VC Directory

GROWTH VCs Directory

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

MALTAccelerate

Malta, MT

MALTAccelerate focuses on the intersection of climate and digital technologies, aiming to boost clean-tech startups through a global open-source program powered by Climate KIC. They aim to catalyze and scale climate solutions, breaking new ground in carbon reduction and sustainability. Their support includes private equity investment, access to public funding and grants, business development, 1-to-1 tailored mentoring, and MVP pilot and market testing. MALTAccelerate participates in collaborative European initiatives such as Pink & Green, which focuses on strengthening the pipeline of women entering the sustainable economy arena. Additionally, they are involved in projects such as MED-Hubs to accelerate sustainable blue growth in the Western Mediterranean.

AccelerationClean-techClimate Solutions

MIG Capital

Munich, DE

MIG Capital's core philosophy revolves around "Aus Visionen Werte schaffen" which translates to "Creating value from visions". The firm focuses on partnering with entrepreneurs to shape the companies of tomorrow. Although the specific investment thesis isn't explicitly detailed on the homepage, the numerous portfolio companies and their exit data suggest a strong interest in innovative technology and healthcare companies. Their strategy seems to involve identifying promising early-stage ventures, providing capital and support for growth, and ultimately achieving successful exits through acquisitions or IPOs.

Early-stageHealthcareTechnology

MTIP

Basel, CH

MTIP is a Swiss growth and buyout firm that invests in high-growth, profitable healthcare software companies. They partner with founders and visionary management teams to scale businesses that drive innovation and impact in the healthcare sector, creating long-term value for patients, providers, and society. They focus on market-leading healthcare software companies with SaaS B2B characteristics and recurring revenue models. By leveraging deep sector expertise and a hands-on approach, they help companies strengthen their foundations and achieve profitable growth. MTIP is a dedicated impact investor seeking to provide solutions to address pressing healthcare challenges. They are long-term investors and strategic partners to their portfolio companies, emphasizing mutual trust and unwavering responsibility. As a lead investor, they actively guide portfolio companies toward success.

Growth, BuyoutHealthcare softwareSaaS B2B

Matterwave Ventures

Munich, DE

Matterwave Ventures is a European VC firm focused on backing hardware and software companies in the Industrial Technologies space. They aim to empower early-stage companies to reshape industrial value chains and become global leaders. The firm's core belief centers around funding companies that contribute to a sustainable, sovereign, and digitalized European industry. Their investment strategy revolves around three key areas: Industrial Tech, Deep Tech, and Climate Tech. In Industrial Tech, they support the digital transformation of industry to create upskilled local workforces, globally competitive, high-value exports, and superior industrial products. For Deep Tech, they back global champions in frontier technologies, building resilient supply chains and sovereign dual-use capabilities for long-term industrial autonomy. In Climate Tech, they invest in technologies driving smart industrial decarbonization, enabling global winners in novel climate solutions, and delivering proven climate impact at scale. They are particularly interested in companies that address the challenges and opportunities within the European industrial landscape. This includes fostering technological independence, promoting sustainable practices, and driving the adoption of digital solutions across various industrial sectors. They aim to create a future where European industries are competitive on a global scale, while also remaining environmentally conscious and socially responsible. Matterwave Ventures seeks companies demonstrating groundbreaking innovations that can have a significant impact on the European industrial ecosystem. They are dedicated to supporting the growth and development of these businesses, with a focus on enabling them to become market leaders and contribute to the overall advancement of European industry.

Seed, Series AIndustrial TechDeep Tech

Momenta

Zurich, CH

Momenta invests in digital growth innovators leveraging AI, IoT, and automation to transform energy, manufacturing, smart spaces, and supply chain industries. Their portfolio focuses on companies that enhance operational efficiency, reduce waste, and enable autonomous or semi-autonomous systems through advanced technologies like machine learning, sensor networks, and real-time analytics.

Digital transformation and automation in industrial sectorsAI-driven solutions for operational efficiency

Naxicap Partners

Paris, FR

Naxicap Partners is a private equity firm based in France that invests in mid-sized and small companies (Mid Caps and Small Caps). They provide capital to support growth, acquisitions, and shareholder restructuring. The firm invests across various sectors, including real estate services, consumer goods, healthcare, technology/IT services, agriculture/food, and business services. They have a portfolio of current investments and also a track record of successful exits (cessions) in these sectors. Naxicap demonstrates a commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors within their investment process. Their focus appears to be primarily on French companies, with some international reach through portfolio companies. Naxicap operates across two primary investment strategies, targeting both Mid-Cap and Small-Cap companies. The Mid-Cap investments are focused on established businesses with significant market presence in their respective industries. The Small-Cap investments likely target earlier-stage or smaller-sized companies with high growth potential. The firm's website highlights their team, investment portfolio, and investor relations. They provide details on their investment committee and ESG team, emphasizing their expertise and dedication to responsible investing. They offer resources for investors, including sales and marketing materials. The firm actively monitors its portfolio company performance on ESG metrics. Case studies highlight their work with portfolio companies. Naxicap's strategy involves identifying companies with strong management teams and growth potential, providing them with capital and operational support to scale their businesses, and ultimately realizing value through strategic exits.

