Finding the right investor at the earliest stage is one of the hardest parts of building a startup. Most of the VCs are more focused on growth stage companies, looking to write $10M$ checks, it is more efficient to focus on early stage VCs that are much more suitable for pre-seed or early scale up companies. Geographical coverage and location can also play a huge role, especially for EU based companies, pursuing EU based VCs will be much more manageable. We compiled 100 active EU-based funds and accelerators that write checks between $0 and $1M, organized by category so you can quickly find the investors that match your stage, sector, and geography.
| # | Fund | Website | Check Size | Location | Focus | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seedcamp | seedcamp.com | $350K–$1M | London, UK | Fintech, SaaS, AI, marketplaces, health tech | UK |
| 2 | Concept Ventures | concept.vc | Up to $1M | London, UK | Generalist — all sectors | UK |
| 3 | Firstminute Capital | firstminute.capital | €500K–$1M | London, UK | SaaS, consumer tech, frontier tech | UK |
| 4 | Creator Fund | thecreatorfund.com | Up to £750K | London, UK | Deep tech, AI, robotics — PhD founders | UK |
| 5 | Playfair Capital | playfair.vc | £500K–£750K | London, UK | Generalist — European pre-seed | UK |
| 6 | Ada Ventures | adaventures.com | £250K–$1M | London, UK | Climate equity, economic empowerment | UK |
| 7 | 7percent Ventures | 7percent.co | Up to £500K | London, UK | Defence, aerospace, AI | UK |
| 8 | Passion Capital | passioncapital.com | £250K–£750K | London, UK | AI, fintech, risk tech | UK |
| 9 | Episode 1 | episode1.com | £100K–£500K | London, UK | Generalist — pre-seed and seed | UK |
| 10 | Entrepreneur First | joinef.com | Up to $250K | London (+ Berlin, Paris, NY) | Deep tech, AI, enterprise, biotech | UK |
| 11 | LocalGlobe | localglobe.vc | $500K–$1M | London, UK | Generalist — pre-seed and seed | UK |
| 12 | Stride VC | stride.vc | £250K–$1M | London, UK | Generalist — European seed | UK |
| 13 | Moonfire Ventures | moonfire.com | $500K–$1M | London, UK | AI, deep tech, frontier technology | UK |
| 14 | Felix Capital | felixcap.com | €500K–$1M | London, UK | Consumer, digital lifestyle, creative | UK |
| 15 | Connect Ventures | connectventures.co | £300K–£750K | London, UK | Product-first companies — consumer & B2B | UK |
| 16 | Hummingbird Ventures | hummingbird.vc | $500K–$1M | Brussels / London | Generalist — pre-seed to Series A | UK/Benelux |
| 17 | Mosaic Ventures | mosaicventures.com | $500K–$1M | London, UK | Deep tech, AI, enterprise software | UK |
| 18 | Blossom Capital | blossomcap.com | $500K–$1M | London, UK | Generalist — European seed | UK |
| 19 | Dawn Capital | dawncapital.com | $500K–$1M | London, UK | B2B software, enterprise SaaS | UK |
| 20 | Backed VC | backed.vc | £500K–$1M | London, UK | Generalist — European pre-seed/seed | UK |
| 21 | DIG Ventures | digventures.com | $500K–$1M | London, UK | B2B SaaS, AI, cloud infrastructure | UK |
| 22 | Baobab Ventures | baobab.vc | $250K–$500K | London & Barcelona | AI, robotics, defence | UK/Spain |
| 23 | Seedrs (Republic) | seedrs.com | Variable | London, UK | Equity crowdfunding platform | UK |
| 24 | Cherry Ventures | cherry.vc | €300K–$1M | Berlin, Germany | B2B software, consumer, deep tech | DACH |
| 25 | Point Nine Capital | pointnine.com | €500K–$1M | Berlin, Germany | B2B SaaS, marketplaces | DACH |
| 26 | Atlantic Labs | atlanticlabs.de | €500K–$1M | Berlin, Germany | Climate, future of work, AI, fintech | DACH |
| 27 | La Famiglia VC | lafamiglia.vc | €500K–$1M | Berlin, Germany | AI, fintech, health tech, energy, logistics | DACH |
| 28 | Fly Ventures | fly.vc | €500K–$1M | Berlin, Germany | Technical founders — AI, data, infra | DACH |
| 29 | Lunar Ventures | lunar.vc | €750K–$1M | Berlin, Germany | Deep tech — AI, quantum, robotics | DACH |
| 30 | Speedinvest | speedinvest.com | €200K–$1M | Vienna, Austria | Deep tech, B2B AI, fintech | DACH |
| 31 | Calm/Storm Ventures | calmstorm.vc | €50K–€300K | Vienna, Austria | Generalist — European pre-seed/seed | DACH |
