Earlybird Venture Capital
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
Earlybird Venture Capital has backed 149 European tech companies across 211 funding rounds between 1998 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €3.5B. Most active in Fintech and Software. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Early Bird · Earlybird · EarlyBird · Earlybird VC · EarlyBird Venture Capital
Deals
211
distinct rounds
Companies
149
backed
Active span
1998–2026
29 yrs
Total round €
€3.5B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearEarlybird Venture Capital — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Earlybird Venture Capital — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 10 |
Top sectors
by dealsEarlybird Venture Capital — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Earlybird Venture Capital — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | 45 |
| Software | 44 |
| Healthtech | 16 |
| Transportation | 15 |
| E-commerce | 12 |
| Media | 11 |
| Marketing | 9 |
| AI | 9 |
| Deeptech | 9 |
| Consumer | 6 |
Stages
by dealsEarlybird Venture Capital — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Earlybird Venture Capital — stages | |
|---|---|
| Series A | 56 |
| Seed | 51 |
| Other | 43 |
| Series B | 25 |
| Pre-Seed | 11 |
| Series C | 10 |
| Early VC | 6 |
| Series D+ | 5 |
| Growth/Late | 3 |
| Debt | 1 |
Countries
by dealsEarlybird Venture Capital — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Earlybird Venture Capital — countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | 116 |
| UK | 19 |
| Switzerland | 18 |
| France | 10 |
| Türkiye | 10 |
| Finland | 5 |
| Austria | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 4 |
| Ireland | 4 |
| Romania | 4 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Picus Capital8
- Speedinvest8
- High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)7
- Lakestar6
- Wellington Partners6
- Bayern Kapital5
- Credo Ventures5
- Eight Roads Ventures5
- Seedcamp5
- 468 Capital4
- Aslanoba Capital4
- Cipio Partners4
- Index Ventures4
- Redalpine4
- Target Global4
- UVC Partners4
- Valar Ventures4
- 10x Group3
- 4Founders Capital3
- 500 Startups3
- Advent Venture Partners3
- Andera Partners3
- Atomico3
- BlackRock3
- Blossom Capital3
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onefootball | Germany | 2 | €296M |
| Black Forest Labs | Germany | 1 | €258M |
| Isar Aerospace | Germany | 3 | €236M |
| Aiven | Finland | 2 | €207M |
| Lilium | Germany | 1 | €171M |
| Marvel Fusion | Germany | 2 | €98M |
| Imcheck Therapeutics | France | 1 | €96M |
| Grey Wolf Therapeutics | UK | 2 | €87M |
| Terralayr | Switzerland | 1 | €77M |
| Auctionata | Germany | 3 | €77M |
| Upvest | Germany | 3 | €75M |
| GetSafe | Germany | 2 | €70M |
| Oviva | UK | 1 | €68M |
| FintechOS | UK | 2 | €68M |
| haya therapeutics | Switzerland | 1 | €58M |
| smava | Germany | 4 | €54M |
| BridgeCo | Switzerland | 5 | €54M |
| FinMid | Germany | 3 | €51M |
| Movinga | Germany | 4 | €50M |
| HiveMQ | Germany | 2 | €49M |
| Gourmey | France | 1 | €48M |
| Number26 | Germany | 3 | €48M |
| Oculis | Switzerland | 1 | €47M |
| Mayd | Germany | 2 | €43M |
| Ottonova | Germany | 1 | €40M |
| Hive | Germany | 2 | €36M |
| Priothera Limited | Ireland | 1 | €30M |
| Portal Biotech | UK | 1 | €30M |
| EyeEm | Germany | 3 | €30M |
| Hive Technologies | Germany | 1 | €28M |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onefootball | Series D+ | €286M | 2022-04 |
| Black Forest Labs | Series B | €258M | 2025-12 |
| Aiven | Series D+ | €199M | 2022-05 |
| Lilium | Other | €171M | 2023-07 |
| Isar Aerospace | Series C | €155M | 2023-03 |
| Imcheck Therapeutics | Other | €96M | 2022-06 |
| Terralayr | Other | €77M | 2024-10 |
| Oviva | Series C | €68M | 2021-09 |
| Isar Aerospace | Series C | €65M | 2024-06 |
| Marvel Fusion | Other | €63M | 2024-09 |