Earlybird Venture Capital

aid: earlybird
name: Earlybird Venture Capital
description: >-
  Earlybird Venture Capital is a pan-European venture capital firm founded in
  1997 and headquartered in Berlin, with additional offices in Munich, London,
  and Milan. Earlybird identifies and backs exceptional early-stage technology
  companies across Europe, investing from pre-seed and seed through Series A with
  initial tickets up to roughly EUR 12 million, and following on through growth.
  The firm organizes around specialized fund streams: Digital West (Western
  Europe), Digital East (emerging Europe and Turkey), Health, Earlybird-X
  (pre-seed and university spinouts), and a pan-Earlybird Growth Opportunities
  fund. Its thesis spans Applications (B2B and B2C), Software Infrastructure, and
  DeepTech, with active investment in fintech, generative AI, deep tech, and
  frontier areas such as nuclear fusion and space. With more than EUR 2 billion
  (self-reported ~EUR 2.5B) under management, Earlybird is one of Europe's most
  established and active venture firms, with a track record including multiple
  IPOs and dozens of trade sales, and notable investments such as UiPath, N26,
  Aiven, Isar Aerospace, and Peak Games.
image: https://earlybird.com/favicon.ico
x-type: venture-capital
x-category: Venture Capital
tags:
  - Venture Capital
  - Seed
  - Series A
  - Deep Tech
  - Fintech
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - Software Infrastructure
  - Europe
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis: []
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://earlybird.com/
  - type: Portfolio
    url: https://earlybird.com/companies
  - type: Portfolio
    url: portfolio/earlybird-portfolio.yml
  - type: Team
    url: https://earlybird.com/members
  - type: Team
    url: team/earlybird-team.yml
  - type: InvestmentThesis
    url: https://earlybird.com/approach
  - type: Blog
    url: https://earlybird.com/perspectives
  - type: Jobs
    url: https://jobs.earlybird.com/jobs
  - type: Contact
    url: https://earlybird.com/contact-us
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earlybird-venture-capital
  - type: Twitter
    url: https://twitter.com/EarlybirdVC
  - type: Crunchbase
    url: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/earlybird-venture-capital
  - type: Features
    data:
      - 'Stage: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A (with follow-on growth)'
      - 'Typical check: initial tickets up to ~EUR 12M'
      - 'Sectors: Applications (B2B/B2C), Software Infrastructure, DeepTech, fintech, AI, fusion, space'
      - 'Geography: Pan-European (Western Europe, Emerging Europe, Turkey)'
      - 'AUM: >EUR 2B (self-reported ~EUR 2.5B)'
      - 'Founded: 1997'
      - 'HQ: Berlin, Germany (offices in Munich, London, Milan)'
      - 'Funds: Digital West, Digital East, Health, Earlybird-X, Growth Opportunities'
    sources:
      - https://earlybird.com/
      - https://earlybird.com/about-us
    updated: '2026-07-17'
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com
  - FN: APIs.json
    url: http://apisjson.org
  - FN: Earlybird Venture Capital
    url: https://earlybird.com/