Mid Caps, Small CapsReal estate servicesconsumer goods

Neva SGR

Milan, IT

Neva SGR, Intesa Sanpaolo's venture capital arm, invests globally in companies solving the world's greatest challenges across four key sectors: life science, climate tech & energy transition, digital transformation, and aerospace & manufacturing. Their investment strategy centers on attracting top Italian founders and connecting them with the global VC ecosystem, while also supporting international founders seeking access to Italy's industrial and technological resources. Neva aims to transform innovative ideas into globally scalable opportunities, fostering the growth of new category leaders. Neva actively supports portfolio companies with a dedicated business development unit. This support encompasses business promotion and development, including introductions to potential clients and partners, creation of corporate partnerships, and organization/participation in promotional events. The firm also provides coaching, organizational, and strategic support, such as one-on-one founder coaching, governance strengthening, and assistance in defining business plans and milestones. Additionally, Neva offers financial guidance for growth, supporting fundraising efforts and providing access to debt financing. The firm manages several funds, including NEVA II, NEVA II ITALIA, and NEVA FIRST and NEVA FIRST ITALIA. These funds target both Italian and international companies with above-average growth potential operating on a global scale. Neva II – Parallelo Lombardia Fund, focuses specifically on high-potential cleantech startups and scale-ups located in Lombardy, Italy. Neva II Italia is classified under Article 8 of the SFDR Regulation and complies with the PIR regulations. Neva SGR serves as a bridge between Italian and international ecosystems. It leverages the backing and network of Intesa Sanpaolo, one of the largest European banking and insurance groups. By combining financial resources with strategic guidance and an extensive network, Neva strives to propel startups onto the world stage.

Not explicitly mentioned, but implied to be early to growth stages based on the companies they seek to invest in (startups and scale-ups)life scienceclimate tech & energy transition

Norselab

Oslo, NO

Norselab is a leading European impact investment house dedicated to proving that impact is the future of investing across asset classes. They operate as a multi-strategy asset management platform, providing professional investors with access to specialized investment strategies in the Nordic market.

Early-stage to growth-stage companiesMulti-strategy asset management with a focus on impact investing across asset classes

Novalis Biotechnology Incubation

Ghent, BE

Novalis Biotech Incubation is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on life sciences, specifically the intersection of bioinformatics and life sciences. They believe in applying innovative information technology to advance prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of diseases. The fund prioritizes capital-light business models and platform technology. They welcome innovative concepts in healthcare and aim to support their development early on, even at the incorporation stage. They focus on enabling technologies in life sciences with a strong emphasis on close interaction with customers early in the company's life. Novalis aims to support early-stage startups by providing funding, sharing their professional and academic connections, and helping shape the business strategy to create value for all stakeholders. They differentiate themselves through high dynamism and flexibility in rapidly evolving their portfolio companies. This approach suggests a willingness to adapt to the changing needs of their investments and capitalize on emerging opportunities in the life sciences sector. Their approach extends beyond simply providing capital. They see themselves as active partners, offering strategic guidance, leveraging their network, and providing support to help startups navigate the challenges of early-stage growth. This suggests a commitment to building long-term relationships with their portfolio companies and working collaboratively to achieve shared success. They aim to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative life science technologies. Their investment strategy encompasses a range of focus areas within life sciences. By focusing on technologies such as bioinformatics, genomics, diagnostics, and digital health, they aim to invest in companies that have the potential to disrupt traditional healthcare models and improve patient outcomes. They also invest in research and manufacturing tools.

early-stage, (pre-)seed stage, series Ainnovative research and manufacturing toolsbioinformatics

