Pre-Seed investors

Pre-Seed Investors in Europe

Pre-seed is where a prototype meets its first outside money. Europe has a deep and growing bench of specialist pre-seed funds and syndicates that lead these rounds rather than wait for someone else to. The investors below are active at the earliest institutional cheque, often across borders.

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11 pre-seed investors in Europe

A list drawn from public sources, not a hand-picked few.

  • Butterfly Ventures

    Helsinki, Finland

    VC

    An early-stage venture capital firm focused on deep tech, hardware, and science-based startups.

    Pre-SeedSeedDeeptechHardware
  • Fast Track Malmö

    Malmö, Sweden

    Accelerator

    An accelerator program investing in early-stage tech startups in the Nordics.

    Pre-SeedSeedGeneralist
  • Gorilla Capital

    Helsinki, Finland

    Micro-VC

    An early-stage micro-VC firm investing in Nordic startup founders focused on capital efficiency and fast execution.

    Pre-SeedSeedGeneralist
  • Icebreaker.vc

    Helsinki, Finland

    Micro-VC

    A pre-seed venture capital firm backing strong founder teams starting software-driven companies.

    IdeaPre-SeedGeneralist
  • Lifeline Ventures

    Helsinki, Finland

    VC

    An early-stage venture capital firm investing in future category-leading companies from pre-seed to Series A.

    Pre-SeedSeedSeries AGeneralist
  • Luminar Ventures

    Stockholm, Sweden

    VC

    A Swedish seed-stage venture capital fund backing early-stage digital tech startups in the Nordic region.

    Pre-SeedSeedGeneralist
  • Maki.vc

    Helsinki, Finland

    VC

    An early-stage venture capital firm investing in deep tech and brand-driven startups across Europe.

    Pre-SeedSeedSeries AGeneralist
  • Pale Blue Dot

    Malmö, Sweden

    VC

    A seed-stage climate tech venture capital firm investing in startups that reduce emissions and build climate resilience.

    Pre-SeedSeedClimatetechSustainability
  • Sting

    Stockholm, Sweden

    Accelerator

    A prominent incubator and accelerator in Sweden, helping tech startups grow through coaching, funding, and recruitment.

    IdeaPre-SeedSeedGeneralist
  • Superhero Capital

    Helsinki, Finland

    VC

    A seed-stage venture capital firm investing in software startups that make sense of data.

    Pre-SeedSeedSaasSoftwareB2b
  • Wave Ventures

    Helsinki, Finland

    Micro-VC

    A student-run pre-seed venture capital fund backing the next generation of Nordic founders.

    Pre-SeedSeedGeneralist

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