Which investor invests in what?

Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland

EU funding programme running 2021–2027 that provides co-financed action grants and tenders to strengthen European healthcare systems, crisis preparedness, and disease prevention.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

EU-wide

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland

Dutch innovation competition by RVO for businesses developing Immersive Experience (IX) products addressing the future of work across mental resilience, talent, and healthcare robotics.

Kind

Competition

Stages

Idea · Pre-seed

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Deadline 30 Nov 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland

Challenge competition funding quantum-based feasibility studies and prototype development across water, energy, and physical or digital infrastructure.

Kind

Competition

Countries

Any country

Key fact

Ticket up to €200K

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Rockstart runs a rolling Startup Support Package combining mentorship, a €65k package fee, and initial SAFE investment, plus follow-on funding up to €2m through Series B.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

Any country

Key fact

Ticket up to €2M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

imec.xpand is an early-stage global venture capital fund investing in semiconductor, nanotechnology, and deeptech innovations leveraging imec technology and expertise.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Seed · Series A · Series C+

Countries

Any country

Key fact

Typical round €28.5M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Volve Capital is a Dutch VC backing early-stage tech companies across Benelux, DACH, and the Nordics that contribute to SDGs, with initial tickets of €200k–€500k.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Pre-seed

Countries

AT, BE, CH +8

Key fact

Ticket €200K–€500K

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

UK and Ireland growth capital and early-stage investor providing patient, minority equity funding from late seed to Series B and growth stages.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Seed · Series A · Series B · Series C+

Countries

GB, IE

Key fact

Typical round €28.6M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Mangrove Capital Partners is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups across Europe and Israel.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

EU-wide, IL

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Independent investment company and venture builder in partnership with the University of Oxford, providing patient capital to transform university research into high-impact science companies.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Series A · Series C+

Countries

United Kingdom

Key fact

Typical round €142.6M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

SET Ventures is a European venture capital firm backing digital energy pioneers across distributed energy systems, digital utilities, smart mobility, and industrial energy management.

Kind

Venture capital

Stages

Seed · Series A

Countries

Any country

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Rijksoverheid

Risk-bearing loan from the Dutch government (RVO) covering up to 45-50% of development costs for technically or clinically risky innovation projects, with repayment forgiveness if the project fails.

Kind

Loan

Countries

Netherlands

Key fact

Ticket up to €10M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

UNITE

UNITE funds cross-border consortia developing digital health solutions in remote care and health data spaces across participating European regions under the Regional Innovation Valleys initiative.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

DK, ES, GB +4

Key fact

Ticket up to €600K

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

European Space Agency

ESA funding call for space-enabled services addressing Arctic challenges across resilience, maritime navigation, safety, and critical infrastructure protection.

Kind

Grant call

Countries

Any country

Key fact

Deadline 6 Jan 2027

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland

Dutch grant programme supporting feasibility studies and production facility projects for sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) in the Netherlands.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

Netherlands

Key fact

Ticket €4M+

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

SNN

Subsidy from the province of Groningen and SNN for legal entities investing in energy-efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure, funding up to 50% of eligible costs up to €4M.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

Netherlands

Key fact

Ticket up to €4M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland

EIC Accelerator supports SMEs developing breakthrough deeptech innovations at TRL 6, financing final development stages and scaling.

Kind

Accelerator

Countries

Any country

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Open Horizons supports women-led deeptech and digital early-stage startups with €10,000 for a 1-month inception phase and up to €45,000 for a 5-month corporate piloting phase.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Ticket €10K–€55K

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

European Innovation Council

Horizon Europe programme providing up to €2.5M in non-dilutive grant funding and optional equity investment up to €10M for startups and SMEs developing breakthrough innovations at TRL 6–8.

Kind

Grant programme

Countries

EU-wide, GB

Key fact

Ticket up to €2.5M

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Startupbootcamp

Four-month acceleration programme backed by CDP Venture Capital for fintech and insurtech startups, offering mentorship and up to €300,000 in services and investment.

Kind

Accelerator

Countries

Any country

Key fact

Deadline 11 Sep 2023

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

SPRIND

SPRIND's Quantum Sensing Initiative supports European quantum sensing teams and startups with funding, mentoring, and coaching through challenge-based calls to translate lab technologies into market products.

Kind

Competition

Countries

Any country

Key fact

Deadline 6 Sep 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026