Investors / Germany / Earlybird
Earlybird
Venture capital · Berlin, Germany · Europe
Earlybird is a venture capital investor that backs early-stage technology founders in Europe with financial resources, strategic support and network access. It also runs portfolio support, venture partners, the Earlybird Vision Lab incubator and impact fund, and its proprietary EagleEye data platform.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsfintechemerging techartificial intelligenceimpactenterprise softwaredeep tech
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Or find every investor that fitsEarlybird lists 85 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 29 funding rounds, 13 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (28%), Fintech (14%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (11%). 45% of its companies are based in Germany. It invests most often alongside U2V, Molten Ventures and HV Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Earlybird, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Earlybird's whole history. Rounds on record name 29 companies; its own site lists 85. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 4% |
| Seed | 50% |
| Series A | 39% |
| Series B | 4% |
| Growth | 4% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 2 | 0 |
| '25 | 13 | 5 |
| '26 | 14 | 8 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 93th | 85 companies |
| Recent activity | 97th | 15 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 54% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 90th | 19% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 45th | 28% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 97th | 12 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 28% | 18% |
| Fintech | 14% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 11% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 7% | 15% |
| Food & Agriculture | 5% | 3% |
| Space & Defense | 3% | 3% |
| Cybersecurity | 3% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| U2V | 14 |
| Molten Ventures | 8 |
| HV Capital | 5 |
| Speedinvest | 5 |
| Accel | 3 |
| Activant Capital | 3 |
| Amino Collective | 3 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers8499%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company11%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Earlybird head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Earlybird| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Debt | |
| 21 Jul 2026 | Pre-Seed Led | |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Series A | |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Series B | |
| 29 May 2026 | Seed Led |
Round details for Earlybird
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Earlybird's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
85 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIPERIA provides a digital solution for planning and managing ultra-fresh products in bakeries, food-to-go manufacturers, and supermarkets. | Food & AgricultureAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Aiven provides a data cloud platform for builders, offering various data services and tools for applications and AI agents | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Aleph Alpha develops and offers specialized sovereign language models and solutions for various industries and applications | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Arago builds a photonic AI accelerator optimized for energy efficiency and high throughput | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Jul 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| Aris Machina develops and provides an Agentic Operating System for modern manufacturing, utilizing artificial intelligence and other technologies to improve industrial processes. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Avrea provides faster continuous integration for GitHub Actions | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | May 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Axon Therapies develops and offers a treatment for heart failure using a minimally invasive procedure called SAVM. | Healthcare & Biotech | Sept 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Bayshore turns regulations, policies, and expert know-how into a governed Legal & Compliance Frontdoor that runs every request – from intake to decision, with full audit trail. | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | May 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Black Forest Labs develops and provides AI models and APIs for image, video, and audio processing and generation. | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Brandback integrates into online retailers' baskets, listings and checkouts to make resale easy and profitable. | E-commerce & MarketplacesSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Briefcase provides AI accounting software that handles various accounting tasks, including capture, bank feeds, payments, and reports, for businesses and accounting practices. | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Celus provides an AI electronics design platform that helps design electronic components | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Certivity provides a platform for managing regulations, standards, and internal documents to help companies with product compliance | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Jul 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Colibri.ai provides AI-powered meeting notes and conversation intelligence solutions. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| ColibriTD develops quantum-driven multiphysics simulation tools for complex engineering systems. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Aug 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| The company provides AI solutions to automate construction processes and extract insights from unstructured data. | AI & Machine LearningReal Estate & Construction | Apr 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| The company is developing a cell therapy to treat solid tumors using a rare and potent circulating T cell population found in the blood | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Edyoucated provides a learning and skill platform for companies to manage learning activities and develop employees' skills strategically. | EducationHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| The company builds quantum computers designed to scale using its proprietary MAGIC technology | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | May 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| Eyva identifies growth opportunities and empowers teams to create, optimize, and launch products that win in the beauty and personal care industry. | AI & Machine LearningConsumer | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 13 Nov 2026- Site
- earlybird.com
- Last read
- 13 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 8 Feb 2024
- Companies checked
- 85
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