# Top 50 Sports VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Europe in June 2026
## Bpifrance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Maisons-alfort, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 29
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Bpifrance provides financial solutions for companies that are booting up the listing on the stock exchange and credit equity. It includes OSEO, CDC Entreprises, FSI, and FSI Regions to offer in your area of financial solutions at every stage of the life of your business.
## PSV
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lyngby, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
PSV cares about a conscious future. As a venture house, our mission is to clear the path for founders who build companies that matter. Our hybrid setup, comprising PSV Foundry, PSV Lab, and two unique venture funds, PSV Tech and PSV Hafnium, sets us free from adhering to a singular method. Rather we rethink existing ways and models to maximise our impact beyond any individual firm or investment. Together, we can punch above our weight.
## Atlantic
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Financial Services
Atlantic Labs supports and invests in mission-driven founders working on transformative technology ventures.
We partner with founders early, providing the capital, tools and network necessary to growing their companies and accompanying them on their entrepreneurial journey. We are currently active in areas including Digital Health, Future of Work, Machine Learning, Decentralized Networks, Mobility and Industrial Applications.
## Seventure Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 12
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seventure Partners is a French venture capital firm targeting in Tech/Digital and Life Sciences companies. It funds innovation and participates in the entrepreneurial adventure, alongside entrepreneurs and sharing their passion.Founded in 1997, Seventure Partners is one of the European leaders in venture capital, with € 1 billion undermanagement as of December 31, 2023. It is an active partner of innovative companies that, according to the management team, show strong growth potential and evolving in two fields of activity: Digital Technologies and Life Sciences. With more than 20 employees, including some 15 investors, Seventure Partners has a proven track record and in-depth expertise in technology, entrepreneurship, and various private equity operations.Seventure's goal is to identify and support the development of tomorrow's European leaders in order to accelerate their growth. To do this, the firm provides entrepreneurs with the expertise, networks, and know-how of its internal team of investors.The different funds/verticals on which Seventure Partners are focusing on today:
- Life Sciences : Biotech, Healthcare, Nutrition
- Tech/Digital : B2B SaaS, Fintech, Retailtech, Cybersecurity
- Sports & Wellbeing
- Blue Economy
## Passion Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Passion Capital is a partnership of entrepreneurs and operators who are applying our experiences to helping founders and early-stage teams build great digital media/technology companies. We are committed to fostering an ecosystem of technology, collaboration and executional excellence in Europe, and we believe that the criticaldifferentiator and key asset of a successful business is the passion and ability of its founders. We take pride in the calibre and success of all of our founders and teams including but nowhere near limited to GoCardless, Tray.io, Mendeley, Digital Shadows, Adzuna, Smarkets, Ravelin, Tide, Marshmallow, Butternut Box, PolyAI, Lendable and Monzo Bank
## BITKRAFT Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain
We provide early- and mid-stage venture capital and expertise for extraordinary founders in gaming and emerging technology.
## Enterprise Ireland
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Enterprise Ireland is the government agency responsible for the development and funding of the indigenous business sector. Their mission is to accelerate the development of companies to achieve strong positions in global markets resulting in increased national and regional prosperity.
It was founded in 1998 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
## Northstar Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
Northstar Ventures invests venture capital in early and later stage, high growth companies tackling global challenges, focusing on climate tech and healthy ageing.
## SOSV
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates.
HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.
## Speedinvest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Speedinvest is a globally active European venture capital firm built on a simple belief: many move more.
From six offices across EMEA, our sector-focused investment teams back relentless founders from pre–Seed to Growth with long-term conviction, providing day-one access to our global network of corporate customers, experts, industry leaders, andtop-tier follow-on investors to scale smarter and faster.
Building lasting companies like Bitpanda (Austria), Moove (Nigeria), Gigs (U.S.), Tide (UK), ARX Robotics (Germany), Wayflyer (Ireland), GoStudent (Austria), Seqera Labs (Spain), and Cylib (Germany) — together.
Big ideas may start with one. But scaling and winning take The Power of More.
## Fil Rouge Capital (FRC)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Fil Rouge Capital (FRC) is an investment fund manager whose funds focus on early-stage businesses from pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds of investment.
## Eleven Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
We empower local heroes to build global success. Eleven is an early-stage VC investing in technology companies in Southeast Europe.
