The new fund will see the EIF commit €75 million, with each Baltic country providing €50 million.

The new Seaya Growth Tech Fund I saw support from the European Investment Fund (EIF), which contributed €300 million as the anchor investor.

After two years operating in stealth, the fund is now actively investing in science and engineering companies at the critical Series B and C stages to scale.

Meet VerbaFlo, Tasteit, Ethermind, Greї, Sagittal AI, EVE Medical Robotics, Pikralida, Orbital, and Pickpad in the latest series of Startups of the month.

The fund focuses on early-stage companies that tackle critical sustainability challenges while also targeting competitive financial returns.

With this new vehicle, 2150’s total assets under management have reached around €500 million.

The fresh fund was backed by Vi Partners’ current limited partners.

Vestbee spoke with founders who raised capital in 2025 across defence, deeptech, AI, and e-commerce infrastructure. While their businesses operate in very different markets, their experiences showed some common patterns: the growing importance of real-world validation, moving away from “clear lab results” and towards the actual needs of the market and the growing pull of defence and dual-use applications.