Headline
Venture capital
RollingLast verified 6 Nov 2026
Global venture capital firm backing European founders at Seed and Series A stages, with a dedicated early-stage fund focused on AI.
10 deals in the last 24 months, latest 12 Oct 2026. From its website and its deals in the news.
Key facts
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+
- Sectors
- AI & machine learning
- Typical round size
- €41.4M (median of its recent deals, not a ticket)
- Leads rounds
- 70% of recent deals with a known role
- Eligible countries
- Not stated
- Provider based in
- Germany
- Timing
- Rolling applications
- Focus
- AI; European Seed and Series A
- How to apply
- Apply route unknown
Recent deals
| Company | Round | Sectors | Amount | Role | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet | Series B | AI & machine learning, Medtech | €44.8M | lead | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Exein | Series C+ | Cybersecurity, AI & machine learning | €241.8M | lead | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Sereact | Series B | AI & machine learning, Robotics, B2B SaaS | €98.5M | lead | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Fonoa | Series C+ | Fintech, B2B SaaS | €98.5M | lead | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Searchable | Seed | AI & machine learning, B2B SaaS | €11.8M | lead | 18 May 2026 |
| Finom | Series C+ | Fintech, B2B SaaS, AI & machine learning | €115M | participant | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Deblock | Series A | Fintech, Web3 & blockchain | €30M | participant | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Plancraft · Germany | Series B | €38M | lead | 13 Aug 2025 | |
| trawa | Series A | Climate & energy, Industrial & manufacturing | €24M | lead | 21 May 2025 |
| DeepIP | Series A | AI & machine learning, Legaltech, B2B SaaS | €13.4M | participant | 27 Mar 2025 |
Evidence
Short excerpts from the sources, in their original language, that back the facts above.
- Kind
Headline EU VIII, our eighth early-stage fund dedicated to European founders.
https://blog.headline.com/p/headline-eu-viii-fund - Sectors
The $400 million fund will back Seed and Series A companies across Europe, with a focus on AI.
https://blog.headline.com/p/headline-eu-viii-fund - Stages
The $400 million fund will back Seed and Series A companies across Europe, with a focus on AI.
https://blog.headline.com/p/headline-eu-viii-fund
Status history
- 7 Nov 2026: Uncertain → Rolling (profiles: investor activity)
- 7 Nov 2026: Rolling → Uncertain (profiles: investor activity (no deal in 24 months, no fund close in 36: review hint))
- 6 Nov 2026: Rolling → Uncertain (freshness: investor activity)
- 6 Nov 2026: Rolling (first extraction)
- 6 Nov 2026: Uncertain → Rolling (profiles: investor activity)
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