# Earlybird Venture Capital Portfolio Map 2026: 79 Startups by Sector

> Earlybird Venture Capital's portfolio mapped: 79 startups it has backed, in 12 sectors from AI, Fintech and Healthtech on.

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

## AI

21

- [Black Forest Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/black-forest-labs)
- [Aiven](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiven)
- [Noxtua](https://millionrounds.com/company/noxtua)
- [Arago](https://millionrounds.com/company/arago)
- [CELUS](https://millionrounds.com/company/celus)
- [The Interaction Company of California](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-interaction-company-of-california)
- [MOSTLY AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mostly-ai)
- [EyeEm](https://millionrounds.com/company/eyeem)
- [NcodiN](https://millionrounds.com/company/ncodin)
- [Rivia](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivia)
- [EthonAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/ethonai)
- [Poke](https://millionrounds.com/company/poke)
- [Flanks](https://millionrounds.com/company/flanks)
- [Energy Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/energy-robotics)
- [*S* SpAItial](https://millionrounds.com/company/spaitial)
- [Workist](https://millionrounds.com/company/workist)
- [Mona AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mona-ai)
- [CONXAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/conxai)
- [RIIICO](https://millionrounds.com/company/riiico)
- [Avrea](https://millionrounds.com/company/avrea)
- [SLNG](https://millionrounds.com/company/slng)

## Fintech

9

- [Upvest](https://millionrounds.com/company/upvest)
- [Smava](https://millionrounds.com/company/smava)
- [*N* NUMBER26](https://millionrounds.com/company/number26)
- [Pillar](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillar)
- [CrossLend](https://millionrounds.com/company/crosslend)
- [finmid](https://millionrounds.com/company/finmid)
- [Traxpay](https://millionrounds.com/company/traxpay)
- [Nuri](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuri)
- [Porters](https://millionrounds.com/company/porters)

## Healthtech

8

- [*PM* Polares Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/polares-medical)
- [Shape Memory Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/shape-memory-medical)
- [Hilo](https://millionrounds.com/company/hilo)
- [Ottonova](https://millionrounds.com/company/ottonova)
- [Sense Biodetection](https://millionrounds.com/company/sense-biodetection)
- [Perfuze](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfuze)
- [Curio](https://millionrounds.com/company/curio)
- [Prothea Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/prothea-technologies)

## Biotech

8

- [Greywolf Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/grey-wolf-therapeutics)
- [ImCheck Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/imcheck-therapeutics)
- [Graviton](https://millionrounds.com/company/graviton)
- [HAYA Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/haya-therapeutics)
- [Portal Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/portal-biotech)
- [GEMMABio](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemmabio)
- [Ariceum Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ariceum-therapeutics)
- [Priothera](https://millionrounds.com/company/priothera)

## IT Services

6

- [Onefootball](https://millionrounds.com/company/onefootball)
- [Miss Moneypenny Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/miss-moneypenny-technologies)
- [Keel](https://millionrounds.com/company/keel)
- [TopK](https://millionrounds.com/company/topk)
- [Bonagora](https://millionrounds.com/company/bonagora)
- [Loyi](https://millionrounds.com/company/loyi)

## Professional Services

6

- [B2X Care Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/b2x-care-solutions)
- [Lumics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumics)
- [ORIS](https://millionrounds.com/company/oris)
- [Briefcase](https://millionrounds.com/company/briefcase)
- [Nortech AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/nortech-ai)
- [Jumpstarter](https://millionrounds.com/company/jumpstarter)

## Big Data & Analytics

4

- [CARTO](https://millionrounds.com/company/carto)
- [Sikoia](https://millionrounds.com/company/sikoia)
- [MyDataModels](https://millionrounds.com/company/mydatamodels)
- [peopleIX](https://millionrounds.com/company/peopleix)

## Hardware & Electronics

4

- [Light Blue Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-blue-optics)
- [Marvel Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/marvel-fusion)
- [*M* MergeOptics](https://millionrounds.com/company/mergeoptics)
- [ColibrITD](https://millionrounds.com/company/colibritd)

## Web3 & Crypto

4

- [*M* M0](https://millionrounds.com/company/m0)
- [Bitwala](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitwala)
- [Freeverse.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/freeverse-io)
- [Obligate](https://millionrounds.com/company/obligate)

## Internet

3

- [Movinga](https://millionrounds.com/company/movinga)
- [*I* Inkitt](https://millionrounds.com/company/inkitt)
- [Sessions](https://millionrounds.com/company/sessions)

## E-commerce

3

- [CTRL](https://millionrounds.com/company/ctrl)
- [Brandback](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandback)
- [hakuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/hakuna)

## Software

3

- [*R* RapidMiner](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidminer)
- [Ripe](https://millionrounds.com/company/ripe)
- [ascribe](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascribe)

