Building the resilience of Europe’s critical resources.

Europe’s day-one launchpad: sharp conviction, fast decision and the Ventech platform behind you.

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Stage
Pre-seed and seed
Initial ticket
€250k – €1m
Region
Europe
Volume
12–15 deals a year

What we invest in

Technologies that optimise how Europe’s critical resources are produced, used and distributed.

01Energy

The master resource.

Every factory, data centre and vehicle runs on it. We back the tech that produces, stores and optimises it.

  • Energy for AI
  • Storage and production
  • Grid optimisation
  • Electrification
  • Industrial efficiency
From our portfolio
Bohr EnergieTilt EnergyMoonwatt
02Land and water

Food security starts in the soil.

As droughts and floods hit harder, we back the tech that protects water, soils and harvests.

  • Sustainable food
  • Water efficiency
  • Soil and biodiversity
  • Climate resilience
From our portfolio
Equitable EarthVorteX-ioInarix
03New materials

Where chemistry meets sovereignty.

Next-gen materials, recycling and smarter factories that cut Europe’s dependence on imports.

  • Advanced recycling
  • Material science
  • AI-driven manufacturing
  • Supply-chain intelligence
From our portfolio
VerleyNova CarbonDionymer
04Human capital

Nothing scales without people.

Tools that train, protect and augment the workforce Europe’s industries need.

  • Workforce training
  • Health and safety
  • AI productivity
  • Robotics
From our portfolio
EdKor CarePaladin

Portfolio

Backed from day one, growing since

Bohr EnergieEnergy

Aggregation and optimisation of renewable and storage assets on European power markets.

  1. 2024 · Seed
  2. 2026 · Series A€10m led by Suma Capital
Equitable EarthLand and water

A standard to measure and verify impact on climate, biodiversity and livelihoods.

  1. 2021 · Pre-seed
  2. 2022 · Seed€10m with LocalGlobe and AENU
  3. 2025 · Series A€13m led by AENU
VerleyMaterials and industry

Sustainable dairy proteins made by precision fermentation.

  1. 2022 · Pre-seed
  2. 2023 · Seed€12m led by Sofinnova Partners
  3. 2025 · Series A€25m led by Alven

55 startups backed since 2021

Energy

ACTA Power

Consolidating small hydropower plants.

Circular economy

Alpagga

Marketplace for used professional food-industry equipment.

Human capital

Annette

Health tech.

Human capitalExited

Apryl

Fertility benefits platform for employers.

Human capital

Blify

Manager training in the flow of work.

Energy

Bohr Energie

Automated trading and aggregation for renewable assets.

Human capital

Chilli

Software for climate and impact teams.

Land and water

ClimeFi

Carbon-removal pools for buyer syndicates.

Materials and industry

Co-reactive

Reacting CO₂ with solids to cut industrial emissions.

Human capital

DiappyMed

Clinically validated app for intelligent insulin dosing.

A unique value proposition

The agility of a micro-fund, backed by a leading European VC brand. Here is what that means for you.

Ventech Platform

A European platform behind you.

25 years backing European tech: €1bn raised, 180+ exits and a local presence in 5 cities all over Europe.

25
years
€1bn
raised
180+
exits
5
European cities

A partner on call

We pick up the phone.

An on-demand, bottom-up sparring partner, with no board seat: we are there when you need us, on what matters to you: recruitment, ops, impact, financing or leveraging 100+ founders from the AFI community.

“AFI team supports us with great availability and a true sense of partnership.”
Sophie Agosta, CEO of Kor Care

Next rounds, built together

Your next round starts on day one.

We help you sharpen the story, build the syndicate and open doors to Europe’s leading funds when it’s time to raise.

“AFI Ventures played a crucial role in structuring our €6m seed round, building our investor syndicate.”
Habib Al Khatib, CEO of SpotLight

Raising your first round?

If we believe in your project, you get a ticket within a month.

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