## Octopus Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
We provide venture capital investment for the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. Learn about what we do and the kind of founders we back.
## Kima Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Kima Ventures promotes the growth of startups, supporting them in the fastest and most effective ways.
## Dreamcraft Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet
Seed-to-A engineers.
We invest in techdriven companies in the Nordics and Europe.
## Faraday Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Founded in 2011, Faraday Venture Partners is a pan-European Venture Capital firm investing in European innovative early-stage startups via its network of Clubs of Investors and its own Funds.
## Antler
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now!
## DN Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
DN Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests primarily in Europe and North America. The firm focuses on companies that plan to establish operations on both sides of the Atlantic, and strives to help its companies build international businesses. Founded in 2000, the company has operations in London and Silicon Valley. DN Capital’sprevious funds are top performers and the firm is one of the lead investors in companies such as Endeca (sold to Oracle), Shazam (one of the world’s leading mobile app), Auto1 (world's largest used car marketplace), Purplebricks (IPO London) and Quandoo (sold to Recruit).
## TheVentureCity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Our ticket size ranges from $100-500k for Pre-seed/Seed and $1-4M for Series A companies. We're in search of promising-founders with product-driven mindsets who have a passion for building. Those who've fallen in love with data. For we believe in fit---both product and with the team here. Got a great idea? Come to TheVentureCity and give it the expertise to help it grow.
## Angels Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
Angels Capital philosophy is to find and support at 1 able to lead a project. Their goal is to support the entrepreneurial, helping to create new businesses, help grow their business sector, generate employment and create wealth.
## Mercia Fund Managers
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Henley In Arden, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Mercia Asset Management provides equity and debt to UK businesses with growth ambition. We are your investment partners from scale-up to exit.
## M Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Food and Beverage
M Capital is an independent investment company with +€500m AuM.
A unique hub where entrepreneurs can have an equity finance and quasi-equity as well as a permanent support to accelerate their growth.
In 2020, M Capital has funded over 200 French companies.
## Development Bank of Wales
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Development Bank of Wales is an independent company, providing commercial funding to Welsh SMEs. They invests private and public funds, including EU funds.
## aws Gründungsfonds
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
aws Gründerfonds is Austria's 70m venture capital fund. We invest as co-investor in Austrian high-growth start-ups in their later seed and (pre-)series-A stages.
## Seed Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS
Seed Capital invests in Danish tech businesses with global ambitions. We are focused on "late seed"-stage companies, typically investing 1-3 MEUR in rounds of 1-6 MEUR. Proud backers of Trustpilot, Vivino, Lunar, Templafy, Dixa, Forecast, and many other great companies.
## GO CAPITAL
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rennes, Bretagne, France
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
GO Capital is an independent management company and a major player in regional Seed and Venture Capital since 2003. With offices in Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Normandy, Centre-Val de Loire and the South of France, GO Capital contributes to the financing of responsible innovation in these regions. With a team of investors with complementarysectoral experience, we have a solid track-record in DeepTech. GO Capital has nearly 400 million euros under management, and mainly finances technology leaders in the digital and healthcare sectors and in the industry of the future.
## Meusinvest (Noshaq)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Liège, Liege, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Noshaq offers financial services to help businesses develop.
## IBB Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS
Pre-Seed to Series A for Berlin-based founders. Where 30 years of expertise, capital and execution power meet.
## Draper B1
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
We invest in you. Our commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship is your best ally to expand your business. Find out how we can boost your project!
## Possible Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Possible Ventures backs ambitious teams building frontier technology to positively impact society. We invest globally in the early stages, actively supporting founders via our collective of global entrepreneurs.
## Inventure
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Since 2005, Inventure has backed over 90 companies including Wolt, Swappie, Jobbatical, aiMotive, and more.
## Heartcore Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
Heartcore Capital invests in companies re-enchanting the world through technology.
## AlbionVC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
AlbionVC supports visionary founders and technologies with long-term capital and scale-up know-how. Founded in 1996, it was amongst the first to back leading global success stories such as Booking.com, Egress, Quantexa and Oviva. With £1bn in AUM and over 100 exits successfully realised, it funds venture breakthroughs that drive real outcomes forfounders, investors and society. AlbionVC is the technology investment arm of Albion Capital Group, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. For more information please visit: https://albion.vc/
## North-East Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Fashion
North-East Venture is an international, multi-stage fund placed in Copenhagen, Denmark. The fund was launched December 1st 2013.
