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Just Found 15 Fresh Funds That Actually Like Being the First Cheque 🔥

If you’re raising your first institutional round, these are the kinds of investors that actually want to be the first serious cheque in:

1- Susa Ventures – Global pre‑seed and seed, software + AI. 💸 New $175M Fund V for seed‑stage founders.​

2- Pillar VC – Deep tech and science out of universities (AI, biology, computing). 💸 New $175M Fund IV.​

3- Ventech – Pan‑European, with ~50% of its new fund going into vertical AI plus digital health and industrial software. 💸 New €175M Fund VI.​

4- Angular Ventures – Inception‑stage deep tech across Europe and UK; backs technical founders from day zero. 💸 Investing out of its current platform (Fund III strategy).​

5- Italian Founders Fund – Built by operators and founders to back Italian‑founded startups with global ambition. 💸 ~€90M in fresh founder‑led capital.​

6- nvp capital – US‑based, focused on enterprise software and vertical AI modernizing legacy industries. 💸 New Fund II.​

7- Precursor Ventures – Generalist pre‑seed, often first money in, very friendly to first‑time founders. 💸 New $66M Fund V.​

8- Slow Ventures – Creator Fund backing creator‑founders turning audiences into real businesses. 💸 New ~$60M creator seed fund.​

9- Founders Co-op – First institutional cheque for Pacific Northwest technical founders. 💸 New $50M Fund VI.​

10- Day One Capital – CEE‑focused B2B software at pre‑seed and seed. 💸 New ~€45M Fund III.​

11- SIVentures (prev. Smart Infrastructure Ventures) – backs AI, IT infrastructure and energy in DACH. 💸 New €30M SIVentures II.​

12- Arāya Ventures – UK/Europe B2B SaaS and consumer at pre‑seed and seed via a “Super Angel” style fund. 💸 New ~$26M fund.​

13- BlackWood – Copenhagen‑based, pan‑European fintech, cleantech and Web3. 💸 New $25M debut Fund I (just closed).​

14- Outlast Fund – Baltic‑Nordic B2B SaaS, AI, fintech and deep tech; backs long‑term builders from pre‑seed to seed. 💸 New €20M+ early‑stage fund.​

15- Equal Ventures – US early-stage fund backing supply chain, insurance, climate and retail infrastructure founders from day one. 💸 $100M+ Fund II leading new seed rounds.

If you want a “where to apply / how to reach” breakdown for each of these funds, I shared it in the comments. 👇

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