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Earlybird

Pan-European early-stage technology venture capital investor

earlybird.com

Headquarters: Europe, Germany
Founded year: 1997
Company type: Partnership
Number of employees: 120–200
Industry: Investment Management & Fund Operators

Last updated September 24

Latest news about Earlybird

In short: Earlybird closed its largest €360M fund and a €500M defense fund for European tech.

Company announcements

June 18 Earlybird

Earlybird and AVP launch €500M European dual-use and defence fund

It is one of the most significant Franco-German defence collaborations, targeting growth-stage companies across space, air, land, maritime, and subsurface domains.

May 5 Earlybird

Earlybird's portfolio company eleQtron closes €57M Series A

eleQtron develops scalable quantum systems using patented MAGIC microwave technology. They secured €54M+ in contracts, signaling shift to reliability and real-world use.

April 30 Earlybird

Earlybird closes €360M Fund VIII

The oversubscribed early-stage fund, largest in history, supports Europe's future builders in AI, software infrastructure, and DeepTech. It introduces perpetual ownership and operational enhancements.

April 28 Earlybird

SpAItial AI releases Echo-2

Echo-2 generates spatially consistent 3D scene representations for digital twins, robotics, gaming, and more. It enables real-time browser exploration.

Media coverage

September 24 Handelsblatt

Defense: 455 million euros for Europe's defense start-ups

In June, Berlin-based investor Earlybird, which is involved in companies such as the spaceflight company Isar Aerospace and the smartphone bank N26, as well as the French...

August 26 Startbase

HTGF Launches Fundraising for Its Fifth Seed Fund | Startbase

News Earlybird and AVP Launch a 500-Million-Euro Fund for European Defense and Dual-Use Technologies Capital for Sovereignty. Europe wants to keep talent, technology, and intellectual...

June 18 The Next Web

85% of NATO’s defence-tech funding goes to the US. AVP and Earlybird raised €500M to change that.

AVP and Earlybird have launched E2D, a €500mn fund for European defence and dual-use startups, as the US still captures 85% of NATO defence-tech funding.

May 4 Business Insider Deutschland

New 360-million fund at Earlybird - what the VC is planning now

New mega-fund, new bosses: The VC Earlybird launches the largest fund in its history with 360 million euros - and at the same time reorganizes the management...

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