Stage · Funding
Pre-seed funding in Europe, 2026
Capital tracked€193,990,200
Rounds90
Startups93
€194.0M
Capital tracked
90
Disclosed rounds
€12.8M
Biggest round
93
Startups tracked
Pre-seed, in numbers
90 rounds on record · 89 with a disclosed amount
Capital by sector
AI 45%
Fintech 19%
Climate 18%
Deep tech 10%
Defence Tech 8%
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 |
| Spore.Bio France | Pre-seed | Food Safety | - | €8M |
| TerraSpark Luxembourg | Pre-seed | Climate | - | €5.4M |
| ORiS Italy | Pre-seed | Space tech | Earlybird, Pitchdrive | €5M |
| TerraSpark Luxembourg | Pre-seed | Climate | Daphni | €5M |
| Reson8 Netherlands | Pre-seed | AI | Balderton Capital | €5M |
Startups in Pre-seed
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S-Transistors
Deep tech · Pre-seed
Finnish quantum-hardware startup building superconducting transistors to control and scale cryogenic quantum computers.
Pre-seed · €2,600,000
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Coverflex
Fintech · Pre-seed
Portuguese platform for building flexible employee compensation and benefits
Pre-seed · €5,000,000
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Aqemia
AI · Pre-seed
Paris deep tech using quantum-inspired physics and AI to design new drug candidates.
Pre-seed · €1,000,000
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Seedcamp
Pre-seed–Seed · AI
Led 4 of 4 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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Kima Ventures
Pre-seed–Seed · AI
Led 2 of 3 rounds tracked in Pre-seed. Kima Ventures backs two startups a week from Paris, around 100 new…
EUR 150k–EUR 150k
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Lifeline Ventures
Pre-seed–Seed
Led 2 of 2 rounds tracked in Pre-seed. Lifeline Ventures is a Helsinki-based venture capital firm investing at pre-seed and…
Ticket undisclosed
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