Odense Robotics StartUp Fund

Odense, DK

Odense Robotics StartUp Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the growth of early-stage robotics and drone startups in Denmark and abroad. The fund provides a comprehensive support package that includes founder-friendly investment with flexible repayment terms that allow founders to retain full ownership, access to a world-class incubator located at the Danish Technological Institute in Odense, and mentorship from leading figures in the Danish robotics and drone industry, along with technical experts and business coaches. The fund focuses on creating a sustainable ecosystem that fosters the creation of successful robotics and drone startups. Returns from loans and additional payments from acquisitions are reinvested into the fund, ensuring a continuous flow of support for new ventures. The fund's investment strategy centers around providing capital, expertise, and facilities to startups in the robotics and drone sector. The goal is to accelerate the commercialization of innovative technologies and build lasting benefits for startup founders, investors, the Danish robotics industry, and the broader community. The fund is located at the heart of Denmark's thriving robotics and drone industry and startup scene in Odense, and aims to make it easier for the startups to meet potential partners and access new opportunities to develop and later commercialise their startup. The fund aims to provide an ideal environment to start and run a successful business, which is helped by Denmark being ranked highly for ease of doing business and the country being one of the most digital societies in the world. The fund aims to replicate the success of Danish robotics companies like Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots (MIR) which are both headquartered in Odense. The fund also addresses the need for better access to capital and professional mentoring for promising startups within robotics and automation. Odense Robotics StartUp Fund operates under the governance of an independent board of directors with expertise in business development within robotics and the operation of independent commercial funds. The board members are unpaid and appointed for four-year terms. The fund adheres to the Commercial Foundations Act, the Financial Statements Act, and the Danish Business Authority’s Recommendations on Good Foundation Governance. The fund's model is unique in Denmark in the robotics startup space.

Early-stage, Pre-seedRoboticsDrones

OneRagtime

Paris, FR

OneRagtime is a venture capital platform that invests in early-stage European startups at Seed and Series A stages, with initial ticket sizes ranging from €0.5m to €3m, typically as lead or co-lead investors. They provide the flexibility for investors to invest via funds or club deals. They aim to scale exceptional entrepreneurs by providing support through their investor community, which offers networking opportunities and operational support. Their investment strategy focuses on two main categories: AI-augmented platforms and Deeptech/AI. The AI-augmented platforms include marketplaces, creator economy, and fintech startups. Their Deeptech/AI focus includes cloud services, cybersecurity, and data-related ventures. This focus reflects an emphasis on companies leveraging AI to enhance existing platform models or creating novel solutions in the deep technology space. OneRagtime manages €150 million in assets and has invested in a diverse portfolio of over 50 startups. The firm leverages a network of over 250 investors to provide startups with network and operational support. Their portfolio companies receive perks, expert connections, business development assistance through their global network, governance and strategy guidance as board members, daily operational support in fundraising, exits, and legal/financial matters, and assistance with crafting their equity story to attract further investment. They consider themselves founder-friendly, providing a global community and comprehensive support to help their portfolio companies succeed. This support infrastructure aims to assist in navigating the challenges of scaling early-stage businesses and maximizing growth potential through strategic advice and access to relevant resources. The VC firm evaluates potential investments using a platform, seeking quick reviews from their investment team.

Seed, Series A, Series BConsumer platforms (gamingmarketplaces

Partinc

Stockholm, SE

Partinc Capital invests in software companies and entrepreneurs, with a focus on SaaS and AI, helping them grow to their full potential. The firm believes that the growth of a company is deeply linked to the growth of the entrepreneurs building it, and therefore offers more than just capital. They aim to be a partner that highlights pitfalls, suggests solutions, provides insight into operational matters and international expansion, guides in board and management proceedings, and supports personal progress and ownership. Partinc focuses on scalable SaaS companies that are ready to expand beyond their home markets, aiming to make organizations more efficient and sustainable. The firm's strategy centers around active engagement with portfolio companies, offering hands-on support, strategic guidance, and a founder's perspective. They emphasize building strong, lasting partnerships and empowering companies to reach their full potential. They also appear to reinvest in promising portfolio companies. Partinc's commitment is long-term, and they seek to follow portfolio companies closely, providing reliable and experienced partnership to help them scale and grow. Their name, PartiumIncrementum, signifies creating growth together. The firm is committed to empowering innovative B2B SaaS and AI companies by combining capital with hands-on support and strategic guidance to help them succeed globally. They are looking for companies where the founders share their belief that you go further when you go together.

Early to late scale-up phasesSaaSAI

Peak Capital

Brooklyn, US

Peak Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in SaaS and marketplace platforms across Europe. Their fund is backed by entrepreneurs, suggesting a founder-friendly approach and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by early-stage companies. They aim to partner with daring and extraordinary teams to help them realize their visions. They leverage their own entrepreneurial experience to provide guidance and support to their portfolio companies, helping them think bigger and move faster. They invest in genuine people and believe in thinking in big opportunities. The firm combines gut instinct with deep data analysis in their investment decision-making process. Their investment strategy appears to be centered around identifying innovative companies with strong potential for growth and market leadership in their respective sectors. They seek to add value beyond capital by leveraging their network and operational expertise to help their portfolio companies scale and succeed. Peak has a diversified portfolio spanning various sectors, including AI-powered emergency response systems, platforms for evaluating and monitoring LLM agents, and subscription toolkits for physical products. Their investments demonstrate a commitment to backing companies that are disrupting traditional industries and creating new markets.

