Europe VC and investor directory

84 venture funds, angel networks, accelerators and government funds investing in European startups, with typical cheque size, stage and whether they take cold pitches.

A starting list of investors that back early-stage startups in the UK, the EU and Switzerland: 84 funds, angel networks, accelerators and government funds, with stage, typical cheque size and how they prefer to be approached. It is curated, not every fund in Europe. The wider CreditBase investor list covers 213 firms worldwide.

Open to cold pitches

These say they review pitches that arrive without an introduction. Send a short, specific note and use the firm's own pitch page where one is listed.

• Techstars$220k (accelerator)Accelerator · pre-seed · cold pitches: yes. Global accelerator network running programs across many cities.
• Antler$100k–$250kAccelerator · pre-seed · cold pitches: yes. Day-zero investor that helps individuals find co-founders and invests pre-product.
• Entrepreneur FirstStipend + ~$250kAccelerator · pre-seed · cold pitches: yes. Talent investor backing individuals before they have a team or idea.
• Seedcamp$250k–$2MVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Europe's seed fund, investing from pre-seed.
• LocalGlobe$500k–$3MVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. London seed firm; sister fund Latitude backs growth.
• Balderton Capital$1M–$25MVC · seed, series-a, series-b+ · cold pitches: yes. European multi-stage firm with early-stage focus.
• High-Tech Gründerfonds€800k initial, up to €4MGovernment fund · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Germany's most active seed investor, publicly and privately funded.
• Earlybird$1M–$15MVC · seed, series-a, series-b+ · cold pitches: yes. Berlin-based European VC across digital, health and deep tech.
• Project A$1M–$10MVC · seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Operational VC with a large in-house team supporting portfolio.
• Bpifrance€100k–€50MGovernment fund · pre-seed, seed, series-a, series-b+ · cold pitches: yes. French public investment bank: grants, loans and direct venture investment.
• Partech$1M–$30MVC · seed, series-a, series-b+ · cold pitches: yes. Global firm with a dedicated Africa fund.
• Kima Ventures~€150k; roughly two first cheques a weekMicro-VC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. One of the world's most active seed investors, backed by Xavier Niel.
• Peak$500k–$10MVC · pre-seed, seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Amsterdam-based early-stage investor.
• Enterprise Ireland€50k–€1MGovernment fund · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Irish state agency investing in high-potential startups.
• Seaya Ventures$1M–$10MVC · seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Madrid-based tech investor.
• CDP Venture Capital€100k–€20MGovernment fund · pre-seed, seed, series-a, series-b+ · cold pitches: yes. Italy's national venture capital fund and fund-of-funds.
• Creandum$1M–$20MVC · seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Nordic early-stage firm, early backer of Spotify.
• Maki.vc$500k–$5MVC · seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Helsinki-based early-stage firm.
• Redalpine$1M–$10MVC · seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Zurich-based early-stage investor.
• Elaia PartnersDeep tech & B2B, seed to AVC · pre-seed, seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Deep tech and B2B investor with strong links to French research labs and university spinouts.
• Sequoia Arc$500k to $1M, terms set per companyAccelerator · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Sequoia's immersion program for pre-seed and seed founders in the Americas and Europe. Open calls run about twice a year.
• Speedinvest€300k to €2M first ticket, depending on sectorVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Pan-European pre-seed and seed fund with sector teams for fintech, deep tech, health, climate and industrial tech, and marketplaces.
• Point Nine€0.5M to €5M first ticketVC · seed · cold pitches: yes. Seed fund specialising in B2B SaaS and B2B marketplaces, sometimes investing off an MVP; commits to take part in the Series A of its seed companies.
• Hoxton VenturesNot publishedVC · seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. London early-stage firm that leads seed and Series A rounds in European startups and lists a public Submit a pitch option on its contact page.
• Octopus Ventures£100k pre-seed; seed and later typically from £1MVC · pre-seed, seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Venture arm of Octopus Group that invests from pre-seed (standard £100k) to Series A and beyond, with online pitch forms for each stage.
• Episode 1 VenturesNot publishedVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. London fund investing in B2B software companies raising a pre-seed or seed round and inviting decks via a Submit your deck form.
• InReach Ventures€500k–€2M initialVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. European venture firm investing at pre-seed and seed with initial cheques of €500k–€2M and stating that no warm introduction is needed.
