# Earlybird Venture Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Earlybird Venture Capital is a vc firm based in Germany. 244 investments on record, 21 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Earlybird Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 244 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $403M, Apr 2026 VC firm

Seed Series A Fintech Nuclear Fusion

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**58%** of best year **21** **cheques in 12 months**, 244 on record

Since the last cheque **10** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$13M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $10M** Rounds led **11 of 244** Sole investor **49 rounds** Exits **18 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Germany, 38%**

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## Earlybird Venture Capital highlights

- 01 21 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 58% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 49 rounds, median $5.0M
- 04 18 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Earlybird backs Pre-Seed to Series A founders in emerging tech – from fintech to nuclear fusion. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $500K – $10M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Fintech Nuclear Fusion
- **Based in:** Berlin, Germany
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **244 appearances**

- **2026** 19 rounds
- **Oct** **[Firstwork](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstwork)** Series A · US · Bharat Fast **$15M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Noxtua](https://millionrounds.com/company/noxtua)** Series C · DE **$115M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[ColibrITD](https://millionrounds.com/company/colibritd)** Seed · FR **$4.7M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[QuantumDiamonds](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantumdiamonds)** Series A · DE · TechCrunch **$17M** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[ORIS](https://millionrounds.com/company/oris)** Pre-seed · FR **$5.1M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Hilo](https://millionrounds.com/company/hilo)** Series B · CH **$19M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Isar Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/isar-aerospace)** Series D · DE · Ventureburn **$312M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[EleQtron](https://millionrounds.com/company/eleqtron)** Series A · DE · Ventureburn **$67M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Mona AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mona-ai)** Seed · DE **$4.3M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Bayshore](https://millionrounds.com/company/bayshore)** Seed · DE **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[TiLT](https://millionrounds.com/company/tilt)** Series B · US **$26M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Avrea](https://millionrounds.com/company/avrea)** Pre-seed · FI · Silicon Canals **$4.7M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[Pillar](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillar)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$20M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[The Interaction Company of California](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-interaction-company-of-california)** Seed · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[CONXAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/conxai)** Series A · DE **$5.8M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Upvest](https://millionrounds.com/company/upvest)** Growth · DE · TechStartups **$125M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Polares Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/polares-medical)** Series C · US **$50M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Rivia](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivia)** Series A · CH **$15M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Porters](https://millionrounds.com/company/porters)** Pre-seed · CH **$3.2M** With 5 others
- **2025** 32 rounds
- **Nov** **[NcodiN](https://millionrounds.com/company/ncodin)** Seed · FR · Silicon Canals **$18M** With 7 others
- **Nov** **[Neuracore](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuracore)** Pre-seed · GB **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Energy Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/energy-robotics)** Series A · DE · Futury Capital **$14M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[SLNG](https://millionrounds.com/company/slng)** Pre-seed · GB **$3.8M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Obligate](https://millionrounds.com/company/obligate)** Venture · CH **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[HAYA Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/haya-therapeutics)** Venture · CH **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Axon Therapies](https://millionrounds.com/company/axon-therapies)** Series A · US **$32M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[The Interaction Company of California](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-interaction-company-of-california)** Seed · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Arago](https://millionrounds.com/company/arago)** Seed · FR **$26M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[TopK](https://millionrounds.com/company/topk)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Certivity](https://millionrounds.com/company/certivity)** Series A · DE **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Portal Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/portal-biotech)** Series A · GB · We Venture Capital **$35M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[Brandback](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandback)** Seed · DE **$7.4M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[RIIICO](https://millionrounds.com/company/riiico)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Priothera](https://millionrounds.com/company/priothera)** Grant · IE **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[sintra.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/sintra-ai)** Seed · LT **$17M** With 1 other
- **May** **[SpAItial](https://millionrounds.com/company/spaitial)** Seed · DE · TechCrunch **$13M** *Led*
- **May** **[Koppla](https://millionrounds.com/company/koppla)** Seed · DE · Silicon Canals **$6.7M** With 8 others
- **May** **[HAYA Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/haya-therapeutics)** Series A · CH · Firms' own news pages **$65M** *Led*
- **May** **[remberg](https://millionrounds.com/company/remberg)** Series A · DE **$17M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Noxtua](https://millionrounds.com/company/noxtua)** Series B · DE · TechCrunch **$92M** With 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **46** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$1.4B** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**10+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** EARLYBIRD GMBH & CO. KG
- **SEC number:** CRD 341941

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 1 we have independently watched raise

