Fundraising FoxEarlybird Venture Capital — 2026 Investments
5 investments dated 2026 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Shape Memory Medical develops embolization and occlusion medical devices built on a bioabsorbable shape memory ("smart") polymer that expands to conform to vascular anatomy.
HealthtechSan Jose, US
Duncan Maitland(Director)inMichael Henson(Executive Officer, Director)inEdward F. Ruppel, Jr(Executive Officer, Director)Carolyn M. Bruguera(Executive Officer)James Y Lancaster(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatThom Rasche· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Jul 2026
Co-investorsEmergent Medical Partners, LLPHBM Healthcare InvestmentsHBM PartnersTaiwania Capital
Avrea is building an AI-native software delivery platform with fast CI/CD runners, workflow observability, and AI features for testing, validating, and shipping code produced by developers or AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Hannu Valtonen(Co-Founder)Juha Valvanne(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsBek Ventures
Munich-based consumer tech company
Erik Krauter(Founder)Paul F. Welter(Founder)Philipp Wiegand(Founder)
Co-investorsBOOOMHeliad AGBek VenturesFin Lab AG
eleQtron develops and operates trapped-ion quantum computers using its MAGIC (Magnetic Gradient Induced Coupling) technology, which controls qubits with microwave technology rather than lasers.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Jan Leisse(Founder)inMichael Johanning(Founder)inChristof Wunderlich(Founder)Dr. Michael Johanning(Founder)Prof. Dr. Christof Wunderlich(Founder)
BoardKaoru Naganuma
Co-investorsAnkaa Ventures
Porters provides AI agents that automate banking operations such as account seizure processing, including document extraction, case classification, automated decisioning with human-in-the-loop review, and regulatory reporting.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBek Ventures
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