Earlybird Venture Capital

Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all development and growth phases of technology companies. Among the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird offers its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets. Earlybird Venture Capital has grown to four autonomous, dedicated and specialized teams, focusing on different geographies and sectors.

The Digital West Fund focuses primarily on early stage digital technology opportunities in GSA, Nordics, UK, Benelux, France and Southern Europe, while the Digital East Fund is focused on early stage ICT investment opportunities in Eastern Europe and Turkey, being the leading tech VC in this region. The Health Fund focuses on early and later stage opportunities in digital health, medical devices, diagnostics, enabling technologies and biopharma across Europe. Earlybird-X backs deep tech innovation, including robotics, AI, and mobility, at the earliest stages – tapping into a network of leading European universities.

With EUR 2 billion under management across all fund streams, nine IPOs and 31 trade sales, Earlybird is one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe. Beyond delivering financial returns, we clearly see our own entrepreneurial responsibility for the environment as well as society and strive to make a positive contribution towards solving the global climate crisis. We are committed to running our own operations in a more eco-sustainable way and offset the residual carbon-footprint while expecting the same from our portfolio companies.

“Today no one can solve the existing major challenges of humanity alone. So to tackle those challenges it is essential to join forces and capabilities: brilliant founders and their ideas, politicians to help create the right conditions and smart capital to favor substantial growth.”

Dr. Frédéric du Bois-Reymond, Earlybird-X Partner


This might also interest you

  • EU Climate Tech Manifesto

    Demands of the climate tech ecosystem for European policymakers Europe is at a crossroads: the continent’s economic strength and resilience have been increasingly challenged in recent years. The European Union (EU) must now come up with a clear strategy and smart measures to respond to these challenges. Smart economic policies, market-oriented mechanisms and strategic investments…

    Learn more: EU Climate Tech Manifesto
  • Public Credit Guarantees

    How to finance the scaling of breakthrough climate technologies? Many climate tech startups and scaleups struggle to secure the necessary financing for first-of-a-kind (FOAK) facilities – even with existing offtake agreements. Venture capital financing, the most common form of startup finance, is usually not sufficient to meet the investment needs of hardware startups. However, loans…

    Learn more: Public Credit Guarantees
  • Green Public Procurement

    Policy paper: “Green Public Procurement – Stimulating climate-neutral demand for a competitive EU net zero economy: A case study of Germany” The public sector awards contracts worth around 500 billion euros a year in Germany alone – equivalent to around 13% of gross domestic product. Such massive purchasing power can be leveraged to reduce greenhouse…

    Learn more: Green Public Procurement