## Segment by segment

### AI

21 startups · $995M raised

- [**Black Forest Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/black-forest-labs) Black Forest Labs is a generative AI research company dedicated to developing advanced deep learning models for image and video synthesis. Germany $300M
- [**Aiven**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiven) Aiven is a Finnish company that provides a fully managed open-source data infrastructure platform. Finland $219M
- [**Noxtua**](https://millionrounds.com/company/noxtua) Noxtua is a European legal-tech startup based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2017 from research at Oxford University and Imperial Germany $207M
- [**Arago**](https://millionrounds.com/company/arago) Arago is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of semiconductor, optics and AI. France $26M
- [**CELUS**](https://millionrounds.com/company/celus) CELUS is a German deep-tech company based in Munich, specializing in AI-driven automation for electronics engineering. Germany $26M
- [**The Interaction Company of California**](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-interaction-company-of-california) The Interaction Company's Poke is an AI assistant that lives fully inside iMessage and integrates seamlessly. United States $25M
- [**MOSTLY AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mostly-ai) MOSTLY AI is a leader in creating high-fidelity, privacy-safe structured synthetic data using Generative AI. Austria $25M
- [**EyeEm**](https://millionrounds.com/company/eyeem) EyeEm builds technology to showcase the best images from the world’s leading photo community. Germany $24M

### Fintech

9 startups · $645M raised

- [**Upvest**](https://millionrounds.com/company/upvest) Upvest helps businesses build seamless investment experiences their customers love. Germany $320M
- [**Smava**](https://millionrounds.com/company/smava) Smava is an online loan comparison platform that offers cheaper loan options to consumers. Germany $128M
- [*N* **NUMBER26**](https://millionrounds.com/company/number26) Germany $53M
- [**Pillar**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillar) The infrastructure layer for health education Italy $48M
- [**CrossLend**](https://millionrounds.com/company/crosslend) CrossLend is a FinTech company based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in digital debt technology and solutions for loan asset transactions. Germany $39M
- [**finmid**](https://millionrounds.com/company/finmid) finmid is a Berlin-based company that provides embedded lending infrastructure for software platforms, marketplaces, and vertical Germany $24M
- [**Traxpay**](https://millionrounds.com/company/traxpay) Traxpay is a Supply Chain Finance (SCF) platform based in Frankfurt, Germany, operating globally with a focus on Europe. United States $19M
- [**Nuri**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuri) NURI is a provider of public relations, event planning and consulting services. Germany $11M

### Healthtech

8 startups · $333M raised

- [*PM* **Polares Medical**](https://millionrounds.com/company/polares-medical) Switzerland $75M
- [**Shape Memory Medical**](https://millionrounds.com/company/shape-memory-medical) Shape Memory Medical is a medical device company that develops innovative medical devices based on Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) materials. United States $62M
- [**Hilo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hilo) HILO is a SaaS platform that powers building operators to attract tenants, boost revenues, and streamline operations. Switzerland $61M
- [**Ottonova**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ottonova) ottonova is Germany's first fully digital private health insurance company, founded in 2015 and based in Munich. Germany $45M
- [**Sense Biodetection**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sense-biodetection) Sense Biodetection is a molecular diagnostics company. United Kingdom $37M
- [**Perfuze**](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfuze) Perfuze is a private medical device company based in Galway, Ireland, founded in 2018. Ireland $27M
- [**Curio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/curio) Curio is a game studio that specializes in blockchain-based, on-chain games. United States $14M
- [**Prothea Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/prothea-technologies) Prothea Technologies is a private medical technology company based in the United Kingdom. United Kingdom $13M

### Biotech

8 startups · $489M raised

- [**Greywolf Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/grey-wolf-therapeutics) Greywolf Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Oxford, United Kingdom. United Kingdom $144M
- [**ImCheck Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/imcheck-therapeutics) ImCheck Therapeutics is a developing novel therapeutics that target members of the butyrophilin (BTN) super-family of checkpoint molecules. France $97M
- [**Graviton**](https://millionrounds.com/company/graviton) Graviton develops novel therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmune, cancer, certain genetic, fibrotic, and other serious diseases. United States $75M
- [**HAYA Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/haya-therapeutics) HAYA Therapeutics, SA is a precision medicine and biotechnology company focused on developing innovative genomic medicines. Switzerland $67M
- [**Portal Biotech**](https://millionrounds.com/company/portal-biotech) Portal Biotech is a biotechnology company founded in 2021, focused on developing the first bench-top single-molecule protein seque United Kingdom $46M
- [**GEMMABio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemmabio) GEMMABio is a therapeutics company that develops gene therapies for individuals living with rare diseases. United States $34M
- [**Ariceum Therapeutics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ariceum-therapeutics) Ariceum Therapeutics is a private, clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company based in Berlin, Germany. Germany $25M
- [**Priothera**](https://millionrounds.com/company/priothera) Priothera is developing the orally applied sphingosine 1 phosphate (S1P) receptor modulators for haematological malignancies. Ireland $2.0M

