Which investor invests in what?

CYSSDE

Funded by Digital Europe, the CYSSDE Open Call offers up to €200,000 for European organisations, including startups and SMEs, providing penetration testing and vulnerability assessments to strengthen cyber resilience under NIS2.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

EU-wide, IS, LI +1

Key fact

Ticket up to €200K

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

RENEW-BOOSTER Consortium

Cascade grant call for SMEs developing clean-energy supply-chain solutions across offshore wind, photovoltaics, and energy grids. Offers grants up to €60,000 across two strands with mandatory cash co-financing.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

AL, AT, BA +36

Key fact

Deadline 30 Nov 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Open Horizons

Open Call #3 by Open Horizons offers up to €55k equity-free grant funding and corporate collaboration for early-stage, women-led European digital and deep-tech SMEs.

Kind

Grant programme

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

AL, AM, BA +16

Key fact

Deadline 19 May 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Open Horizons

Cascade funding call offering up to €55,000 in equity-free grants and corporate piloting for European women-led digital and deep tech startups.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

AL, AM, BA +15

Key fact

Deadline 19 May 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

European Commission

EU grant call supporting net-zero technologies and cleantech manufacturing, covering small to large-scale decarbonisation and deep decarbonisation pilot projects.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

EU-wide, IS, LI +1

Key fact

Deadline 24 Apr 2025

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

European Innovation Council

The EIC provides up to €30 million in direct equity co-investment for EU, EEA-associated, and Ukrainian companies scaling up industrial capabilities in defence technologies, participating in funding rounds of €50 million or more.

Kind

Public investor

Stages

Series A · Series B · Series C+

Countries

EU-wide, IS, LI +2

Key fact

Ticket up to €30M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

LUMO Labs is a European VC investing €0.5M–€5M in pre-seed to Series A digital deep tech startups tackling health, education, sustainable cities, and climate action.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed · Series A

Countries

BE, DE, DK +8

Key fact

Ticket €500K–€5M

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

LUMO Labs is a European venture capital firm investing in digital deep tech startups that tackle UN SDGs, including healthcare, education, sustainable cities, and climate action.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed · Series A

Countries

BE, DE, DK +8

Key fact

Ticket €500K–€5M

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

Dutch early-stage venture capital firm investing in European digital and sustainability-focused startups across the Benelux, DACH, and Nordics regions.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed · Series A

Countries

AT, BE, CH +8

Key fact

Ticket €250K–€2.5M

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

Northern European venture fund investing in pre-seed and seed stage dual-use technology companies across the Nordics, Baltics, and Poland.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

DK, EE, FI +6

Key fact

Ticket €500K–€2M

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

Hasta is a European investment syndicate leading pre-seed and seed rounds in AI, robotics, industrial capability, critical infrastructure, and dual-use tech across Europe and Ukraine.

Kind

Angel network

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

EU-wide, GB, IS +3

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

Nordic Makers is a collective of unicorn founders investing their own capital into Nordic early-stage B2B software startups, backed by founder-led mentoring and follow-on investments.

Kind

Angel network

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

DK, FI, IS +2

Key fact

Ticket €500K–€1M

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

Investment fund backing pre-seed and seed defence and European resilience tech startups across the New Nordic countries and Ukraine.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

DK, EE, FI +6

Key fact

Ticket €100K–€500K

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

The NATO Innovation Fund is a €1bn standalone venture capital firm investing in early-stage deep tech and dual-use startups supporting defence, security, and resilience across 24 NATO Allied nations.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Seed · Series A · Series B

Countries

BE, BG, CZ +21

Key fact

Ticket €3M–€15M

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

EU-funded initiative supporting women leading deep tech startups across European Union member states and Horizon Europe associated countries.

Kind

Grant programme

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

AL, AM, BA +17

Key fact

Deadline 15 Jun 2027

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

Float

Float offers non-dilutive recurring revenue financing and revolving credit facilities for AI and tech companies to finance compute, hiring, and scaling before revenue lands.

Kind

Revenue-based financing

Countries

AT, BE, CH +14

Key fact

Ticket up to €3M

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

E2D

Amsterdam-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage European tech startups across AI, B2B software, and deep tech.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Seed · Series A

Countries

BE, CH, CZ +14

Key fact

Ticket €472.2K–€2.9M

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026