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Earlybird Venture Capital

Earlybird Venture Capital

Venture Capital

Earlybird is a venture capital investor focused on European technology companies across various growth phases. Established in 1997, the firm manages EUR 2 billion and provides financial and strategic support.

Portfolio

3

companies

AUM

£2000M

under management


Portfolio companies

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Portal Biotech

Portal Biotech delivers single-molecule protein sequencing technology to transform proteomics and drug discovery.

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Payable

Payable provides a platform to streamline payment operations and automate business bank transfers.

Tilt

Tilt

Tilt builds a social shopping application that connects users with emerging brands through video and livestreams.


Team

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Tim Rehder

Partner

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Rabab Nasrallah

Principal


Recent investments

Series A
£25.5M

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."
— Andy Heron, Co-founder and CEO
Seed
£5.5M

The seed round was co-led by CRV and Earlybird to support team expansion and new banking integrations.

"We literally watched them use a spreadsheet with one hand to count payments and cash with a bank file on the other hand to manually send money to their customers. It was both inefficient and antiquated. Once we saw the problem, we knew there had to be a better way and became determined to create it."
— Daniel Yubi, CEO
Seed
£2.7M

Earlybird Venture Capital led the round with participation from Seedcamp and TQ Ventures.

"Tilt is building an app to transform the way we shop and discover products forever. As we lean into a new immersive virtual world, Tilt will be there leading the way, providing a more innovative, intuitive and intimate shopping experience."
— Jordan Schwarzenberger