# Retail investors in Europe (2026 list) > 58 retail investors in Europe, 95% active in the last 12 months. Led by Plug and Play, FJ Labs, Antler. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/retail-investors-in-europe (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Retail investors in Europe Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing a retail company in Europe in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 58 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fretail-investors-in-europe)The top 25 **58** investors on the list No change this week **949** cheques in 12 months *-21%* against the market **$4.2M** median round they joined *-48%* against the market median **95%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **45%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) *Deploying now* Asset manager · United States **296** **$130M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United Kingdom **234** **$45M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Parkwalk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **209** **$6.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **190** **$3.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Team Ignite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/team-ignite-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Northstar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northstar-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **155** **$1.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 11 [Portugal Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portugal-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Portugal **137** **$1.4M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 12 [Firstminute Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **123** **$6.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **108** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 14 [Ada Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ada-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **94** **$3.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Change Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/change-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Estonia **89** **$4.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 16 [Tiny VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiny-supercomputer-investment-company) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **85** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [ByFounders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/byfounders) *Deploying now* VC firm · Denmark **71** **$3.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 18 [Portfolio Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/will-martin) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **65** **$4.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 19 [Shilling VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shilling) *Deploying now* VC firm · Portugal **56** **$4.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [Flashpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flashpoint-2) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United Kingdom **50** **$7M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 21 [Coinvest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinvest-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Lithuania **44** **$1.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [FIRSTPICK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstpick) *Deploying now* VC firm · Lithuania **33** **$625K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 23 [Vendep Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vendep-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **33** **$3.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 24 [Movens Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/movens-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Poland **32** **$1.9M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 25 [Armilar Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/armilar) *Deploying now* VC firm · Portugal **31** **$3.9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen **33 more on this list** All 58 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%2Fretail-investors-in-europe) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[Potential Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/potential-sciences)** Seed *With* [Portfolio Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/will-martin) - **5** Nov **[Claimlane](https://millionrounds.com/company/claimlane)** Series A · $6.3M *With* [Vendep Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vendep-capital) - **5** Nov **[Alethio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alethio-therapeutics)** Series A · $90M *With* [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) - **5** Nov **[Nayara](https://millionrounds.com/company/nayara)** Pre-seed · $522K *Led by* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) - **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - **4** Nov **[Titan OS](https://millionrounds.com/company/titan-os)** Other · $46M *With* [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) ## Stages This Year 869 rounds - Seed **26%** - Pre-seed **17%** - Venture **15%** - Series A **13%** - Debt **8%** - Other **21%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **340** - Fintech **70** - Biotech **52** - Healthcare **46** - Big Data & Analytics **44** - Financial Services **38** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 327 Q1 25 309 Q2 25 335 Q3 25 332 Q4 25 281 Q1 26 266 Q2 26 193 Q3 26 67 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) ## Reading for founders in retail and fashion - Lovemarks The Future Beyond Brands Kevin Roberts · 2004 3.86 from 1,497 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book "Ideas move mountains, especially in turbulent times. Lovemarks is the product of the fertile-iconoclast mind of Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi. Roberts argues vociferously, and with a ton of data to support him, that traditional branding practices have become… On AmazonListen on Audible - Fashion entrepreneurship Michele Granger, Tina Sterling · 2002 On 15 reading lists at Open Library Retail and fashion Company building On AmazonListen on AudibleOn Open Library - Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie Gary Weiss · 2022 3.90 from 1,120 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of… On AmazonListen on Audible - The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Brad Stone · 2013 4.13 from 78,706 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=retail). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about retail investors in Europe ### Who are the most active retail investors in Europe? By cheques observed, the most active are Plug and Play, FJ Labs, Antler, SFC Capital and BlackRock. ### How many retail investors in Europe are there? 58 are on record. 95% made an investment in the last 12 months and 45% have led a round. ### Which stages do retail investors in Europe back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (34%) and Pre-seed (22%). ### How big are the rounds retail investors in Europe join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $3.6M. ### Which sectors do retail investors in Europe back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Biotech. ### Which retail investors in Europe lead the most rounds? Antler (7 led), ByFounders (7 led) and BlackRock (6 led). ### Where are retail investors in Europe based? Among the most active, most are based in the United Kingdom (12), the United States (4) and Portugal (3). ### What have retail investors in Europe invested in recently? Recent rounds include Potential Sciences (Seed, Nov 2026, with Portfolio Ventures), Claimlane (Series A, Nov 2026, with Vendep Capital) and Alethio Therapeutics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Oxford Science Enterprises). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)