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Investors, grants, loans, accelerators and other funding for European startups, from idea to Series C. Every fact links to its source. Looking for investors that fit your startup? Get matched.
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Black Quant Fund
UncertainBlack Quant
Munich-based deep tech venture fund investing in European quantum technology and quantum-enabling startups from pre-seed to Series A and beyond.
- Kind
- Venture capital
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Primo Space
RollingPrimo Ventures
Primo Space is an Italian venture capital fund investing in early-stage space and space-related deep tech startups across Europe, the UK, Switzerland, Israel, and the US.
- Kind
- Venture capital
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Countries
- CH, EU-wide, GB +2
- Key fact
- Ticket €100K–€5M
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Expansion VC
RollingExpansion
European deeptech VC fund investing from pre-seed to Series B in sustainable aerospace, defence, satellite systems, and robotics.
- Kind
- Venture capital
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A · Series B
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Typical round €35.4M
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Gungnir Capital
RollingGungnir Capital is an early-stage European venture capital fund investing in defence and dual-use technology companies across Europe, the Nordics, and Ukraine.
- Kind
- Venture capital
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Countries
- EU-wide, UA
- Key fact
- Ticket €200K–€1M
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Sella Direct Ventures
UncertainSella Group
Corporate venture arm of Italy's Sella Group providing €250k–€500k in follower tickets to European and Italian early-stage fintech, AI-driven financial solutions, and market infrastructure startups.
- Kind
- Corporate venture capital
- Stages
- Seed · Series A
- Countries
- EU-wide, GB
- Key fact
- Ticket €250K–€500K
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Exergon
UncertainExergon is a European thematic deeptech fund investing €0.5M to €5M in pre-seed to Series A startups across new nuclear, energy storage, and energy efficiency & AI.
- Kind
- Venture capital
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A · Series B
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Ticket €500K–€5M
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
E2D
UncertainE2D is a Munich-based growth venture capital fund backed by Armilar and Earlybird, investing $10M to $30M in Series B and growth-stage European dual-use, defence, aerospace, AI, and cybersecurity startups.
- Kind
- Venture capital
- Stages
- Series B · Series C+
- Countries
- DE, DK, EE +9
- Key fact
- Ticket €8.9M–€26.7M
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
DefTech Forges
Closed, next round expectedBraveTech EU
Multi-day defence tech competition for EU and Norwegian startups and SMEs with TRL 4+ dual-use solutions. Selected winners receive €120k grants plus access to up to €750k in scale-up funding.
- Kind
- Competition
- Countries
- EU-wide, NO
- Key fact
- Deadline 6 Sep 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Sploro
EU initiative providing €75,000 non-dilutive cascade grants and a 6-month business development programme to women-led deep tech startups at TRL 4–6 across Europe.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Ticket €75K–€75K
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
EIC Accelerator
Closed, next round expectedEuropean Innovation Council
The EIC Accelerator provides European deep-tech start-ups and SMEs with blended finance, offering grants of up to €2.5M combined with direct equity investments of up to €10M for breakthrough technologies at TRL 6 or higher.
- Kind
- Accelerator
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Deadline 4 Nov 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Alpha Bank
Four-month fintech acceleration program by Alpha Bank and Endeavor Greece offering mentoring, pilot opportunities, and a €10k–€15k cash grant to early-stage EU fintech startups.
- Kind
- Accelerator
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Ticket €10K–€15K
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
AquaSphere Accelerator 2026 (Round 2)
Closed, next round expectedAquaSphere Project
An 8-week virtual accelerator funded by EIT HEI for European blue economy startups and scale-ups, providing mentoring, technical validation, and investor readiness support.
- Kind
- Accelerator
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Deadline 7 Apr 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
CASSINI Business Accelerator
Closed, next round expectedEuropean Commission
Six-month space tech accelerator by the EC and EUSPA offering business and investment coaching, events, and non-dilutive funding to European startups and scale-ups using space technologies or data.
- Kind
- Accelerator
- Stages
- Seed
- Countries
- EU-wide, IS, NO
- Key fact
- Deadline 2 Oct 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
BioInnovation Institute
A 12-month accelerator program by BioInnovation Institute providing early-stage European life science startups with a €500,000 convertible loan, mentoring, and support in therapeutics and planetary health.
- Kind
- Accelerator
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Countries
- AT, BE, BG +28
- Key fact
- Ticket €500K–€500K
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
EIB Venture Debt
RollingEuropean Investment Bank
EIB Venture Debt provides quasi-equity loans to innovative European tech startups and cleantech scale-ups, typically offering tickets between €15m and €50m on a co-investment basis.
- Kind
- Venture debt
- Stages
- Series B · Series C+
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Ticket €15M–€50M
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
EIB Venture Debt
RollingEuropean Investment Bank
Venture debt financing offered by the European Investment Bank to eligible growth companies through a multi-step pre-screening and appraisal process.
- Kind
- Venture debt
- Stages
- Series B · Series C+
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Ticket €10M–€50M
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Nighthawk Partners
Nighthawk Partners provides amortising venture debt term loans ranging from £1m to £50m+ for VC-backed tech companies from Series A across the UK, EU, Israel, and the Gulf.
- Kind
- Venture debt
- Stages
- Series A · Series B · Series C+
- Countries
- EU-wide, GB, IL
- Key fact
- Ticket €1.2M–€60M
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
GrowthPath Investments
RollingEuropean growth-credit provider originating and structuring €1–3M senior-secured debt facilities for late-seed and Series A B2B technology businesses.
- Kind
- Venture debt
- Stages
- Seed · Series A
- Countries
- EU-wide, GB, IS +2
- Key fact
- Ticket €1M–€3M
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
NLC Health Ventures
UncertainRijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland
NLC Health Impact Seed Fund invests from €150k in Dutch healthtech, medtech, and biotech startups transforming scientific discoveries into healthcare innovations.
- Kind
- Venture capital
- Stages
- Seed
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Key fact
- Ticket €150K+
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
UniCap Debt Financing
RollingUniCap
UniCap provides flexible credit lines and debt financing from 500k to 30M for early-stage and growth businesses in the EU, UK, and US through a network of 200 lenders.
- Kind
- Venture debt
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series B · Series C+
- Countries
- EU-wide, GB, US
- Key fact
- Ticket €500K–€30M
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026