EQT Ventures
Backing Generation-Defining Founders
We are an early-stage venture fund, partnering with founders from Seed and supporting companies on their journey to scale.
We've backed AI native companies such as Parloa, Sana, Cleo, 1X, Wolt, Flow Engineering and Small Giant Games. We've backed category-defining companies across other sectors, including The Exploration Company, Heart Aerospace, Handshake and Natural Cycles.

As early-stage lead investors, operational advisors, and high-conviction capital providers, our goal is to be the most impactful partner for the founders we team up with. We’re here to help you scale fast, break through barriers with the support of the global EQT platform, and turn bold ideas into reality while building long-term resilience in your business.
Most of our team is made up of ex-founders and operators, so we’ve been in your shoes. We know what it takes to build a company – the good, the bad, and everything in between. We've been through the trenches, and we get it. We use the disproportionate scale of EQT's platform, and give you access to customers and advisors at a scale and level that is unmatched.
EQT Ventures is domiciled in Luxembourg, with investment advisors located in Europe and the US. Focused on European companies, we have backed over 140 founding teams to date.
At a glance
Investment range
2-30M EUR
Number of investments
140
Locations
Mainly Europe and US


Meet the Companies
Unhold customers; hold onto loyalty.
Parloa empowers global enterprises to build, train, and manage AI agents for premier customer experience. Founded by Malte Kosub and Stefan Ostwald, Parloa began with the belief that every great conversation is the start of a relationship, a principle that still guides how the company builds technology today. Leading global brands use Parloa’s advanced AI agents to improve service at scale, increase customer loyalty, and unlock new revenue. Parloa employs 380 people across offices in New York, Berlin, and Munich.

Sector
Artificial Intelligence
Country
Germany
Fund
Ventures III
Entry
2021
Website
Buliding space vehicles for humanity.
The Exploration Company (TEC) is a global space company with European roots, building spacecraft for humanity. Working across nations to foster collaboration in space, it develops the full stack of space transportation - including reusable capsules and high-thrust engines - to carry cargo and, ultimately, people to space and safely back home.
Founded in 2021 by Hélène Huby and a team of aerospace veterans, TEC serves space agencies and commercial operators. It is backed by top-tier venture investors and expanding across sites in Europe, the United States, and the UAE.

Sector
Aerospace Manufacturing
Country
Germany
Fund
EQT Ventures III
Entry
2023
Responsible advisor
Ted Persson
Website
Cleo makes money better
The world’s first AI financial assistant.
Nobody should feel disconnected from their money. Cleo replaces confusing bank apps with a smart, human voice and personalized guidance that helps people understand and manage their money confidently. Meet the future of everyday finance. She’s already helped millions.

Sector
Fintech
Country
United Kingdom
Fund
Ventures II
Entry
2020
Website
Sana's mission is to advance how humans access knowledge with AI.
Sana is an AI company pioneering the next generation of knowledge tools trusted by innovators and market leaders. Sana’s AI products allow you to index knowledge from all your apps, create new knowledge, and access everything your company knows through search and chat.

Sector
EduTech
Country
Sweden
Fund
EQT Ventures II
Entry
2021
Exit
2025
Responsible advisor
Ted Persson
Website
The OS for complex payments flows
Starcloud is building data centers in space to solve the AI energy bottleneck. Starcloud launched its first satellite, Starcloud-1, in November 2025. It featured the first NVIDIA H100 on board, which is approximately 100x more powerful GPU compute than has been on orbit before and was the first to train an AI model in space.

Sector
Space
Country
United States
Entry
2026
Website
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