We are happy to see a constantly growing number of venture capital companies (see the 2Q 2022, 3Q 2022, and 1Q 2023 overviews), especially ones focusing on the European market. That’s why we have prepared a quarterly overview of new VCs investing in startups across Europe - let's dive into the 2Q of 2023!
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VC Funds from CEE
The Polish Growth Fund initiates a deep-tech-oriented Technology Center. The company will support established startups with funding of up to 50 million PLN.
Horizon Capital secures $254 million for its fourth expansion fund. The company will
- The Polish Development Fund initiates a deep-tech-oriented Tech Hub. The fund will support startups by providing up to 50M PLN in funding.
- Horizon Capital secures $254M for its fourth growth fund to invest in Ukrainian/Moldovan growth-stage startups.
- Slovenian pharma giant Labena launches a €100M Labena Ventures to fund biotech and health tech startups across CEE.
- Polish VC Spire Capital Partners debuts a €57M closing of its €100M vehicle to back tech-enabled services, software, and e-commerce businesses with €7M to €20M tickets.
- Prague-based Look AI Ventures closes a 480M Kč fund to focus on pre-seed to series A startups from CEE
- Polish FundingBox Accelerator gets €20M to support Ukrainian deeptech innovation.
- Croatian SQ Capital unveils a €10M fund to support Croatian startups with up to €300k investments.
- JR HOLDING obtains an additional 24M PLN to make new investments.
- AlfaStar Ventures debuts an evergreen VC to seek opportunities within Climatetech, AgTech, Robotics / Automation, IoT, Personal Wellbeing, and Smart Finance
VC Funds from Europe
- German HV Capital wraps up a fundraise for its 9th, €710M vehicle to back European seed - series D stage startups.
- La Famiglia closes a €250M fund to support startups within B2B ML/AI, data, logistics and supply chain, consumerization of B2B, fintech/insurtech, sustainability and Industry 4.0.
- Paris-based Blisce announces 2nd, $250M fund to invest in Europe and the US.
- French VC Elaia kickstarts the next €200M vehicle to back pre-seed to series B stage companies throughout Europe and Israel. The firm will consider companies within cybersecurity, cloud Infrastructure, digital life sciences, fintech/insurtech, and digital transformation spaces.
- Seedcamp launches its 6th, $180M to invest in European early-stage startups across sectors and industries.
- Insurance group Aviva launches a £150M Aviva Ventures to make strategic investments in customer wellbeing, mobility, sustainability, and the AI-related opportunities.
- Kindred Capital closes its 3rd, $130M fund to invest in European pre-seed and seed stage companies.
- Zurich-based venture debt firm Bootstrap Europe gets €130M to invest in European series A SaaS,climate tech, genetic testing, fintech, and life science companies.
- Moonfire Ventures kickstarts its 2nd,, $115M fund to support European early-stage startups across Web3, AI, and AR/VR, fintech, the future of work, gaming, and digital health.
- Simon Capital (fka Bitburger Ventures) launches a €105M fund to back innovation across consumer, food/biotech while also exploring topics around wellbeing and productivity.
- Alpine Space Ventures announces 1st, €100M closing of the an upcoming €160M fund to invest in European new space startups entering Series A and (sometimes) seed stage.
- Swedish firm Pale Blue Dot annonces a €93M fund to support European/US startups across pre-seed and seed stages within climate tech,food, industry, agtech, mobility and fintech ventures.
- HEARTFELT_ announces a €80M fund to back European early-stage startups cross sectors and industries.
- Matterwave announces €130M fund to support Europe's industrial tech innovation.
- Claret Capital Partners closes a €72M Opportunity Fund to provide non-dilutive funding.
- UK-based Playfair Capital raises $70M fund to support pre-seed startups across Europe.
- Rethink Ventures debuts a €50M fund to back early-stage companies across mobility, automotive and logistics sectors.UK investor
- Zero Carbon Capital announces a a £30M fund to back pre-seed/seed decarbonization innovation throughout Europe.
- Beyond Capital starts a €21.5M fund to back and B2B fintech/marketplaces/SaaS.
- Parisian venture fund Neo Founders starts a fundraise of a €15/20M vehicle to back Europe-based pre-seed and seed-stage companies.
- German firm Blockchain Founders Capital raises its first, €15M first fund to invest in early stage web3 startups.
- Anamcara Capital closes a $10.6M first vehicle to back B2B startups across Europe.
- VC focused on immigrant founders No Label Ventures debuts a fund to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage founders across Europe.
- Web-3 w3.fund debuts a new firm to back Europe-based startups.
- Maritime tech studio Flagship Founders gets a €3.5M investment to expand the team and make more investments.
Global VC Funds
- QED Investors closes two funds with a combined $925M in commitments to support early and growth stage innovation throughout the globe.
- Salesforce Ventures wraps up its $250M-big Generative AI Fund.
- Japanese Mars Growth Capital enters Europe with a $250-M growth capital vehicle providing non-dilutive funding to European businesses.
- A corporate investment arm of TDK Corporation, TDK Ventures launches a €140M EX1 fund energy, cleantech, and climate tech startups across US and Europe.
- Blockchain Founders Fund gets $75M for the next fund backing pre-seed and seed stage web3 & blockchain innovation throughout the globe.
Related Posts:
New VC Funds Investing in Europe - 1Q 2023 (by Ilya Mikhalchyk-Kananenka, Community Builder, Vestbee)
New VC Funds Investing in Europe - 4Q 2022 (by Ilya Mikhalchyk-Kananenka, Community Builder, Vestbee)
New VC Funds Investing In Europe - 3Q 2022 (by Ilya Mikhalchyk-Kananenka, Community Builder, Vestbee)
New VC Funds Investing In Europe - 2Q 2022 (by Valerie Stupnikova, Vestbee)