• OpenOceanUp to €5M initialVC · seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Pan-European early-stage firm leading or co-leading seed and early Series A rounds in technical founders building AI-native software, with a Submit your pitch option on its site.
• Icebreaker.vcUp to €1.5M first ticketsVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Helsinki-based fund supporting teams from idea to seed with first tickets up to €1.5M in Estonia, Finland and Sweden, with an Apply for Funding page.
• LARK Ventures€50K–€200KAngel network · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Curated angel network investing €50K–€200K first checks in pre-seed and seed companies in DACH and Europe and inviting pitch submissions.
• Simpact Ventures€500k–€2MVC · pre-seed, seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Polish impact fund backed by the European Investment Fund investing in startups based in or tied to Central and Eastern Europe, with an online project submission form.
• VanagonUp to €500k in first roundsVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Pre-seed and seed investor focused on European deep tech, leading first rounds with up to €500k and offering a Submit Your Pitch form.
• Voima Ventures€200k–€3M initialVC · pre-seed, seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Helsinki-headquartered deeptech investor putting €200k–€3M into pre-seed to Series A science-based startups in the Nordic and Baltic region.
• Vliegwiel Impact€100K–€250KVC · pre-seed · cold pitches: yes. Dutch investor putting €100K–€250K into pre-seed impact ventures based in the Netherlands, with an online pitch form.
• Halfmeyer Ventures€25k–€200kMicro-VC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Berlin-based venture studio and early-stage investor writing €25k–€200k tickets and stating that no warm introduction is needed.
• Ziano VenturesCHF 50k–300k initialVC · pre-seed, seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Swiss investor writing initial tickets of CHF 50k–300k into Switzerland-based startups from pre-seed to early Series A, and inviting full pitch decks.
• Realr€150k–€1.5MVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Zürich-headquartered early-stage firm writing €150k–€1.5M pre-seed and seed cheques in DACH and the Nordics, with a founder assessment tool for pitches.
• Step Fund€0.5M–€2MVC · seed · cold pitches: yes. Italian early-stage fund making initial investments of €0.5M–€2M in digital and software startups at the pre-Series A stage, typically as lead.
• JerikoUp to €1MAngel network · pre-seed, seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Investor club putting €200k–€1M into agri-food startups from pre-seed to Series A and inviting decks via a form.
• Rubio Impact Ventures€0.5M–€2.5MVC · seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Impact investor backing seed and Series A companies with a strong link to Europe, with ticket sizes of €0.5M–€2.5M and a public deck submission.
• Fondo Bolsa Social€200K–€1MVC · pre-seed, seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Impact fund investing €200K–€1M in mission-driven companies domiciled in Spain or Portugal that already have revenues, and inviting decks and business plans.
• Vendep Capital€100K–€3MVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Espoo-based investor leading pre-seed and seed rounds in B2B SaaS companies in the Nordics and Baltics, reviewing submissions weekly.
• Ugly Duckling VenturesAbout €1M initialVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Copenhagen-based fund making initial investments of about €1m in Nordic B2B software and technology companies with early revenue.
• Nordic IgniteUp to €250KVC · pre-seed · cold pitches: yes. Pre-seed investor investing up to €250K in startups domiciled in the Nordics and Baltics, with a questionnaire for founders.
• HBANNot publishedAngel network · pre-seed, seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Angel investment platform connecting angels and syndicates to startups across the island of Ireland, with a short online application to pitch at monthly events.
• Eastern AngelsNot publishedAngel network · seed · cold pitches: yes. Angel network that takes applications year-round from startups based in or connected to the East of England, with SEIS/EIS-eligible raises and regular pitch events.
• HERmesa£50k–£150kAngel network · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: yes. Angel group writing £50k–£150k cheques into women-co-founded pre-seed and seed startups with early traction that are SEIS/EIS eligible.
• Cambridge Angels£150k–£1.5MAngel network · seed · cold pitches: yes. Angel group of exited entrepreneurs that invests £150k–£1.5M, usually in a first equity round, in UK-registered IP-rich technology companies.
• Development Bank of WalesSeed £100k–£350k; venture capital typically £500k–£5MGovernment fund · pre-seed, seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Welsh public development bank offering equity seed funding of £100,000–£350,000 to Wales-based tech startups and venture capital from late seed through Series A.
• imec.istart future fund€500k–€1M initialVC · pre-seed, seed, series-a · cold pitches: yes. Early-stage fund investing €500k–€1m first cheques in technical founders in Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy, with pitching by email and no application form.

