Stage · Funding
Pre-seed funding in Europe, 2026
Capital tracked€284,550,200
Rounds121
Startups141
Stories6
€284.6M
Capital tracked
121
Disclosed rounds
€12.8M
Biggest round
141
Startups tracked
Pre-seed, in numbers
121 rounds on record · 120 with a disclosed amount
Capital by sector
AI 50%
Fintech 19%
Climate 16%
Deep tech 9%
Biotech 7%
Capital by year
Share of rounds
Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →
Largest rounds tracked
Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates
| Company | Round | Sector | Lead | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy Spain | Pre-seed | Fintech | - | €12.8M |
| Foundational United Kingdom | Pre-seed | Unclassified | BACKED, Final Frontier, Adjacent, Type One Ventures, Inflection | €9.6M |
| Ground A Germany | Pre-seed | Counter-UAS | Vsquared Ventures | €9.1M |
| Spore.Bio France | Pre-seed | Food Safety | - | €8M |
| Limetax Germany | Pre-seed | Accounting Automation | Motive Partners | €6M |
| TerraSpark Luxembourg | Pre-seed | Climate | - | €5.4M |
What we have written
6 stories on Pre-seed
20Oct Plinto raises €2.9M pre-seed for AI financial controlling Four Peakon alumni raised €2.9M from People Ventures and Emblem to replace month-end controlling with AI… News 19
Oct Vessla raises $3.3M pre-seed for AI agents in property management Seedcamp leads a $3.3M pre-seed into Vessla, the Stockholm startup founded in 2026 that puts AI… News 19
Oct Unravel Health raises £2.5M pre-seed for at-home hormone testing London's Unravel Health has closed a £2.5M pre-seed co-led by Conduit EIS Impact Fund and Wrightwood.… News 06
Oct Fleuret AI raises €4M pre-seed to automate penetration testing Fleuret AI raised a €4M pre-seed led by RAISE Ventures, with Stoïk, GitGuardian, Vade and Almond… News 30
Sep DOD Solution raises $2.1M pre-seed for GPS-free drone autonomy Estonian-Ukrainian DOD Solution raised a $2.1M pre-seed from nine backers including Draganfly to scale AURA, its… News
Startups in Pre-seed
From the directory
BP
Big Picture Bio
Biotech · Pre-seed
Uses multi-agent AI to predict novel synergistic drug combinations beyond the reach of foundation models and traditional machine…
Pre-seed · €1,750,000
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Aday Systems
SaaS · Pre-seed
Gives recruiters a clearer, real-time view of the hiring process, streamlining recruitment workflows from a single platform.
Pre-seed · €220,000
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SK
Soul Kitchen
Foodtech · Pre-seed
Soul Kitchen makes premium instant soup for health-conscious consumers who want a quick, better-for-you convenience option.
Angel · €50,000
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Seedcamp
Pre-seed–Seed · AI
Led 5 of 5 rounds tracked in Pre-seed. Seedcamp backs pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies across Europe, writing first cheques…
$350K–$1M
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IBB Ventures
Pre-seed–Seed
Led 3 of 3 rounds tracked in Pre-seed. IBB Ventures invests in Berlin-based founders from pre-seed to Series A across…
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Haatch
Pre-seed–Seed · SaaS
Led 3 of 3 rounds tracked in Pre-seed. Haatch is a UK early-stage investor backing founders from pre-seed to Series…
Ticket undisclosed
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