Recently Added Investors – Europe

Main Capital is a strategic investor with an exclusive focus on Enterprise software companies in the Benelux, DACH and Nordics regions. We have a long-term, value-added investment horizon centered around successful partnerships with founders and management teams. Our common goal is to create operational and strategic value, and build large and healthy software groups driven by solid business fundamentals.Within the software sector, we are the most specialized company for management buyouts and later-stage growth capital. With an experienced team of financial- and operational professionals we have over €450m in assets under management for investments in mature, profitable and growing product software companies that disrupt markets and trigger change.Since 2003 we successfully support and closely collaborate with our portfolio companies to realize their full potential through focusing on sustainable growth through strategic product market positioning and selective buy-and-build, partnerships and internationalization strategies.

Main Capital Partners is a strategic investor specializing in management buyouts and later-stage growth capital for profitable enterprise software companies. The firm recently closed two new funds, Main Capital IX and Main Foundation III, totaling 5.25 billion EUR to support buy-and-build and internationalization strategies. Historically focused on the Benelux, DACH, and Nordic regions, the firm has expanded its geographic scope to include North America and the UK.

Menlo Ventures is a prominent early-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, renowned for its investments in transformative technology companies that are reshaping the way the firm live and work. Established in 1976, the firm has a rich history of backing innovative startups across various sectors, including consumer, enterprise, and healthcare. Menlo Ventures is committed to partnering with visionary founders, providing not only capital but also strategic guidance and operational support to help them scale their businesses successfully. The firm's investment philosophy centers on identifying and nurturing companies with the potential to become category leaders, leveraging deep industry expertise and a collaborative approach to foster growth and innovation.

Menlo Ventures has raised $3.7 billion in new capital, marking the largest fundraising in the firm’s history. The firm utilizes a multi-stage strategy targeting AI, consumer, enterprise, and healthcare sectors across North America, Western Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. Recent activity is highlighted by a significant position in Anthropic and a focus on category-leading technology startups from seed through expansion stages.

Blue Lake VC is an early-stage venture capital fund that provides the first institutional cheques to immigrant entrepreneurs in the UK building global B2B technology companies.

Blue Lake VC is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on providing initial institutional funding to immigrant entrepreneurs building global technology companies within the UK. The firm is currently raising its inaugural fund, supported by the British Business Bank, to address capital and networking gaps for international founders. Its investment scope targets high-growth technology startups at the pre-seed and seed stages.

Kleiner Perkins is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. They were early investors in many significant companies, including Amazon, AOL, Compaq, Electronic Arts, Google, Intuit, Macromedia, Netscape, Segway, and Sun Microsystems.For five decades, Kleiner Perkins has partnered with some of the most ingenious founders in technology and life sciences, helping them make history with their bold ideas. Through twenty venture funds and four growth funds, we’ve invested $10 billion in hundreds of companies including pioneers such as Amazon, Genentech, and Google. Today, Kleiner Perkins continues to help founders and their bold ideas make history investing in companies like Desktop Metal, IronNet, Ring, Spotify, Slack, and Peloton.The firm's four founding partners were Eugene Kleiner, Tom Perkins, Frank J. Caufield, and Brook Byers.

Kleiner Perkins is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that recently secured $3.5 billion in new capital across two distinct vehicles: KP21, an early-stage venture fund, and Select III, a late-stage growth fund. The firm has raised 20 venture funds and four growth funds to date, deploying over $10 billion into technology and life sciences companies globally. Recent investment activity focuses on sectors such as artificial intelligence, enterprise software, and consumer technology across Seed through Series B and growth stages.

The European Tech Champions Initiative 2 is a fund of funds launched by the EIF to support growth-stage investors across Europe. It aims to back 100 mid-size (€300m-600m) and mega funds (€1bn) to bridge Europe’s late-stage funding gap.

The European Investment Fund (EIF) has launched the European Tech Champions Initiative 2 (ETCI 2), a 15 billion EUR fund of funds targeting growth-stage venture capital across Europe. The vehicle aims to support approximately 100 mid-size and mega-funds ranging from 300 million EUR to over 1 billion EUR to address the region's late-stage funding gap. This initiative covers Western, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Europe, focusing on institutionalizing the European technology investment landscape.

Futurepresent is a venture capital firm investing in AI platforms and infrastructure across the United States and Europe, focusing on Physical AI, Applied AI in complex industries, and infrastructure.

futurepresent, a venture capital firm operating across North America and Western Europe, has launched its inaugural $300 million fund. The firm targets early to mid-stage investments from pre-seed to Series B, focusing on artificial intelligence infrastructure, enterprise transformation, and industrial applications. Its current portfolio includes 14 companies specializing in AI technologies for the physical world and digital infrastructure.

Air Street Capital is a venture capital firm investing in AI-first technology and life science companies in Europe and the US. They invest as early as possible and enjoy iterating through product, market, and technology strategy from day 0. Their common goal is to create enduring companies that make a lasting impact on their markets.

Air Street Capital is a venture capital firm focused on AI-first technology and life science companies across Europe and North America. The firm recently closed its third fund at $232 million to lead Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds as a solo general partner fund. Investment activity centers on early-stage opportunities where AI is central to the core product or research methodology.

BKR Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on early investments in high-growth technology companies led by founders from the Black community, building solutions for the future of work, living, and global connectivity. The firm aims to diversify the face of success by investing in promising Black-led technology companies and addressing the unmet needs of diverse communities.

BKR Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in high-growth technology companies led by Black founders across North America, Western Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The firm is currently raising its second fund, which has reached a CA$20 million close toward a CA$50 million target to support investments from Seed through Series B. BKR focuses on sectors including the future of work, living, and global connectivity.

Venture Capital firm investing in innovative deep-tech & digital enterprises across Europe. We have a 20-year track record of supporting talented tech entrepreneursin developing ambitious & disruptive companies in a variety of sectors. Led by a diverse, and experienced team of professionals located in Paris and Milan, 360 Capital Partners has $300M of assets under management and an active portfolio of over 50 companies.

360 Capital Partners is a European venture capital firm managing approximately $300M in assets across more than 50 portfolio companies. The firm targets deep-tech and digital investments from Pre-Seed to Series B stages throughout Europe, with primary offices in Paris and Milan. Recent fund activity includes an 85 million Euro close for its Poli360 2 technology transfer fund, which targets early-stage deep-tech startups and university research partnerships within the Italian market.

Credo Ventures is a Prague- and Krakow-based venture capital firm founded in 2010, investing in exceptional founders from Central and Eastern Europe and their diaspora at the earliest stages. They are a first-cheque investor, backing ambitious CEE founders globally.

Credo Ventures has closed its fifth fund at $88 million to continue its focus on pre-seed and seed-stage investments in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region and its global diaspora. Operating from Prague and Krakow, the firm serves as a first-check investor for technology startups across Europe, prioritizing founders with regional ties to CEE.