30 Best Active AI Investors 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.
Last update to the database: Sep 17, 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.
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List of 30 top VCs
Prima Materia is a European venture capital fund based in Stockholm. They invest in early and growth stages, including Series A and B, across sectors such as manufacturing, climate tech, AI, health tech, and gaming. The fund has supported companies like H2 Green Steel, Northvolt, and Homa Games. Prima Materia aims to back ventures that drive significant advancements in their industries.
Offices:
Stockholm (HQ)
Investment Stage:
Series A, Series B, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $1B
Industries:
AI, Govtech, Manufacturing
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Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital fund that invests in both early-stage startups and mature companies. They focus on sectors such as artificial intelligence, video, travel technology, service industries, and e-commerce. Notable investments include Synthesia, Bump, and Omio. The fund aims to back businesses transforming enterprise, consumer, hardtech, fintech, and healthcare sectors.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
Seed, Series C
Check Size:
$2.5M - $100M
Industries:
Ecommerce, Video, Mobile
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SignalFire is a venture capital fund focused on Series A startups in the crypto, web3, and fintech sectors. Its unique AI engine, Beacon, tracks millions of employees and companies to make informed investments and support portfolio growth. SignalFire offers founders expert assistance from recruiters and data scientists and provides workshops to foster business development. With over $2.1 billion in assets, SignalFire has invested in companies like Elliptic, aiming to help early-stage companies overcome challenges and achieve scalable growth.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
No data available
Check Size:
$100k - $500k
Industries:
No data available
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No data available
SignalFire is a venture capital fund focused on Series A startups in the crypto, web3, and fintech sectors. Its unique AI engine, Beacon, tracks millions of employees and companies to make informed investments and support portfolio growth. SignalFire offers founders expert assistance from recruiters and data scientists and provides workshops to foster business development. With over $2.1 billion in assets, SignalFire has invested in companies like Elliptic, aiming to help early-stage companies overcome challenges and achieve scalable growth.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
Series A
Check Size:
$5M - $10M
Industries:
Developer Tools, AI, Crypto & web3
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Israeli-based venture capital firm investing in start-ups in Europe and Israel.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
No data available
Check Size:
$100k - $500k
Industries:
No data available
Top investments in :
No data available
Israeli-based venture capital firm investing in start-ups in Europe and Israel.
Offices:
Tel Aviv
London (HQ)
Tel Aviv
London (HQ)
Investment Stage:
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $1B
Industries:
Business Intelligence, Supply Chain & Logistics, AI
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Benchmark is a venture capital fund based in San Francisco and Woodside. It invests in startups at various stages, including seed, Series B, and Series C, focusing primarily on fintech, AI, and developer tools. Benchmark works closely with entrepreneurs, often taking board seats and offering hands-on support. They manage a $425 million fund, operated by five equal partners with no junior investment staff. Notable investments include Zopa, Leya, and Contentful, and their portfolio spans both emerging private companies and established public firms.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
Check Size:
$20M - $30M
Industries:
Developer Tools, AI, fintech
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A European venture capital firm investing in technology companies.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
No data available
Check Size:
$100k - $500k
Industries:
No data available
Top investments in :
No data available
A European venture capital firm investing in technology companies.
Offices:
London (HQ)
Stockholm
New York
London (HQ)
Stockholm
New York
Investment Stage:
Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $1B
Industries:
Health Tech, Travel Tech, CRM
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IVP is a venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage companies, focusing on Series B to Series D funding rounds. They typically invest between $500,000 and $10 million. IVP has invested in sectors such as financial technology, data and analytics, sales and marketing, and digital art, with successful investments in companies like Pigment, Volt, Klarna, and Kittl. Their goal is to support businesses in their critical growth phases.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
Series B, Series C, Series D
Check Size:
$40M - $500M
Industries:
Art, AI, fintech
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Altimeter Capital is a technology-focused venture capital fund that invests in Series B rounds, with check sizes ranging from $500k to $10M. They support visionary entrepreneurs in growing their companies, disrupting markets, and improving lives. Their investments include companies like Parloa. Altimeter also manages venture and public funds, partnering with companies as they go public. The team brings extensive experience in operations, finance, venture capital, and capital markets. Emphasizing essentialism, they balance work and personal life while aiming to positively impact the global economy and local communities.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
Series B
Check Size:
$70M - $100M
Industries:
Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence, Machine learning
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Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in consumer, enterprise and healthcare companies. It was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
No data available
Check Size:
$100k - $500k
Industries:
No data available
Top investments in :
No data available
Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in consumer, enterprise and healthcare companies. It was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Offices:
London
Cambridge
New York
Redwood City (HQ)
San Francisco
London
Cambridge
New York
Redwood City (HQ)
San Francisco
Investment Stage:
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series G, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $1B
Industries:
Business Intelligence, Privacy and Security, Service industry
Top investments in :
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage start-ups in education, research, health care, and social work.
