Niterra Ventures is the $100M venture arm of Niterra, a global technology leader with 90 years of experience. We partner with Series A+ founders, investing $0.5–$5M and bringing deep technical expertise and global reach to help scale meaningful technologies.
Waiting for Startups with: first income
Fields of interest: robotics, mobility, sensors, industrial IoT
Benefits for Startups: support with manufacturing, engineering, Japan market
Market focus: global
Orbit Capital is an investment manager that supports tech & tech-enabled scale-ups in the CEE and DACH regions. It offers Growth Equity and Growth Debt financing, through two funds. Orbit Growth Equity invests in Europe's emerging stars that have reached the scale-up phase and are aiming for global expansion. We issue initial tickets ranging from €8-15 million and currently support four companies: Booksy, MEWS, Preply, and Rohlik. Orbit Growth Debt offers non-dilutive capital to accelerate the growth of tech companies. We invest €3-7 million per deal in companies boasting an ARR of €3 million. We have supported 10 companies across 15 deals, including Convious, Cloudtalk, Rohlik, ThreatMark, and Twisto Group.
Waiting for Startups with: product-market fit
Fields of interest: generalist fund
Fund range per team: 100mln
Investment conditions: venture debt
Market focus: CEE & DACH
Specialized in start-ups in Telecom, Fintech and Applied AI
Waiting for Startups with: MVP
Fields of interest: Telecom, Fintech, Applied AI
Fund range per team: 100 K USD to 3 M USD
Investment conditions: Equity, SAFE
Market focus: Global
Wind is a 130M€ impact fund (Article 9), specializing in technologies aimed at mitigating and adapting to climate change. It invests in European deeptech start-ups addressing climate challenges across key sectors like Renewable energy, New mobility, Circular economy, Clean air initiatives, Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable building, Clean and accessible water, etc. The fund focuses on Seed and Series A rounds, with initial investments ranging from 500k€ to 5M€.
Waiting for Startups with: prototype, MVP, first income
Fields of interest: Renewable energy, New mobility, Circular economy, Clean air initiatives, Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable building, Clean and accessible water.
Fund range per team: from 500k€ to 5M€
Elevator Ventures is the venture capital fund backed by Raiffeisen Bank International, Raiffeisen-Holding Niederösterreich-Wien, and Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark and manages funds of more than 100m€ to elevate the growth of technology companies in Fintech and Beyond Banking. The team invests in Series A and B growth equity rounds in DACH and CEE and uses the deep expertise and intel of its corporate investors to support their portfolio companies. To date, Elevator Ventures has deployed over €50 million, with investments into 18 companies - resulting in five successful exits - and into two additional funds.
Waiting for Startups with: Achieved product market fit and ready to scale.
Fields of interest: Fintech, Cybersecurity, Climate Resilience, Legaltech, Regtech
Benefits for Startups: Raiffesein Bank network for business development opportunities
Fund range per team: €1-3m
Investment conditions: Equity
Market focus: DACH & CEE
Highland Europe provides growth capital for exceptional teams and total commitment to a collaborative relationship.
Waiting for Startups with: Revenue generating
Fields of interest: Technology
Fund range per team: Growth capital
Investment conditions: Equity
Market focus: Technology
Verge is a VC fund manager focused exclusively on impactful healthtech startups at a global scale and at their earliest stages. The Fund invests in scalable technologies that solve large unmet needs in health and platforms that can reach millions. We don't invest in molecules, gene therapy or drug development platforms.
Waiting for Startups with: prototype, first income
Fields of interest: Healthtech
Fund range per team: 50M
Market focus: Global
SMOK Ventures is a US/CEE venture capital fund investing 100k-1M EUR in early stage startups in Central & Eastern Europe and diaspora. Our primary focus is software and gamedev. We love to work with serial entrepreneurs with a global vision who aim to build global leaders in their industries.
Waiting for Startups with: mvp, first income
Fields of interest: software, gamedev
Benefits for Startups: We're part of global network of funds created by Paul Bragiel.
Fund range per team: 25 M
Investment conditions: equity, safes
Market focus: CEE
Voima Ventures, founded in 2019, is a Nordic early-stage investor investing in science-based innovations and companies across the Nordics and Baltics. Voima Ventures helps founders scale deep technology ventures to global markets. Voima Ventures is a team of 12 investment and growth entrepreneurship professionals who share a passion for science-based tech. Voima Ventures holds a strong track record in investing in high-growth science-based solutions by being an early investor in success stories like those of Solar Foods, Dispelix, MVision, Betolar and Enifer.
Waiting for Startups with: Stellar team with prototype, MVP, first income
Fields of interest: Deep tech, biotechnology, dual use technology, foodtech, agritech, climate, energy, semiconductors, optics, photonics, quantum, healthtech, life sciences
Benefits for Startups: Mentorship, network, board expertise
Fund range per team: 200k-2.5M for initial tickets, selective follow-ons
Investment conditions: Equity
Market focus: Impactful technology innovations for the planet, people and industry. No specific market focus
