30 Best Venture Capital Investors in AI (in 2024)
The AI sector in Europe is seeing true innovation. At the heart of this story are investors who recognize the transformative power of the industry and are keen to champion the companies working on problems worth solving.
This list is the result of tracking investment activity across +2,500 venture capital investors in Europe, and only includes funds that have invested in at least 5 AI startups in the past 12 months. If you're a startup in th space, an investor diversifying into new sectors, or someone keen on tracking the pulse of industry-specific investments, this list is a must-see.
Tracking:
Last update to the database: April 9, 2024. See changelog.
Investor Rankings are calculated using our Seedtable score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (like the size of their fund or the quality of the companies they invested in) to signal the strength behind an investor. A score closer to 100 indicates an investor is worth watching closely.
List of 30 top VCs in AI
Download our full database of +1,000+ investors71Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm. The firm is located in Menlo Park, California and mainly focuses on the technology industry. It has backed companies that now control $1.4 trillion of the combined stock market value.
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Offices:
San Mateo (HQ), London
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Industries
Robotics, Manufacturing, Ecommerce and 20 more.
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Top investments in AI
Pennylane (
68), Guided Energy ( 64), tacto ( 64)
62Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on environmentally friendly tech, internet, computing, mobile, and silicon tech.
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Offices:
Menlo Park (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Manufacturing, AI and 25 more.
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Top investments in AI
Eligo Bioscience (
64), Tortus AI ( 59), Recraft ( 59)
59Andreessen Horowitz is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm with assets under management across multiple funds.
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Offices:
Menlo Park (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Industries
Crypto & web3, Gaming, Developer Tools and 30 more.
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Top investments in AI
Hyperexponential (
68), Kaedim ( 64), Mistral AI ( 64)
56Seedcamp is a European seed fund that identifies and invests early in founders attacking global markets.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$300k - $2M
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Industries
Fintech, Business Intelligence, Data and Analytics and 53 more.
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Top investments in AI
MImo (
68), Metaview ( 68), Curve ( 64)
62Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps the entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses.
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Offices:
London (HQ), San Francisco, New York
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, AI, Business Intelligence and 51 more.
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Top investments in AI
DataSnipper (
68), Superlinked ( 64), tacto ( 64)
56Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.
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Offices:
Menlo Park (HQ), San Francisco, Tel Aviv
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Crypto & web3, AI and 42 more.
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Top investments in AI
Blockchain.com (
68), Mistral AI ( 64), Stability AI ( 59)
60Bpifrance is the bank (and fund) of entrepreneurs.
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Series_g, Series_i, Series_h
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Industries
Health Tech, Manufacturing, Biotech and 46 more.
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Top investments in AI
Quandela (
68), Bioptimus ( 68), Aqemia ( 68)
62LocalGlobe is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and impact investments.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Mobile and 50 more.
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Top investments in AI
Qogita (
68), Travel Perk ( 68), Sylvera ( 64)
59Kima Ventures investes $150k in 100 new deals per year.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$0k - $150k
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Mobile and 61 more.
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Top investments in AI
Usual Labs (
68), PhotoRoom ( 68), HyLight ( 64)
54Alven is a European independent venture investment firm with a successful track record of backing more than 160 startups over 2 decades.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), London
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $1M
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Industries
Ecommerce, Fintech, Data and Analytics and 39 more.
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Top investments in AI
Meero (
59), Qonto ( 59), Kiln ( 59)
57Kindred is an early stage venture capital fund based in London that practises equitable venture.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $1M
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Industries
Manufacturing, Fintech, Biotech and 31 more.
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Top investments in AI
Lottie (
59), Pollen ( 59), Paddle ( 59)
67We back Europe’s best global tech companies, before the rest of the world believes
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $5M
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Industries
Health Tech, Manufacturing, Biotech and 33 more.
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Top investments in AI
Fluent (
64), Baseimmune ( 64), Cogna ( 59)
64Balderton Capital is a Early-Stage Venture Capital Investor.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Debt Financing
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Check size
$1M - $20M
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Industries
Ecommerce, Fintech, Mobile and 50 more.
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Top investments in AI
Wagestream (
75), PhotoRoom ( 68), Scalable Capital ( 64)
54Creandum is an early-stage venture capital firm backing the companies of tomorrow.
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Offices:
Stockholm (HQ), Berlin, London, San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Mobile, Mobility & Transportation and 48 more.