Early-stageSaaSMarketplaces

Peninsular Capital

Paris, FR

Peninsular Capital is an independent management company that invests equity in profitable and growing French companies with a turnover of €5 to €25 million. They support buyers, managers and their teams in transfer and development operations. Their team uses its experience to support industrial or strategic development projects in the long term independently and ambitiously. They are committed to providing companies with the means to carry out their projects by structuring a flexible and tailor-made financial package, adapted to the specific needs of each and the pace of development of its business. They accompany entrepreneurs in their acquisition or development projects. Their investment experience is put at the service of the sustainable growth of their investments and the creation of value. The firm focuses on helping companies change scale, preparing for the future and choosing growth.

GrowthGeneralist (focuses on profitable and growing companies)

Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures GmbH

Berlin, DE

Investing in highly disruptive technologies to enable a sustainable future, focusing on scalable renewable energy solutions, digital industrial transformation, and energy efficiency improvements across industries.

Early-stage to growth-stage startupsDisruptive digital business models and technologies in energyautomation

Pitchdrive

Brussels, BE

Pitchdrive is an early-stage VC firm that focuses on backing ambitious founders with the right execution mindset, turning good ideas into great companies. They are an entrepreneur-led fund, deploying their third fund (€50M) and have invested in 60+ startups to date. They seek founders who combine technical depth with sharp market insight. They prioritize capital-efficient growth and look for opportunities to leverage AI to streamline processes and strengthen margins within their portfolio companies. Pitchdrive emphasizes providing more than just capital, offering expertise, guidance, and actionable insights to elevate businesses to the next stage. They offer 24/7 support from experienced entrepreneurs, surrounded by an elite mentor network. Their strategy is to invest in the potential of tomorrow, supporting founders through the startup ride. They invest in angel, pre-seed, and seed rounds and focus on founders in B2B tech, e-commerce, and software-driven hardware. Their portfolio highlights companies that are leveraging AI to innovate in various sectors, including finance, hospitality, and sales. They actively promote the successes and funding rounds of their portfolio companies through blog posts and news articles, indicating a hands-on approach to supporting their growth and visibility. Their investment philosophy is centered around identifying and backing founders who are not only technically proficient but also possess a deep understanding of their respective markets. They aim to partner with entrepreneurs who are building infrastructure and solutions that give businesses back leverage in platform-driven markets, as evidenced by their investment in Otamiser.

Angel, pre-seed, seedB2B teche-commerce

Prime Technology Ventures

Amsterdam, NL

Prime Ventures invests in European tech companies demonstrating early proof of success, rapid growth momentum, and a large market opportunity. They focus on long-term partnerships, hands-on support, and leveraging their network to help founders scale globally.

Series A, B, and CHypergrowth European tech companies with scalable business modelslarge market potential

Prime Ventures

Amsterdam, NL

Prime Ventures invests in hypergrowth European tech companies solving real pain points with strong market fit, scalable business models, and competitive advantages. They focus on long-term partnerships, hands-on support, and leveraging their network to help founders scale globally.

Series A, B, and CEuropean tech companies with scalable business modelslarge market potential

Purple Ventures

Prague, CZ

Based on the testimonials, Purple Ventures emphasizes partnership and strategic support beyond just capital investment. They focus on building strong relationships with founders, providing transparency, and fostering trust. They aim to be more than just investors, acting as strategic partners who understand the challenges of early-stage startups. The firm seems to value integrity and values-based decision-making, indicating a long-term commitment to their portfolio companies. The testimonials suggest they are comfortable investing at the pre-seed stage and providing support through various stages of growth. Their involvement extends to raising awareness about the missions of their portfolio companies, such as mental health. Overall, Purple Ventures positions itself as a hands-on, supportive, and values-driven investor.

Pre-seed, SeedWe invest in early-stage purpose-driven technology startups with first revenues and global ambitionsaiming at EU/CEE founders.

