Danish VC firm KOMPAS VC closes €160M fund to back industrial tech startups
The fresh fund saw support from existing backers such as VKR Holding, along with new institutional investors including Realdania.
Startups of the month — April 2026
Meet RunAudit, Rentize, Yetipay, Navora AI, Revorium, Goxi, Baseflow Aero, and Wholistic in the latest series of Startups of the month.
EU and Ukraine launch €160M program to invest in dual-use technologies
The program includes a €140 million EU guarantee provided by the European Commission and €21 million in EU investment grants.
Invest-NL joins Keen Venture Partners’ €180M European defence & security tech fund
Invest-NL has committed to Keen Venture Partners’ European Defence & Security Tech Fund.
Eka Ventures closes $107M fund for early-stage impact investmenting
Fund II will invest in up to 30 UK-based pre-seed and seed-stage startups, with typical initial cheques of around $2 million.
List of new VC funds launched in Q1 2026 to invest in Europe
Vestbee maps new VC funds launched in Q1 2026 — highlighting key trends across deeptech, AI, and Europe’s evolving capital stack.
EIF launches €15B fund of funds to expand European growth-stage venture capital
The fund is backed by the European Investment Fund and European Investment Bank.
Startups of the month — March 2026
Meet RevGeni, Tasteit, Xplore intelligence, EmpatiQ, Shipper, Toristy, Cynsta, Mentory, and WRD in the latest series of Startups of the month.
Credo Ventures raises $88M Fund V to invest at pre-seed across CEE
It will focus on pre-seed investments in founders from Central and Eastern Europe and their diaspora.