### IT Services

6 startups · $44M raised

- [**Onefootball**](https://millionrounds.com/company/onefootball) OneFootball is a Berlin-based media and technology company that operates the leading digital football platform globally. Germany $20M
- [**Miss Moneypenny Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/miss-moneypenny-technologies) Miss Moneypenny Technologies is a Berlin-based SaaS company founded in 2014, specializing in digital wallet communication solutions. Germany $8.0M
- [**Keel**](https://millionrounds.com/company/keel) Keel is a global immigration tech platform helping people around the world migrate and settle in the country of their choice. United Kingdom $6.0M
- [**TopK**](https://millionrounds.com/company/topk) TopK is a technology startup based in Prague, founded in 2024. United States $5.5M
- [**Bonagora**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bonagora) Bonagora was a B2B Wholesale Marketplace and Point-of-Sale software suite for the home and living industry. Germany $3.5M
- [**Loyi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/loyi) Loyi is a Pakistani skincare and haircare brand that operates an e-commerce store, offering a variety of affordable beauty and per Germany $463K

### Professional Services

6 startups · $34M raised

- [**B2X Care Solutions**](https://millionrounds.com/company/b2x-care-solutions) B2X Care Solutions is a full-service provider specializing in hardware lifecycle management. Germany $15M
- [**Lumics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumics) Lumics is specialized in manufacturing high performance semiconductor laser components and subsystems. Germany $6.6M
- [**ORIS**](https://millionrounds.com/company/oris) ORIS is a construction materials platform that connects infrastructure construction with digitization and materials expertise. France $5.1M
- [**Briefcase**](https://millionrounds.com/company/briefcase) Briefcase is a seed-stage AI startup based in London, UK, focused on transforming accounting workflows through automation. United Kingdom $3.0M
- [**Nortech AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nortech-ai) Nortech AI is a Norwegian-Portuguese startup founded in 2021, with headquarters in Bergen, Norway, and operations in Lisbon, Portugal. Portugal $2.7M
- [**Jumpstarter**](https://millionrounds.com/company/jumpstarter) SaaS, Mobile app and Web app development for startups - specializing in MVP development for non-tech founders Sweden $1.7M

### Big Data & Analytics

4 startups · $76M raised

- [**CARTO**](https://millionrounds.com/company/carto) CARTO is a leading Location Intelligence and Agentic GIS platform that provides a cloud-native software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution. United States $61M
- [**Sikoia**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sikoia) Sikoia is a London-based B2B fintech company that enhances customer verification for financial services using automation and AI. United Kingdom $9.0M
- [**MyDataModels**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mydatamodels) MyDataModels is a French DeepTech startup founded in March 2018, located in Biot, France. France $3.4M
- [**peopleIX**](https://millionrounds.com/company/peopleix) peopleIX is the People Intelligence platform for HR leaders. Germany $2.5M

### Hardware & Electronics

4 startups · $125M raised

- [**Light Blue Optics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-blue-optics) Light Blue Optics (LBO) was a technology company based in Cambridge, UK, with additional offices in San Mateo, CA. United Kingdom $59M
- [**Marvel Fusion**](https://millionrounds.com/company/marvel-fusion) Marvel Fusion is a developer of fusion energy technology used to offer environment-friendly and safe energy. Germany $54M
- [*M* **MergeOptics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mergeoptics) FCI Electronics designs and manufactures hi-tech connector solutions for various market applications, including medical instrumentation. Germany $8.3M
- [**ColibrITD**](https://millionrounds.com/company/colibritd) ColibriTD is a French deep-tech startup founded in 2019 and based in Paris. France $4.7M

### Web3 & Crypto

4 startups · $149M raised

- [*M* **M0**](https://millionrounds.com/company/m0) Switzerland $115M
- [**Bitwala**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitwala) Bitwala is a financial technology company based in Berlin, Germany, that integrates blockchain finance with traditional banking. Germany $21M
- [**Freeverse.io**](https://millionrounds.com/company/freeverse-io) Freeverse.io is a Barcelona-based Web3 infrastructure startup founded in 2019. Spain $11M
- [**Obligate**](https://millionrounds.com/company/obligate) Obligate AG is a Swiss-regulated blockchain platform based in Zurich, founded in 2019. Switzerland $3.0M

### Internet

3 startups · $155M raised

- [**Movinga**](https://millionrounds.com/company/movinga) Movinga is an online relocation service provider company. Germany $93M
- [*I* **Inkitt**](https://millionrounds.com/company/inkitt) Germany $57M
- [**Sessions**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sessions) Sessions is a live video streaming platform that connects musicians to a global audience. United States $5.4M

### E-commerce

3 startups · $20M raised

- [**CTRL**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ctrl) CTRL is a golf technology company founded in 2017, specializing in swing analysis and training tools for golfers. United States $9.0M
- [**Brandback**](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandback) Brandback is a Berlin-based startup founded in 2023 that specializes in AI-powered embedded resale infrastructure. Germany $7.4M
- [**hakuna**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hakuna) hakuna provides product protection solution for e-commerce and retail business. Germany $3.9M

### Software

3 startups · $24M raised

- [*R* **RapidMiner**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidminer) RapidMiner builds a software platform for data science teams that unites data prep, machine learning, and predictive model deployment. United States $20M
- [**Ripe**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ripe) Ripe is a travel technology company based in Salt Lake City that specializes in providing a white-label booking and reservation platform. Sweden $2.0M
- [**ascribe**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascribe) Ascribe allows users to create, register, manage, and share digital intellectual properties. Germany $2.0M

**How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Earlybird Venture Capital as an investor, the first in 2000. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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