Prefer a warm introduction or a referral

• Sequoia Capital$1M–$20M+VC · seed, series-a, series-b+ · cold pitches: warm-intro preferred. Multi-stage firm with the Arc seed program for early founders.
• Index Ventures$1M–$50MVC · seed, series-a, series-b+ · cold pitches: warm-intro preferred. London/San Francisco firm backing tech companies from seed to IPO.
• British Business InvestmentsInvests via fundsFund of funds · seed, series-a, series-b+ · cold pitches: referral only. Commercial arm of British Business Bank; backs UK VC funds and regional funds.
• European Investment FundInvests via fundsFund of funds · seed, series-a, series-b+ · cold pitches: referral only. EU's main fund-of-funds for venture capital across Europe.
• AlvenSeed and Series A leadVC · seed, series-a · cold pitches: warm-intro preferred. Paris early-stage fund focused on B2B software and digital consumer marketplaces.
• Passion CapitalNot publishedVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. London-based fund making pre-seed, seed and occasional Series A investments in AI, FinTech and risk companies across the UK and Europe.
• MMC VenturesUp to £10M first chequeVC · seed, series-a · cold pitches: unclear: check website. London firm funding early-stage AI and data companies in Europe, leading Series A rounds and investing selectively at seed.
• BACKED VC$500K–$5MVC · seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. London seed fund with a $100M current fund that leads and invests in seed rounds with average tickets of $500K–$5M.
• Ada VenturesNot publishedVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. London pre-seed and seed fund focused on founders from underrepresented backgrounds, assessing founders on qualities rather than CV.
• Founders FactoryNot publishedAccelerator · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. Venture studio and accelerator funding startups at idea, pre-seed and seed stage with corporate partners.
• AtomicoNot publishedVC · series-a, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. London firm whose venture team invests at Series A with occasional seed investments, alongside a separate growth team.
• Cherry VenturesNot publishedVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. Berlin firm partnering with European founders at pre-seed and seed stage through its Cherry IV fund.
• Seeder FundPre-seed €100k–€250k; seed up to €500kVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. Belgian seed fund leading pre-seed rounds with €100k–€250k and co-leading seed with up to €500k, mainly in Belgium and neighbouring countries.
• Volve Capital€200k–€500K initialVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. Amsterdam-based fund investing €200k–€500k as the first professional investor in pre-seed and follow-on seed rounds across the Benelux, DACH and Nordics.
• Arches Capital€250K–€1MAngel network · pre-seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. Group of business angels with a €22M fund investing €250K–€1M in Benelux-based B2B software startups, usually at pre-seed.
• Dutch Operator Fund€75K–€200KVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. Fund backed by operators investing €75K–€200K in Netherlands-headquartered technology startups at pre-seed and seed stage.
• Nexus Seed Fund€50k–€250kVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. Belgian fund providing pre-seed and seed funding of €50k–€250k plus operational support to founders in the Benelux.
• Seed Capital scheme (RVO)Fund investments of €100,000–€5M per startupFund of funds · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: no cold pitches. Dutch government scheme that lends to private venture funds investing €100,000–€5 million in Dutch tech and creative startups; startups apply through the funds, not the scheme.
• Criteria Venture Tech€0.5M–€2M first roundVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. Spanish tech venture fund investing from pre-seed to pre-Series A in startups across Europe, with a focus on Spain and Portugal.
• UniriscoNot publishedVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. Private Spanish venture capital company investing preferably at pre-seed and seed in science- and technology-based spin-outs, with a focus on Galicia.
• Aquiti GestionLead or co-lead up to €2M on first roundVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. French seed investor focused on teams in the Greater South-West of France, leading or co-leading pre-seed and seed first rounds of up to €2M.
• ISAI€100k–€3MVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. Paris early-stage VC investing €100k–€3M, typically as leader or co-leader of the first institutional round and as a super angel at pre-seed.
• Sharpstone€20k–€100kVC · pre-seed, seed · cold pitches: unclear: check website. French seed fund investing €20k–€100k in about 15 tech and deeptech startups a year at pre-seed and seed stage.

How to approach them

1. Pick on stage and sector, not on name. A pre-seed fund will not read a Series A deck.
2. Check the tax angle in the UK. SEIS and EIS make UK angels far more willing to write small first cheques: see SEIS and EIS explained.
3. Look at public money alongside it. Government funds and grants can sit next to a seed round: see startup credits in Europe.
4. Use the firm's own pitch route where one is listed, and a warm introduction where the firm asks for one.

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