| 32 | Fund F | fundf.vc | ~€300K | Vienna, Austria | Gender-diverse founding teams | DACH |
| 33 | Lakestar | lakestar.com | €500K–$1M | Zurich, Switzerland | Generalist — technology | DACH |
| 34 | Seedstars | seedstars.com | $400K–$1M | Geneva, Switzerland | B2B tech — emerging markets | DACH |
| 35 | Kima Ventures | kimaventures.com | €150K | Paris, France | Generalist — all sectors globally | France |
| 36 | Partech | partechpartners.com | €200K–$1M | Paris, France | Generalist — broad tech | France |
| 37 | Alven | alven.co | €500K–$1M | Paris, France | SaaS, marketplace, consumer | France |
| 38 | Elaia | elaia.com | €300K–$1M | Paris, France | Health tech, AI, cybersecurity, fintech | France |
| 39 | Breega | breega.com | €500K–$1M | Paris, France | SaaS, fintech, digital health, deep tech | France |
| 40 | Daphni | daphni.com | €500K–$1M | Paris, France | Generalist — European tech | France |
| 41 | XAnge | xange.fr | €500K–$1M | Paris, France | B2B SaaS, deep tech, fintech | France |
| 42 | ISAI | isai.fr | €250K–$1M | Paris, France | SaaS, marketplace, consumer internet | France |
| 43 | Side Capital | sidecapital.com | €200K–€500K | Paris, France | Generalist — pre-seed and seed | France |
| 44 | Bpifrance Digital | bpifrance.fr | Up to €100K | Paris, France | Multi-sector — sovereign investment bank | France |
| 45 | Creandum | creandum.com | €500K–$1M | Stockholm, Sweden | Generalist — European tech | Nordics |
| 46 | EQT Ventures | eqtventures.com | €500K–$1M | Stockholm, Sweden | Technology — generalist | Nordics |
| 47 | Heartcore Capital | heartcore.com | €300K–$1M | Copenhagen, Denmark | Consumer technology | Nordics |
| 48 | byFounders | byfounders.vc | €500K–$1M | Copenhagen, Denmark | Nordic & Baltic founders — generalist | Nordics |
| 49 | Inventure | inventure.fi | €200K–$1M | Helsinki, Finland | Generalist — Nordic tech | Nordics |
| 50 | Northzone | northzone.com | €500K–$1M | Stockholm, Sweden | Generalist — 240+ investments | Nordics |
| 51 | Alliance VC | alliance.vc | €500K–$1M | Stockholm, Sweden | Nordic startups — generalist | Nordics |
| 52 | BlackWood Ventures | blackwoodventures.com | €300K–€500K | Copenhagen, Denmark | Early-stage European startups | Nordics |
| 53 | Unconventional Ventures | unconventional.vc | €200K–€500K | Stockholm, Sweden | Climate, health, education — impact | Nordics |
| 54 | Outlast Ventures | outlast.vc | €200K–€500K | Tallinn, Estonia | Baltic & Nordic founders | Nordics |
| 55 | PSV | psv.vc | €500K–$1M | Copenhagen, Denmark | AI, software, digital infrastructure | Nordics |
| 56 | Nordic Foodtech VC | nordicfoodtech.vc | €500K–$1M | Helsinki / Copenhagen | Food tech, agriculture, food innovation | Nordics |
| 57 | Peak Capital | peakcapital.nl | €250K–$1M | Amsterdam, Netherlands | SaaS, marketplace platforms | Benelux |
| 58 | Volta Ventures | voltaventures.eu | €300K–$1M | Amsterdam, Netherlands | B2B software, SaaS, AI | Benelux |
| 59 | SHIFT Invest | shiftinvest.com | €500K–$1M | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Generalist — NW Europe | Benelux |
| 60 | Rubio Impact Ventures | rubioimpact.com | €300K–€500K | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Impact-driven companies | Benelux |
| 61 | Keen Venture Partners | keenventurepartners.com | €500K–$1M | Amsterdam, Netherlands | B2B SaaS, marketplace, enterprise | Benelux |
| 62 | Indico Capital | indicocapital.com | €500K–$1M | Lisbon, Portugal | Enterprise SaaS, AI, deep tech, spacetech | Southern |
| 63 | Italian Founders Fund | italianfoundersfund.it | €300K–$1M | Milan, Italy | Italian seed & pre-seed startups | Southern |
| 64 | Maia Ventures | maiaventures.com | €300K–$1M | Milan, Italy | Food tech, agriculture, food innovation | Southern |
| 65 | Samaipata | samaipata.vc | €500K–$1M | Madrid, Spain | Marketplaces, platforms, consumer tech | Southern |
| 66 | Nauta Capital | nautacapital.com | €500K–$1M | Barcelona, Spain | B2B software, SaaS, enterprise | Southern |