QDNL Participations

Amsterdam, NL

QDNL Participations focuses on accelerating the quantum information age by providing funding and commercial support to early-stage quantum technology startups globally. The firm addresses the lack of specialist investors and experienced commercial support that often hinders the growth of brilliant quantum scientists and their innovations. They aim to bridge the gap between the grant-giving phase of quantum research and the 'patient capital' phase of venture investment, transforming potentially great technical ideas into investable companies. By investing in category-defining quantum technology companies, QDNL Participations seeks to become the definitive investor in the quantum technology space, driving the commercialization of quantum computing, quantum security, and other quantum applications. The firm's investment strategy centers on providing impactful business and commercial support to help technical founders organize leading talent and bring their ideas to market for the benefit of humanity. They target idea-stage founders before company incorporation, helping them assess the viability of their ideas and navigate the initial barriers to company formation and investment. Additionally, they support early-stage founders with existing companies who are seeking venture funding, mitigating common risks that investors find in research-led organizations and enhancing their governance. QDNL Participations aims to remove the worries and knowledge gaps founders face, increasing their financial and leadership confidence for success. QDNL Participations differentiates itself by providing specialized expertise in the quantum technology sector, recognizing the unique challenges and requirements of quantum companies. Their team includes quantum computing pioneers, specialist quantum VCs, and special advisors with deep expertise in AI, quantum technologies, and academic research. This expertise allows them to identify and support the next wave of global leaders in quantum technology, offering value beyond capital through strategic guidance and network access. The firm believes that a generalist or hands-off investment model is insufficient for the highly specialized quantum space.

Idea-stage, early-stageQuantum technologiesquantum computing

R17 Ventures

Zurich, CH

R17 Ventures AG is a digital performance marketing agency positioned as a growth partner for its clients. The firm focuses on managing online advertising campaigns, including Paid Social, Paid Search/SEA, Content Creation, and Email Marketing. They emphasize a results-oriented approach, where their fees are linked to the performance they deliver for clients. R17 Ventures aims to help businesses achieve record-breaking targets and scale their operations through growth-hacking strategies. The firm highlights its ability to achieve results where other agencies have failed and to deliver a next-level of performance. The company also emphasizes its strong client relationships, with clients consistently praising R17's ability to deliver results, exceed expectations, and act as a true growth partner. This is further supported by claiming to generate $100m+ annual revenue for its clients. The partners logos suggests expertise across marketing platforms such as Hubspot and Customer.io. The presence of multiple clients logos also indicates the firm serves several clients. The agency presents itself as a premium alternative in the digital marketing space.

Prototype, Early Revenue, Scaling, GrowthWe invest in angel and pre-seed stage e-commerce and digital businessesleveraging our performance marketing and Swiss market expertise to accelerate growth through online visibility.

Redalpine

Zurich, CH
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redalpine invests in the intersection of software and science, focusing on companies that leverage AI, automation, and advanced technologies to solve critical challenges in healthcare, energy, pharma, robotics, and defense. The firm emphasizes co-creation with founders, strategic support, and a pan-European approach to drive innovation and societal impact.

Multi-stage (seed to growth, including Series A-D and beyond)Software-science convergenceAI-driven innovation

Ringier Digital Ventures

Zurich, CH

Ringier Digital Ventures, as part of Ringier AG, operates as a leading European media company with a strong focus on digital marketplaces, sports media platforms, and media brands, underpinned by technology and data. The company's mission is to empower people in their daily lives by providing leading online marketplaces and building world-class media and entertainment brands. With a significant digital EBITDA share, Ringier aims to maintain its position as a leader in the European media landscape by investing strategically in companies that align with their core business areas and contribute to their overall ecosystem. The investment strategy seems to revolve around identifying opportunities that strengthen Ringier's existing portfolio and expand its reach in key markets. This includes investing in digital marketplaces across various sectors such as jobs, real estate, and horizontal marketplaces, as well as sports media platforms. The company also focuses on leveraging technology and data to enhance its media and marketplace offerings, suggesting an interest in companies that can provide innovative technological solutions or data-driven insights. Ringier's approach appears to be long-term, given its history as a family-owned business with a tradition dating back over 190 years. This suggests a commitment to sustainable growth and a focus on building lasting value rather than short-term gains. The company's involvement in various initiatives, such as EqualVoice and sustainability efforts, indicates a commitment to social responsibility and ethical business practices, which likely influences their investment decisions.

Not mentionedMedia brandsSports media platforms

SBI Ven Capital Pte Ltd

Singapore, SG

SBI Ven Capital partners with market-leading companies in financial services and technology sectors, focusing on those with strong teams and innovative products/processes. It leverages financial expertise, industry insights, and operational support to enhance portfolio company growth, while expanding into private credit across Asia.

Early-stage technology investmentsEquity and equity-linked financingprivate credit