Which investor invests in what?

European 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

UniCap

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

Business Riihimäki

Business Riihimäki and the DEFINE network offer a €20,000 convertible loan to support market readiness for Riihimäki-based defence, security, and dual-use technology startups.

Kind

Loan

Countries

Finland

Key fact

Deadline 31 Aug 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Gilion

Gilion provides non-dilutive growth loans and seasonal credit of up to €10m for European tech companies and startups based on ARR, featuring interest-only periods and no warrants or equity kickers.

Kind

Loan

Countries

Any country

Key fact

Ticket up to €10M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

European Commission

HERA Invest provides venture debt financing via the EIB to innovative European SMEs and mid-caps developing medical countermeasures against priority health threats, such as pandemics, CBRN, and AMR.

Kind

Venture debt

Stages

Seed · Series A · Series B · Series C+

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Ticket €15M–€40M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Actyus

Actyus Growth Finance offers venture debt loans between €250k and €5m for scale-up technology companies with proven traction, supporting organic growth, geographic expansion, or bridging funding rounds.

Kind

Venture debt

Countries

Any country

Key fact

Ticket €250K–€5M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Bootstrap Europe provides non-dilutive growth debt funding of up to €5M+ to scale-up businesses across Europe, focusing on sectors including biotech, cleantech, fintech, and SaaS.

Kind

Venture debt

Stages

Series B · Series C+

Countries

AL, AT, BA +36

Key fact

Ticket €0–€5M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Vækstfonden

Vækstfonden offers venture debt facilities of €1M–€5M with warrants for mature, VC-backed Danish startups, with a preference for SaaS models.

Kind

Venture debt

Stages

Series B · Series C+

Countries

Denmark

Key fact

Ticket €1M–€5M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Round2 Capital provides non-dilutive revenue-based lending to European B2B SaaS companies, typically targeting businesses with €5m to €25m in ARR.

Kind

Revenue-based financing

Stages

Series B · Series C+

Countries

Any country

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

European Investment Bank

EIB's venture debt product under InvestEU provides €7.5m–€50m in growth financing (up to 50% co-investment) for cleantech, energy, circular economy, and mobility scale-ups that have raised Series A or B equity.

Kind

Venture debt

Stages

Series A · Series B · Series C+

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Ticket €7.5M–€50M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

re:cap offers non-dilutive debt financing to European and UK companies with predictable recurring revenues, with both a fast track for up to €300k and tailored tracks for larger amounts.

Kind

Revenue-based financing

Stages

Series A · Series B · Series C+

Countries

EU-wide, GB

Key fact

Ticket €250K–€5M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Colesco Capital

Colesco Capital offers direct debt financing of at least €5m for North West European scale-ups, projects, and corporates advancing the circular economy and energy transition.

Kind

Loan

Stages

Series B · Series C+

Countries

Any country

Key fact

Ticket €5M+

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

HighTechXL

HighTechXL's €11m fund provides milestone-based early-stage investment for deep-tech startups, starting with €25k and scaling up to €300k across the program.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed

Countries

Any country

Key fact

Ticket €25K–€300K

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Invest-NL

Invest-NL's Deep Tech Fonds is a €250m Dutch public venture capital fund investing in early-stage and scaling Dutch deep tech companies across key national technologies including quantum, photonics, semiconductors, and advanced materials.

Kind

Public investor

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed · Series A · Series B

Countries

Netherlands

Key fact

Typical round €23.2M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Brightlands Venture Partners is an independent Dutch venture capital fund manager investing from Seed to Series A in scalable health, agrifood, and renewable chemistry startups.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Seed · Series A · Series B

Countries

Any country

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

IFB Hamburg

InnoFinTech offers non-repayable grants of up to €200,000 covering up to 90% of eligible costs for innovative fintech and insurtech startups younger than three years based in Hamburg.

Kind

Grant programme

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

Germany

Key fact

Ticket up to €200K

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

EIT Urban Mobility

Competition connecting European startups and SMEs with corporates and public entities to implement AI solutions across mobility and urban challenges.

Kind

Competition

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Deadline 15 Sep 2024

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland

Subsidy from the Dutch government supporting companies and research organisations working on artificial intelligence technologies as part of the European IPCEI AI initiative.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

Netherlands

Key fact

Ticket €125K–€60M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Invest-NL

EU programme offering blended finance combining grants up to €2.5M and equity up to €10M for European startups and SMEs developing game-changing deeptech innovations.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Ticket up to €12.5M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Vienna Business Agency

Grant by the Vienna Business Agency supporting SMEs and founding teams in developing innovative products, technologies, and services with up to €300,000.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

Austria

Key fact

Deadline 31 Dec 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026