I’ve been looking into European VC funds recently while trying to understand how founders actually find the right investors.
One thing that surprised me:
A lot of funds say “early-stage”, but most of their recent deals are actually Series A or later.
A few other patterns:
- Fintech shows up everywhere, but means different things depending on the fund
- Geography matters less than expected — many invest across Europe
- Smaller funds tend to be more focused
Biggest takeaway:
stage fit matters way more than sector labels
Curious — how are you finding relevant VCs right now?
I ended up mapping a bunch of funds into a dataset for myself and turned it into a small product.
Happy to share if useful.
u/Fine-Acanthaceae4042 — 18 days ago