Microsoft Ventures
Investor profile
CorporateCorporate VCVenture capital
Microsoft Ventures has backed 29 European tech companies across 33 funding rounds between 2012 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €2.6B. Most active in Software and Media. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Microsoft
Deals
33
distinct rounds
Companies
29
backed
Active span
2012–2026
15 yrs
Total round €
€2.6B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearMicrosoft Ventures — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Microsoft Ventures — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Top sectors
by dealsMicrosoft Ventures — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Microsoft Ventures — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 8 |
| Media | 5 |
| Edtech | 5 |
| Transportation | 5 |
| Cybersecurity | 4 |
| Hardware | 4 |
| Marketing | 2 |
| Gaming | 2 |
| Fintech | 2 |
| Robotics | 2 |
Stages
by dealsMicrosoft Ventures — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Microsoft Ventures — stages | |
|---|---|
| Seed | 14 |
| Other | 6 |
| Series A | 3 |
| Series B | 3 |
| Series C | 3 |
| Early VC | 2 |
| Series D+ | 2 |
Countries
by dealsMicrosoft Ventures — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Microsoft Ventures — countries | |
|---|---|
| Israel | 11 |
| UK | 10 |
| France | 3 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Norway | 2 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
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- 83North2
- Baillie Gifford2
- Balderton Capital2
- Creandum2
- Eclipse Ventures2
- Northzone2
- Nvidia2
- Shlomo Kramer2
- TLV Partners2
- Yann LeCun2
- 500 Startups1
- Almi Invest1
- Arnold Venture Group1
- Atlantic Labs1
- Barclays1
- Berlin Technologie Holding1
- BlueRun Ventures1
- BMW i Ventures1
- British Business Bank1
- Compound VC1
- Crane Venture Partners1
- D1 Capital Partners1
- David Richter1
- David Strohm1
- Entree Capital1
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayve | UK | 3 | €2.2B |
| Graphcore | UK | 1 | €176M |
| Wandelbots | Germany | 1 | €75M |
| Aqua Security | Israel | 2 | €30M |
| Airobotics | Israel | 1 | €28M |
| Onfido | UK | 1 | €26M |
| Kahoot! | Norway | 2 | €18M |
| Mistral AI | France | 1 | €15M |
| WhiteSource | Israel | 1 | €8.9M |
| Make.tv | Germany | 1 | €7.5M |
| Pickit | Sweden | 1 | €4.2M |
| Debut | UK | 1 | €1.9M |
| Klear | Bulgaria | 1 | €1.4M |
| Sensorberg | Germany | 1 | €1.2M |
| SkyGiraffe | Israel | 1 | €1.1M |
| ZenCity | Israel | 1 | €803k |
| JamStar | Israel | 1 | €606k |
| FanZone | Israel | 1 | €366k |
| Olpays | UK | 1 | €285k |
| Grwo | Netherlands | 1 | €100k |
| AppyParking | UK | 1 | €0 |
| Webyclip | Israel | 1 | €0 |
| Tiller Systems | France | 1 | €0 |
| SAM Labs | UK | 1 | €0 |
| Neura | Israel | 1 | €0 |
| Team8 | Israel | 1 | €0 |
| Braineet | France | 1 | €0 |
| Builder.ai | UK | 1 | €0 |
| Firstbird | Austria | 1 | €0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayve | Series D+ | €1.0B | 2026-02 |
| Wayve | Series C | €1.0B | 2024-05 |
| Graphcore | Series D+ | €176M | 2018-12 |
| Wayve | Series B | €176M | 2022-01 |
| Wandelbots | Other | €75M | 2022-01 |
| Airobotics | Series C | €28M | 2017-07 |
| Onfido | Series C | €26M | 2017-07 |
| Aqua Security | Series B | €21M | 2017-07 |
| Mistral AI | Other | €15M | 2024-02 |
| Kahoot! | Series A | €9.1M | 2016-09 |