| 67 | JME Ventures | jmeventures.com | €250K–€500K | Madrid, Spain | Generalist — Spanish tech | Southern |
| 68 | Caixa Capital Risc | caixacapitalrisc.es | €250K–$1M | Barcelona, Spain | Tech, biotech, deep tech | Southern |
| 69 | Portugal Ventures | portugalventures.pt | €250K–$1M | Lisbon, Portugal | Tourism, digital, social innovation | Southern |
| 70 | 360 Capital | 360capital.vc | €500K–$1M | Paris / Milan | Deep tech, digital, AI | Southern |
| 71 | Day One Capital | dayonecapital.com | €500K–$1M | Budapest, Hungary | Central & Eastern European founders | CEE |
| 72 | 33East | 33east.vc | €500K–$1M | Cyprus | Pre-seed and seed — generalist | CEE |
| 73 | Marathon VC | marathon.vc | €500K–$1M | Athens, Greece | Generalist — European early-stage | CEE |
| 74 | Credo Ventures | credoventures.com | €500K–$1M | Prague, Czech Republic | Generalist — CEE tech | CEE |
| 75 | Inovo Venture Partners | inovo.vc | €250K–$1M | Warsaw, Poland | Generalist — CEE technology | CEE |
| 76 | Flashpoint | flashpoint.vc | €250K–€500K | Athens, Greece | Generalist — SE Europe & Mediterranean | CEE |
| 77 | LAUNCHub Ventures | launchub.com | €250K–$1M | Sofia, Bulgaria | B2B SaaS, deep tech, fintech | CEE |
| 78 | Presto Ventures | prestoventures.com | €100K–€500K | Prague, Czech Republic | Generalist — CEE pre-seed | CEE |
| 79 | Antler (Europe) | antler.co | €175K–€250K | Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Stockholm | AI, generalist — cohort-based | Accelerator |
| 80 | EF (European hubs) | joinef.com | Up to $250K | London, Berlin, Paris | Deep tech, AI, enterprise, biotech | Accelerator |
| 81 | Techstars (Europe) | techstars.com | $120K | London, Berlin, Paris, Lisbon | Generalist — sector-specific | Accelerator |
| 82 | Plug and Play (Europe) | plugandplaytechcenter.com | €50K–€250K | Multiple EU offices | Generalist — corporate partnerships | Accelerator |
| 83 | Startupbootcamp | startupbootcamp.org | €15K–€20K | London, Amsterdam, + more | Fintech, smart city, energy | Accelerator |
| 84 | SeedBlink | seedblink.com | Variable | Bucharest, Romania | European tech — co-investment platform | Accelerator |
| 85 | Target Global | targetglobal.vc | €500K–$1M | Berlin / London | Fintech, insurtech, proptech, mobility | Pan-European |
| 86 | Index Ventures | indexventures.com | €500K–$1M | London & Geneva | Generalist — European & global tech | Pan-European |
| 87 | Accel (Europe) | accel.com | €500K–$1M | London, UK | Generalist — technology | Pan-European |
| 88 | Balderton Capital | balderton.com | €500K–$1M | London, UK | Generalist — European tech | Pan-European |
| 89 | Atomico | atomico.com | €500K–$1M | London, UK | Generalist — European technology | Pan-European |
| 90 | PROfounders Capital | profounders.com | €250K–€500K | London, UK | Generalist — European pre-seed/seed | Pan-European |
| 91 | Crowdcube | crowdcube.com | Variable | Exeter, UK | Equity crowdfunding platform | Pan-European |
| 92 | Future Energy Ventures | future-energy-ventures.com | €500K–$1M | Berlin, Germany | Energy, climate tech, sustainability | Pan-European |
| 93 | Climate-KIC (EIT) | climate-kic.org | €50K–€500K | Multiple EU cities | Climate tech, clean energy, circular economy | Pan-European |
| 94 | HCVC (Hardware Club) | hardwareclub.co | €200K–$1M | Paris, France | Hardware, IoT, deep tech | Pan-European |
| 95 | Ventech | ventech.vc | €500K–$1M | Paris, France | Generalist — European tech | Pan-European |
| 96 | Serena Capital | serena.vc | €500K–$1M | Paris, France | Enterprise SaaS, deep tech, AI | Pan-European |
| 97 | Seedstars (Europe) | seedstars.com | $400K–$1M | Geneva, Switzerland | B2B tech — emerging markets & Europe | Pan-European |
| 98 | Marathon VC (pan-EU) | marathon.vc | €500K–$1M | Athens, Greece | Generalist — cross-border European | Pan-European |
| 99 | Nauta Capital (pan-EU) | nautacapital.com | €500K–$1M | Barcelona, Spain | B2B software — pan-European | Pan-European |
| 100 | Speedinvest (pan-EU) | speedinvest.com | €200K–$1M | Vienna (7 offices) | Deep tech, B2B AI, fintech — pan-European | Pan-European |