companies' growth and international expansion.
Eka Ventures
Eka VC invests in founders creating positive system change by leveraging science, data, and technology to build a better economy. The firm focuses on category-defining technology companies that positively shape the world, making it more sustainable, healthy, and inclusive. They aim to back founders who are using information technology to change today’s archaic business systems to better serve humanity and the environment. Camilla Dolan's interests lie around the psychology of people prediction and trying to understand what makes individuals relentless in trying to change the status quo, and looking at new themes, currently exploring the power that connecting different disciplines together (hardware, software, science) could have on preventative healthcare.
Elevat3 Capital Ltd
Elevat3 Capital, the venture capital arm of Christian Angermayer's Apeiron Investment Group, focuses on companies where they can influence or control triggers to create value for all stakeholders. They believe every company has between one and three "triggers" that, if executed successfully, will immediately bring the company to the next valuation level. Elevat3 deploys an extreme value-add and hands-on approach, serving as entrepreneurial, reliable, and long-term partners to their portfolio companies. They manage more than US$250m+ in Assets Under Management, primarily investing in high-growth tech companies across Europe, while also selectively pursuing deals in other geographies. Across the broader Apeiron universe, the portfolio encompasses more than 100 high-growth tech companies in Europe, North America, and Asia. Elevat3 aims to lead venture deals in Europe, providing support and capital to companies undergoing radical change in their respective industries. They look for opportunities to lead or co-lead rounds, typically with ticket sizes ranging from US$5-20m. The firm's approach aligns with Apeiron Investment Group's broader focus on Life Sciences, FinTech & Crypto, and Future Tech, and Experiences, Hospitality & Happiness, leveraging the resources and expertise of the larger organization.
Embryo Ventures
Embryo Ventures invests in founders at the earliest stages, focusing on ambitious pursuits that redefine the lived experience across fundamental dimensions of human life. They believe true progress is human at its core and back visionaries of our generation globally. The firm invests thematically across life’s essential infrastructure, targeting solutions that drive long-term structural change at scale. They focus on core systems that directly shape lived experience. They are opportunistic across models, technologies, and categories within their thematic lens. In Human Health, they invest across three dimensions: restoring health through surgical, procedural, and diagnostic innovations; sustaining wellness through longitudinal technologies for chronic condition management and early detection; and expanding potential by partnering with founders building frontier innovations that extend healthspan and unlock new dimensions of physical and cognitive performance. In Human Experience, they invest thematically in systems that define daily life, including connectivity, mobility, care, safety, and built environments.
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.