## Aster
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Energy, Manufacturing
Aster is a Venture Capital firm with offices in 4 major innovation hubs: Paris, London, Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Since 2000, they have partnered with more than 60 teams of entrepreneurs that are transforming markets with disruptive offers and technologies. They are always open to exploring new ideas related to mobility, energy and industrysectors that they have been covering until now. They invest in all stages, with a preference for the early phase.They are more than investors and they intend to act as an ally for entrepreneurs by connecting them to a valuable ecosystem of experts, influencers and business leaders. From marketing to executive talent, their commitment to the growth of their portfolio companies as well as the entire venture ecosystem also involves the commitment of their dedicated Operations team, their innovation strategy consulting firm (Aster Fab) and a crowdfunding branch to further expand opportunities (Aster Crowd).Some of their success stories include Solairedirect (acquired by Engie in 2015), Digital Lumens (acquired by Osram in 2017) and Avantium (IPOed in 2017).
## JamJar Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Food and Beverage
We love, help & invest in early-stage consumer brands.
## Alven
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence
Independent early-stage VC firm for 25 years
## Redrice Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Fitness, Wellness, Health Care
We support Founders creating premium consumer brands, platforms and related tech solutions.
## GP Bullhound
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet
Since 1999, GP Bullhound has invested in and advised brilliant leaders. Powered by more than 180 employees across 13 offices worldwide.
## Edition Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Events, Music
Investment, advice and expertise for the entertainment and leisure industry
## Venrex
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet
Venrex Investment Management is a UK-based venture capital firm that backs creative Founders to launch and build innovative businesses.
## Kurma Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Kurma Partners is a management company based in Paris, specializing in the financing of innovation in healthcare and biotechnology, from pre-creation to development capital. Kurma Partners, which manages the Kurma Biofund I, II funds and the Kurma Diagnostics fund, is one of the main players in the financing of therapeutic and medical innovationsin Europe, particularly through links with many institutes. research and prestigious hospitals.
## Partech
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Partech is a global venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar. Partech invests in Internet and information technology startups at seed, venture and growth stages.
## RTP Global
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
A global, early-stage venture capital firm, backing founders who use technology to reimagine how the world works like Datadog, DeliveryHero and Cred.
## Equity Gap
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Manufacturing
Equity Gap is a group of private individuals set up to invest in and support emerging and growing businesses based in Scotland
## LVP
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Mobile
LVP is a venture capital seed fund with a difference - they're operating experts in the games sector, and they only ever invest in the games ecosystem. That means they bring real experience and deep understanding. They speak the same language, share the same references, understand the same challenges - and they believe in the same vision.They know instinctively where the opportunities lie; where there are strengths to be harnessed and exposures to be covered. In fine-grain, no-hiding, straight-talking detail. They know when to bide time, when to iterate and when to go wide. And how.They invest in people. That means founders with the potential to build the best in the world; teams with terrific, creative games development skills, or fantastic ideas for revolutionary games technology or services… and a vision that sets them apart.
## Firestartr
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Firestartr helps the most promising digital entrepreneurs take their companies from seed stage to Series A and beyond. Beyond providing capital, they draw on their entrepreneurial successes and senior operational experience with leading technology companies to support sustainable growth in their portfolio. Their deep domain expertise, combinedwith an unrivalled network of advisors, enable us to make meaningful connections at the right time and propel companies with hands-on support.
## The FSE Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
FSE C.I.C. is an independent not-for-profit Community Interest Company (C.I.C.) whose surpluses are reinvested in the business, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners. FSE C.I.C. has a number of subsidiary companies to deliver its funds and services, which are collectively referred to as The FSE Group.All regulated activities are delivered through FSE Fund Managers Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
## Business Growth Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Private Equity
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
BGF is the most active equity investor in the UK and Ireland, providing long-term, minority investment to growing companies.
## 24 Haymarket
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology
24Haymarket is an investment network which included several highly-experienced private equity and venture capital investors, seasoned entrepreneurs, and senior operators. Investing up to £5 million in growth companies in the UK and Europe. They invested their own capital in direct alignment with entrepreneurs and actively support their growthagenda and join the board of the companies in which they invest. Since inception in 2011, 24Haymarket has invested in more than 50 high-growth businesses.
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