Investors
Early-Stage European VCs Writing $0–$1M Checks
Finding the right investor at the earliest stage is one of the hardest parts of building a startup. Most VCs focus on growth-stage companies, writing $10M checks — but for pre-seed and early scale-ups, it's far more efficient to target early-stage funds. Geography matters too: for EU-based companies, pursuing EU-based VCs is much more manageable.
We've compiled the most active EU-based funds and accelerators writing checks between $0 and $1M — the investors most likely to lead or join your first institutional round. Each fund lists its typical check size, location, stage, and sector focus.
Rather than a static table that goes stale, the full list lives in our searchable directory. Filter by country (the UK, France, Germany, the Nordics and more), sector, stage, and check size, then open a detailed profile for every fund — with its website, notable portfolio, and similar investors.