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Top investments in AI
Factorial HR (
75), Packfleet ( 64), Monta ( 64)
56Launched as Google Ventures in 2009, GV supports innovative founders moving the world forward.
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Offices:
Mountain View (HQ), New York, London
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Industries
AI, AR / VR, Health Tech and 37 more.
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Top investments in AI
Lawhive (
68), Blockchain.com ( 68), Synthesia ( 64)
50EQT Ventures provides support and capital to bold and ambitious founders on their journeys to global success.
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Offices:
Stockholm (HQ), London, Berlin, Paris, San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $5M
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Industries
Fintech, Mobile, Ecommerce and 53 more.
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Top investments in AI
Volt (
64), Nothing ( 64), 1X ( 59)
56Accel is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.
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Offices:
Palo Alto (HQ), London
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Pre Seed, Series_g
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Check size
$1M - $20M
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Industries
Fintech, Mobile, Ecommerce and 47 more.
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Top investments in AI
BlaBlaCar (
79), Qogita ( 68), Filigran ( 64)
54Atomico is an international investment firm that focuses on helping disruptive technology companies scale globally.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, AI, Manufacturing and 60 more.
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Top investments in AI
Factorial HR (
75), Condukt ( 64), Robin AI ( 64)
51Lakestar is a venture capital firm investing in technology companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs.
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Offices:
Zürich (HQ), Zürich (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence and 39 more.
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Top investments in AI
Blockchain.com (
68), Uncapped ( 64), Neko Health ( 59)
51European venture capital firm focused on digital & deep tech startups, from early to growth-stage.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), Toulouse, Barcelona, Tel Aviv
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Check size
$300k - $15M
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Industries
Health Tech, Data and Analytics, AI and 38 more.
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Top investments in AI
Aqemia (
68), Gleamer ( 59), HarfangLab ( 59)
51Dawn Capital is an early-stage venture fund that focuses on investing in the enterprise software and FinTech sectors.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F
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Check size
$5M - $15M
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Industries
Fintech, Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence and 28 more.
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Top investments in AI
Qogita (
68), Soldo ( 59), Elwood Technologies ( 59)
50Entrepreneur First brings individuals together and helps them find an idea, start a company and raise money.
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Offices:
London (HQ), Paris, Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Industries
AI, Health Tech, Business Intelligence and 47 more.
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Top investments in AI
Tortus AI (
59), Automata ( 59), Gensyn ( 59)
6483North is a global venture capital firm with more than $1.8B million under management.
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Offices:
London (HQ), Tel Aviv
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
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Industries
Ecommerce, Fintech, Manufacturing and 27 more.
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Top investments in AI
Vertice (
64), Paddle ( 59), Orbem ( 54)
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Industries
AI, Health Tech, Business Intelligence and 16 more.
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Top investments in AI
Proxima Fusion (
68), Monumental ( 64), Robin AI ( 64)
51We support visionary founders with long-term capital and scale-up expertise. Partners to UK early-stage B2B software and healthcare leaders.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Industries
Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence, Health Tech and 36 more.
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Top investments in AI
Mondra (
59), Accelex ( 59), kennek ( 54)
54SoftBank Vision Fund specializes in growth capital and social impact investments.
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Offices:
London (HQ), Mountain View
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series_g, Series_h, Pre Seed, Series_i
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Industries
Ecommerce, Fintech, Mobile and 49 more.
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Top investments in AI
Travel Perk (
68), Dice ( 64), Robin AI ( 64)
50Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.
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Offices:
New York (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series_g
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Industries
Fintech, Business Intelligence, Developer Tools and 48 more.
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Top investments in AI
BlaBlaCar (
79), Sylvera ( 64), Hivebrite ( 59)
54Molten Ventures - previously Draper Esprit - is the first European tech-focused VC not tied to
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Offices:
London (HQ), Dublin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
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Check size
$2M - $50M
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Industries
Fintech, Data and Analytics, AI and 45 more.
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Top investments in AI
IMU Biosciences (
64), Lyst ( 59), Ledger ( 59)
51Air Street Capital invests in AI-first technology and life science companies.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A
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Industries
AI, Manufacturing, Data and Analytics and 11 more.
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Top investments in AI
Interloom Technologies (
54), Athenian ( 50), ClipDrop ( 39)
51Notion is an early-stage venture fund that focuses on technology and cloud computing markets.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence and 41 more.
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Top investments in AI
Vortexa (
64), Cogna ( 59), Fiat Republic ( 59)