Offices:
Cambridge (HQ)
Investment Stage:
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $1B
Industries:
Investing, Edtech, Machine learning
Top investments in :
FirstMark Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund based in New York City. They partner with entrepreneurs solving significant problems across industries such as tech, finance, and hardware. Notable investments include Pigment, Synthesia, and Ledger.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
Check Size:
$100k - $100M
Industries:
Hardware, AI, Crypto & web3
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Accel is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, investing in companies from pre-seed to series G with check sizes ranging from $1 million to $20 million. They support entrepreneurs across various industries, including fintech, health tech, and AI. Notable investments include Monzo, BlaBlaCar, Qogita, Synthesia, and Tines. Accel aims to help a global community of entrepreneurs grow and succeed.
Offices:
London
Palo Alto (HQ)
Investment Stage:
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $1B
Industries:
Climate Tech & Green Tech, Business Intelligence, Privacy and Security
Top investments in :
Antler is a Singapore-based accelerator and incubator firm investing in early-stage technology companies.
Offices:
Singapore (HQ)
Investment Stage:
Angel, Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $30M
Industries:
Mobile, Developer Tools, Media and Entertainement
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Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in start-ups with the potential to become global businesses. It was founded in 1996 and has locations all over the world.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
No data available
Check Size:
$100k - $500k
Industries:
No data available
Top investments in :
No data available
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in start-ups with the potential to become global businesses. It was founded in 1996 and has locations all over the world.
Offices:
London (HQ)
New York
San Francisco
London (HQ)
New York
San Francisco
Investment Stage:
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $500M
Industries:
Developer Tools, Media and Entertainement, Edtech
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Ring Capital is a Paris-based company founded in 2017 by Nicolas Celier.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
No data available
Check Size:
$100k - $500k
Industries:
No data available
Top investments in :
No data available
Ring Capital is a Paris-based company founded in 2017 by Nicolas Celier.
Offices:
Paris (HQ)
Paris (HQ)
Investment Stage:
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $30M
Industries:
Ecommerce, Fitness, Climate Tech & Green Tech
Top investments in :
A venture capital firm in France that focuses on the life sciences, energy and environment, industry, microelectronics and digital sectors.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
No data available
Check Size:
$100k - $500k
Industries:
No data available
Top investments in :
No data available
A venture capital firm in France that focuses on the life sciences, energy and environment, industry, microelectronics and digital sectors.
Offices:
Paris (HQ)
Paris (HQ)
Investment Stage:
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $100M
Industries:
Community & Lifestyle, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing
Top investments in :
InnoEnergy is a Eindhoven-based energy storage company founded in 2010.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
No data available
Check Size:
$100k - $500k
Industries:
No data available
Top investments in :
No data available
InnoEnergy is a Eindhoven-based energy storage company founded in 2010.
Offices:
Eindhoven (HQ)
Eindhoven (HQ)
Investment Stage:
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $250M
Industries:
Manufacturing, Proptech & Real Estate, Data and Analytics
Top investments in :
Tiger Global is an investment firm that was founded in 2001.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
No data available
Check Size:
$100k - $500k
Industries:
No data available
Top investments in :
No data available
Tiger Global is an investment firm that was founded in 2001.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series H
Check Size:
$1M - $250M
Industries:
Business Intelligence, Privacy and Security, Cloud
Top investments in :
Clean Growth Fund invests in innovations that deliver clean growth
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
No data available
Check Size:
$100k - $500k
Industries:
No data available
Top investments in :
No data available
Clean Growth Fund invests in innovations that deliver clean growth
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Check Size:
$1M - $30M
Industries:
Fashion, AI, Logistics
Top investments in :
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A
Check Size:
$500k - $10M
Industries:
Hiring and Recruitement, Fashion, AI
Top investments in :