EARLYBIRD HEALTH

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **18 in all**

**[Hemoteq](https://millionrounds.com/company/hemoteq)** Bought by Freudenberg Medical **Undisclosed** Aug 2015

**[6Wunderkinder / Wunderlist](https://millionrounds.com/company/6wunderkinder-wunderlist)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jun 2015

**[carpooling.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/carpooling-com)** Bought by [BlaBlaCar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blablacar) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[Digital River](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-river)** Bought by [Siris Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/siris-capital-group) **$840M** Oct 2014

**[Traxpay](https://millionrounds.com/company/traxpay)** Bought by [Main Incubator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-incubator) **Undisclosed** Sept 2014

**[Moped](https://millionrounds.com/company/moped)** Bought by 6Wunderkinder / Wunderlist **Undisclosed** Dec 2013

**[Zonare Medical Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/zonare-medical-systems)** Bought by Mindray Medical International **$105M** Jun 2013

**[BMEYE](https://millionrounds.com/company/bmeye)** Bought by [Edwards Lifesciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edwards-lifesciences) **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[Clean Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/clean-mobile)** Bought by The TQ Group **Undisclosed** Apr 2012

**[Scoreloop](https://millionrounds.com/company/scoreloop)** Bought by [BlackBerry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cylance) **$71M** Jun 2011

**[BridgeCo](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridgeco)** Bought by SMSC **Undisclosed** May 2011

**[UPEK](https://millionrounds.com/company/upek)** Bought by AuthenTec **Undisclosed** Sept 2010

**[MergeOptics](https://millionrounds.com/company/mergeoptics)** Bought by FCI **Undisclosed** Feb 2010

**[Purple Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/purple-labs)** Bought by [Myriad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/myriad) **$101M** Feb 2009

**[Amaxa Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/amaxa-biosystems)** Bought by Lonza Group **Undisclosed** May 2008

**[dooyoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/dooyoo)** Bought by LeGuide.com **Undisclosed** Jan 2008

**[Alantos Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/alantos-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by [Amgen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amgen) **Undisclosed** Jun 2007

**[Kiwilogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiwilogic)** Bought by Artificial Solutions **Undisclosed** Jan 2006

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$403M**

raised in Apr 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$13M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M**

Led 11 of 244 rounds **5%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $10M
- **Sole investor:** 49 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 18 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *63*
- Seed said *52*
- Series B *35*
- Venture *33*
- Series C *14*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) 8
- [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) 7
- [Wellington Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-partners) 7
- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 6
- [3i Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group) 5
- [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Earlybird Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Speedinvest** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest)[**EIC Accelerator** Government **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator)[**Wellington Partners** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-partners)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**3i Group** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group)[**HV Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Redalpine** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redalpine)[**Seedcamp** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp)[**Sofinnova Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners)[**468 Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/468-capital)[**Andera Partners** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andera-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Earlybird Venture Capital put money into.

[**Noxtua** $115M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/noxtua)[**ColibrITD** $4.7M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/colibritd)[**QuantumDiamonds** $17M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantumdiamonds)[**ORIS** $5.1M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/oris)[**Hilo** $19M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hilo)[**Isar Aerospace** $312M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/isar-aerospace)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Earlybird Venture Capital in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

- [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 4 May 2026 · 23 min Andre Retterath, General Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital: Earlybird’s €360m fund and the future of European deep tech With [Andre Retterath](https://millionrounds.com/person/andre-retterath) Mentions [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [EU-Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/eu-startups) 12 Sept 2024 · 33 min Episode 85: Andre Retterath - Partner at Earlybird VC - How AI Is Changing Venture Capital Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 23 Jun 2023 · 40 min Bolt 🩷's Starship, a Code Red, an iron fist at the EIB, AI a-plenty, Tech City, and it's Pollen season Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Earlybird Venture Capital

### What does Earlybird Venture Capital invest in?

Earlybird Venture Capital invests most often at Series A and Seed (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintech and Nuclear Fusion.

### How active is Earlybird Venture Capital?

244 investments on record, 21 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 11. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Earlybird Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Firstwork (Series A, Oct 2026), Noxtua (Series C, Sept 2026) and ColibrITD (Seed, Aug 2026).

### How big are Earlybird Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $10M.

### Does Earlybird Venture Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 11 of its 244 investments on record (5%).

### Where does Earlybird Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (38%), the United States (23%) and Switzerland (15%).

### Is Earlybird Venture Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 21 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Earlybird Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Speedinvest (8 rounds together), EIC Accelerator (7 rounds together) and Wellington Partners (7 rounds together).

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