Fund Momentum - Fresh Funds Ready to Deploy #18

Welcome to the eighteenth edition of the bi-weekly newsletter, where I bring you the latest on newly raised funds (VC & PE) that are ready to deploy capital.

Michael Schneider is a serial founder, operator, VC scout, and startup advisor. As a seasoned entrepreneur, he launched his own fundraising consultancy, "Seedraisr” and since then has worked with 45+ startups on a global level. Through his expertise and network, he primarily supports early-stage startup founders during their funding rounds, emerging fund managers and family offices with deal flow and venture scouting. He closely follows developments in the venture capital market and provides these insights in his biweekly newsletter.

Today’s edition features the newest funds raised, in late June / early July 2025, including a total of 38 VC & PE funds.

Here’s what you’ll find about each fund:

• Fund Name

• Fund Size

• Location

• Industry Focus

• Investment Stage

• Website

• Fund Managers with LinkedIn Profiles

So, without further ado, here are the first 10 of the freshest funds primed for investment (in no particular order) + you can from now on also listen to them on Spotify & Apple Podcasts:

1. Project A Fund V I €325M I EUR I Berlin & London, Germany/UK I Fintech, DefenseTech, AI, Global Supply Chains, European Resilience, Future of Autonomous Work I Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Idea Stage (via Studio) I project-a.com I Florian Heinemann, Thies Sander (Founding Partner), Rainer Berak (Operating Partner & Managing Director)

2. Mätch VC I €40M I EUR I Stuttgart, Germany I Industrial Deep Tech, Sustainability, Enterprise/B2B Software I Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, up to Series A I maetch.vc I Dr. Tim Gegg, Adrian Thoma, Daniel Dilger (Founding Partner)

3. Alliance Nordic III I €40M (first close) I EUR I Oslo, Norway I AI, Climate Tech, Digital Health, Fintech, Business Productivity I Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, up to Series A I alliance.vc I Johan Gjesdahl (Managing Partner), Jan-Erik Hareid (Founder & Chairman)

4. Behold Ventures I | $59M | USD | Stockholm, Sweden | Video Games, Gaming Tools & Tech | Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage | behold.vc | Karl Magnus Troedsson (Founder & Managing Partner), Sigurlína Ingvarsdóttir, Magnus Kenneby (Founding Partner)

5. Kaya VC Fund V I €70M I EUR I Prague, Czech Republic I Generalist (Tech, SaaS, Healthtech, Biotech, New Materials, E-commerce, Digital Platforms) I Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, up to Series A I kaya.vc I Pavel Mucha, Martin Rajcan, Tomas Pacinda, Karel Zheng (General Partner)

6. Movens Capital Fund 2 I €60M I EUR I Warsaw, Poland I Enterprise Software, AI (including AI-native infrastructure), Fintech, Climate Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce Infrastructure, EdTech, Future of Work I Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, up to Series A+ with CEE focus I movenscapital.com I Artur Banach, Maciej Kraus (Managing Partner), Łukasz Pawłowski (Partner)

7. Norrsken VC Fund II | €300M | EUR | Stockholm, Sweden | AI for Good (Climate Change, Health, Food, Education, Society) | Seed, Series A, Early Stage | norrsken.vc | Agate Freimane (Co-Founder & General Partner), Niklas Adalberth (Founder & General Partner), Tove Larsson, David Frykman (General Partner)

8. Phosphor Capital Fund I & II | $34M | USD | San Francisco, California, USA | Y Combinator Startups (AI, SaaS, Tech, High-Growth Sectors) | Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage | phosphorcap.com | Kulveer Taggar (Founder & General Partner)

9. Yolo Investments Fund II | €100M | EUR | Tallinn, Estonia & St. Peter Port, Guernsey | iGaming, Fintech, Crypto, Blockchain | Late Seed, Series A, Growth Stage | yolo.io | Tim Heath (Founder & General Partner), Julian Buhagiar, Steve Tsao (General Partner)

10. Counterpart Ventures Fund III | $132M | USD | San Francisco, California, USA | Enterprise Software, B2B SaaS, Disruptive AI-Native Solutions for Antiquated Industries | Seed, Series A | counterpart.vc | Patrick Eggen, Joe Saijo (Co-Founder & Partner)

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Content Corner:

• Swiss robotics company Nautica Technologies raises €3.4 million for its underwater robots - [EU-Startups article] - happy to have supported their successful fundraising campaign with Seedraisr.

• Europe’s 50 most promising seed-stage startups - [by Creandum]

• Inside the Minds of Climate VCs - The bets they are making - [by Endgame Capital]

• Think Pitchbook x ChatGPT for the sports asset class - [by Vetted Sports]

• 41% of YC-backed AI startups are focusing on tasks workers don’t want automated - [LinkedIn article]

• 80+ French Venture Capitalists - [by Jannis Hake]

Stealth Momentum - presented by Specter:

New Funds in the Making or Under the Radar:

• Fredrik Nerbrand - Comes Out of Stealth and announces a New Fund: Principalion as "CEO" - Specter Score 7/10

Stealth Mode Founders in Austria:

• Patrick Prokesch - Comes Out of Stealth and announces a New Company: Solid Labs as "Co-Founder & CEO" - building the #1 AI social video creation agent for DTC, eComm, consumer apps & agencies - Specter Score 7/10

• Christina Anastasiadou - Left TourRadar and started a New Company in Stealth - Helping early-stage founders and small teams close more deals with real-time AI support, without hiring a sales team - Specter Score 6/10

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