Wave Ventures marks decade with €10M fund and founder grants

Nordic venture capital firm Wave Ventures has announced the final closeof its third fund at €10 million, marking a significant increase from itsprevious €2 million fund and a decade since it was found…

Anterra Capital reaches $100M first close for Fund III to back next-gen food and agritech innovation

Anterra Capital, a specialist venture firm investing in food and agriculture, today announced its $100 million first close of Fund III. Founded in 2013 with offices in Amsterdam and Boston, the firm …

Pitchdrive raises €60M to back Europe’s AI-native founders

European pre-seed venture capital investor Pitchdrive hasclosed its fourth fund at €60 million, exceeding its initial €50 milliontarget. The fund is fully backed by private investors, with no governme…

Creator Fund closes $56M to back Europe’s scientific founders

Creator Fund, a UK-based pre-seedventure capital firm focused on scientific founders, has closed its firstEuropean fund at $56 million. The capital will support Creator Fund’s strategyof identifying a…

German VC coalition calls for institutional capital shift to power next-gen startups

24 of Germany’s leading venture capital funds have joined forces to launch the German Venture and Growth Forum and publish the German Venture & Growth Playbook, which uses market data to highligh…

Merantix Capital launches €103M fund for early-stage European AI startups

Merantix Capital has announced thefinal close of its €103 million AI Fund, which will invest in early-stageAI-native companies across sectors including logistics, manufacturing, energy,finance, health…

Cambridge Enterprise builds London launchpad for next generation of deeptech founders

A new Cambridge Enterprise Initiative called Leaps is launching today to embed Cambridge-based companies in complementary ecosystems, giving selected founders access to new markets, talent and investm…

Marvelous and Joachim Herz Foundation launch €20M deeptech fund to bridge Germany’s commercialisation gap

Germany conducts research at a world-class level. Yet many technologies fail to make the transition from the laboratory to the market, not because of their quality but because of a lack of capital.The…

Skybound launches with $38M to back early deeptech founders

Skybound Venture Capital hasannounced the launch of its founder-led venture capital fund focused ondeeptech startups, securing a $38 million oversubscribed first close anchoredby the European Investme…

Mouro Capital secures $400M first close for latest fund

Mouro Capital has announced the first closeof its third fund, securing $400 million from Banco Santander, the firm’slongstanding strategic partner. The latest fundraising brings Mouro Capital’stotal i…