# Beauty investors in Europe (2026 list) > 47 beauty investors in Europe, 89% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, Plug and Play. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/beauty-investors-in-europe (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Beauty investors in Europe Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing a beauty company in Europe in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 47 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fbeauty-investors-in-europe)The top 25 **47** investors on the list No change this week **2,540** cheques in 12 months *-26%* against the market **$4.4M** median round they joined *-45%* against the market median **89%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **51%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **715** **$615K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 10 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program) *Deploying now* Government · South Korea **597** **$2.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) *Deploying now* Government · Ireland **447** **$1.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **444** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **273** **$127M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **256** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) *Deploying now* Government · United Kingdom **256** **$2.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 17 [Idinvest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · France **217** **$20M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 18 [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **174** **$9.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [ENISA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enisa) *Deploying now* VC firm · Greece **171** **$525K** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 20 [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **155** **$3.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Innosuisse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innosuisse) *Deploying now* Government · Switzerland **144** **$1.9M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 22 [NAP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nap) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **138** **$6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 23 [Scrum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scrum-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **109** **$7.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 24 [Societe Generale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/societe-generale-2) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · France **94** **$129M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Daphni](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daphni) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **92** **$8.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **22 more on this list** All 47 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fbeauty-investors-in-europe) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[ArrayPatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/arraypatch)** Seed · $1.8M *With* [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) - **5** Nov **[Shinka](https://millionrounds.com/company/shinka)** Seed · $2.1M *With* [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) - **5** Nov **[RadianX](https://millionrounds.com/company/radianx)** Seed · $9M *Led by* [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) - **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) - **3** Nov **[AQQI](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqqi)** Seed · $4.5M *With* [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) - **3** Nov **[Carryt](https://millionrounds.com/company/carryt)** Round *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) ## Stages This Year 2,330 rounds - Venture **25%** - Seed **19%** - Pre-seed **15%** - Series A **14%** - Debt **5%** - Other **21%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **921** - Biotech **150** - Fintech **134** - Healthcare **132** - Big Data & Analytics **109** - Aerospace & Space **87** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 927 Q1 25 867 Q2 25 937 Q3 25 921 Q4 25 844 Q1 26 755 Q2 26 492 Q3 26 94 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors in North America 3,859](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Europe 2,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-europe) - [Fintech investors in North America 1,309](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-north-america) - [Big Data & Analytics investors in North America 1,094](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Asia 1,047](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-asia) - [Biotech investors in North America 1,001](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-north-america) - [Energy investors in North America 864](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-north-america) - [Robotics investors in North America 848](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-north-america) - [Construction investors in North America 791](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-north-america) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about beauty investors in Europe ### Who are the most active beauty investors in Europe? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, Plug and Play, Bpifrance and Gaingels. ### How many beauty investors in Europe are there? 47 are on record. 89% made an investment in the last 12 months and 51% have led a round. ### Which stages do beauty investors in Europe back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (28%) and Pre-seed (22%). ### How big are the rounds beauty investors in Europe join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $4.5M. ### Which sectors do beauty investors in Europe back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Fintech. ### Which beauty investors in Europe lead the most rounds? General Atlantic (32 led), Partech Ventures (18 led) and Y Combinator (11 led). ### Where are beauty investors in Europe based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (8), France (7) and the United Kingdom (4). ### What have beauty investors in Europe invested in recently? Recent rounds include ArrayPatch (Seed, Nov 2026, with Enterprise Ireland), Shinka (Seed, Nov 2026, with Enterprise Ireland) and RadianX (Seed, Nov 2026, with SOSV). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)