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7percent Ventures
London
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These guys are the anti-European VC stereotype—they actually write first checks into wild moonshots that European funds would pass on for being 'too early.' Both Oculus and Magic Pony were their first institutional money, which tells you everything about their conviction. They promise blunt feedback within 5 working days even on rejections, which founders love because you're not left hanging. The geopolitical 'free-world resilience' framing feels a bit performative, but their portfolio backs it up—they're genuinely betting on technologies that matter for Western competitiveness. They don't take board seats and see their value in the first 6-12 months helping you prep for the next round, so they're not going to micromanage you to death.

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Aldea Ventures
Barcelona
Seed
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BERNIE'S TAKE

Aldea gets it - they're not trying to be heroes, they're smart money that understands the fund-of-funds game. Portfolio managers praise them for being "more than an investor - a true partner" who shows "real alignment" and "patience" with long deeptech timelines. They're playing the data game smartly, collecting intelligence on 1000+ companies to make better decisions while sharing anonymized insights with the ecosystem. The team has solid pedigree from established European funds, not Silicon Valley wannabes. They're also a certified B-Corp with a 95.3 impact score (median is 50.9), so they actually walk the sustainability talk. The concentration strategy in Fund II shows they're learning and getting pickier, which is what you want to see.

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Alven
Paris
Seed
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BERNIE'S TAKE

Alven is a legitimate European powerhouse with 4 unicorns including Qonto (€4.4B valuation), Ankorstore, and Algolia - these aren't just marketing fluff, they're real fund-returners. The founding partners are old-school finance guys (Paribas, Lazard) who've been at this for 25 years - they know how to build companies and have seen multiple cycles. Their "straightforward honesty" philosophy isn't just PR speak - founders genuinely seem to appreciate their direct, no-BS approach and long-term commitment. The fund performance is genuinely impressive - potential €3B+ in portfolio value with multiple 10x+ returns already realized. However, they're very France-centric despite global ambitions, and their sweet spot seems to be established French entrepreneurs rather than first-time founders.

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Atlantic Labs
Berlin
Seed
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Atlantic Labs is what happens when a successful serial founder (Christophe Maire) decides to back other founders with the same conviction he'd want for himself. Founders consistently say Atlantic is the only fund where you actually get support besides money you can count on - recruiting, strategy, operations. They move fast and aren't afraid of 'too early' or 'too bold' bets. The downside? One anonymous review claimed they were hands-off to the point where a portfolio founder ran wild across jurisdictions, hit a cash wall, and left employees unpaid - suggesting their conviction-based approach might sometimes lack operational oversight. But with 3 unicorns (Choco, GetYourGuide, Omio) in their portfolio, they clearly know how to pick winners.

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BrightCap Ventures
Sofia
Seed
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BrightCap has already delivered 4-5 exits from their €25M Fund I, with portfolio companies raising $60M+ in follow-ons and reaching $600M+ enterprise value. Their biggest bet LucidLink has raised $115M total and could alone return their entire first fund. Fund II is one of the very few VCs with female majority among General Partners. They source 60% of deals through proprietary networks rather than waiting for inbound - they actively hunt. The 'global founders, local engineers' thesis is smart arbitrage: Western market access with Eastern European engineering talent costs. They're hands-on with diverse skill sets helping with product validation, talent recruitment, fundraising, and emotional support. But founders should know they need Bulgarian/Romanian engineering presence for public fund compliance.

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Fly Ventures
Berlin
Seed
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Fly is the anti-thesis fund that actually walks the walk. "If you are a deeply technical founder or working on a hard technical problem in Europe, your funding options at the inception stage mostly suck," stated Gabriel Matuschka. Founders often find it frustrating to simplify their pitches for investors who apply generic SaaS logic to everything. This approach can be harmful, especially in the early stages of deep tech development. These guys get in earlier than anyone else - Fly often engages with founders 6-9 months before they officially start their companies. The track record speaks for itself: Since Fly invested in Wayve's Seed Round in 2017, the company has raised a total in excess of USD 2B including its latest Series D at a USD 8.6B valuation and In September 2025, Check Point Software Technologies acquired Lakera for USD 300M. The catch? They're genuinely technical gatekeepers - Many early stage funds will say it's all about the team, but we like to think we keep a higher bar than most. If you can't geek out about your tech stack with Fredrik or convince Gabriel why your "impossible" problem is actually solvable, you're not getting in. But if you do make it through, Over 75 per cent of Fly's portfolio companies go on to raise a follow-on round or get acquired vs. the industry average of 31 per cent for Seed VCs in Europe.

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Connect Ventures
London
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Early Game Ventures
Bucharest
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Elkstone Capital Partners
Dublin
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Episode 1 Ventures
London
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Eureka Venture SGR
Milan
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Firstminute Capital
London
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Forward Partners
London
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GapMinder Venture Partners
Bucharest
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High-Tech Grunderfonds
Bonn
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Indico Capital Partners
Lisbon
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Inovo Venture Partners
Warsaw
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J&T Ventures
Prague
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JME Ventures
Madrid
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Karma Ventures
Tallinn
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KAYA VC
Prague
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Kernel Ventures
Paris
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Lakestar Europe
Zurich
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LAUNCHub Ventures
Sofia
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Lunar Ventures
Berlin
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Marathon Venture Capital
Athens
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Movens Capital
Warsaw
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NAP
Berlin
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Nauta Capital
London
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Norrsken VC
Stockholm
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North-East Venture
Copenhagen
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Open Circle Capital
Vilnius
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Passion Capital
London
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Project A Ventures
Berlin
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ProVenture
Trondheim
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Rockstart
Amsterdam
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Sno Ventures
Oslo
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Sure Valley Ventures
Belfast
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System One
Berlin
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Target Partners
Munich
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Techstart Ventures
Belfast
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Ventech
Paris
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Viola Ventures
Tel Aviv
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Vito Ventures
Munich
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Volta Ventures
Ghent
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Vsquared Ventures
Munich
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Zest
Rome
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