Earlybird is a European venture capital investor focused on technology companies across early-stage, growth, and expansion stages. The firm manages over €2bn across multiple funds, investing in enterprise software, deep tech, and fintech.
Portfolio
10
companies
AUM
£2.0B
under management
Briefcase
Briefcase builds artificial intelligence software to automate complex accounting tasks.
Ctrl
Ctrl provides an integrated workspace that automates customer workflows for revenue teams.
Curio
Curio operates a subscription audio platform that provides curated spoken word journalism.
Keel
Keel offers a programmable operations platform for building custom internal software.
Neuracore
Neuracore builds an AI-powered infrastructure platform to scale and deploy robotics faster.
Payable
Payable provides a platform to streamline payment operations and automate business bank transfers.
Portal Biotech
Portal Biotech delivers single-molecule protein sequencing technology to transform proteomics and drug discovery.
Sikoia
Sikoia provides a unified data platform that streamlines customer onboarding and risk assessment for financial institutions.
SpAItial
SpAItial builds spatial foundation models to reason about three dimensional environments.
Tilt
Tilt provides a live-commerce platform blending video streaming with social shopping.
Fabian Heilemann
Partner
Christian Nagel
founding partner
Christian is a founding partner at Earlybird. He previously worked as a project manager at McKinsey & Company.
LinkedInTim Rehder
Partner
Tim serves as a general partner at Earlybird Venture Capital and holds board positions across several portfolio companies.
LinkedInAndre Retterath
General Partner at Earlybird
Andre is a general partner at Earlybird Venture Capital and founder of Data Driven VC. He also holds investor and board roles across several firms.
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Akash Bajwa
Principal
Akash is a principal at Earlybird Venture Capital. He also holds investor and board observer roles across several technology companies.
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Rabab Nasrallah
Principal
Rabab is a partner at Earlybird Venture Capital. She also holds board positions at several life sciences and therapeutics companies.
LinkedInLaura Waldenstrom
Principal
Laura is a principal at Earlybird Venture Capital and holds board positions at OneFootball, HiveMQ, Brandback, and Energy Robotics.
LinkedInVinted Ventures leads the latest round alongside TQ Ventures, Balderton Capital, Earlybird, and Seedcamp to scale operations.
"The next generation won’t browse static listings the way their parents did—they’ll discover and buy through video, conversation, and live interaction, across every category"
Earlybird led the pre-seed round for the robotics infrastructure platform, which also launched a free academic programme.
"Earlybird is the ideal partner for Neuracore,"
The financing will be used to expand technical teams and accelerate the commercialisation of its proteomics platform.
"Portal Biotech’s technology offers unprecedented capabilities in protein identification and characterisation, providing unmatched detail on protein structure and modifications at the single-molecule level on accessible desktop instruments that bring this state-of-the-art characterisation to any lab. These powerful advances are essential for accelerating drug discovery and enhancing diagnostic precision, positioning Portal Biotech as the frontrunner in the race to unlock the full potential of protein sequencing."
The out of stealth startup secured backing from Earlybird and Speedinvest to accelerate its three dimensional artificial intelligence prototypes.
"Current AI models generate images pixel by pixel — great for snapshots, but not for immersive, coherent worlds. At SpAItial, we’re building AI that’s grounded in space and time from the start. Our spatial foundation models are a game changer for any application that depends on 3D understanding."
Earlybird led the seed round to help the London-based startup grow its product and engineering teams.
"The accounting industry has only seen one major innovation in the past decade—the move from desktop to cloud. With the rise of multimodal AI, we’re positioned to lead the coming AI revolution."
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