EQT Ventures
Venture capitalLuxembourg · Pre-Seed–Series B · 47 people tracked
Investment thesis
EQT Ventures partners with ambitious founders building Generation-Defining Companies with the potential to shape the next decade. Operating with over EUR 1.1 billion invested behind its strategy, the firm invests as an early-stage lead investor, offering high-conviction capital and hands-on operational support drawn from a team of former founders and operators. It focuses on European companies, leveraging the broader global EQT platform to help startups scale quickly, overcome barriers, and build resilient, long-lasting businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 47 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 23 of 25 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×12AI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×9Fintech ×6Developer Tools ×5Cloud Computing ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Hardware ×3
HQs:United States×7Germany×3United Kingdom×2Sweden×2France×1Norway×1
Investments · 25 tracked
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Netlify is a platform for building, deploying, and scaling modern web applications, serving millions of developers and thousands of enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mathias Biilmann(Co-founder & CEO)Christian Bach(Co-founder, Chief Strategy and Creative Officer)
Permutive develops a privacy-first advertising platform that enables publishers to collect and activate first-party data and allows advertisers to access audiences through direct publisher relationships, replacing third-party cookie reliance.
AdTechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechLondon, GB
Netlify provides a platform for building, deploying, and scaling modern web applications, including corporate sites, e-commerce platforms, and SaaS applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEdTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mathias Biilmann(Co-founder & CEO)Christian Bach(Co-founder, Chief Strategy and Creative Officer)
AI and robotics company developing advanced humanoid robots designed for real-world applications and labor market solutions.
1X is an AI and robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots for home and industrial use.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Bernt Øyvind Børnich(CEO)
Bluebook provides AI agents that handle research, reconciliations, and month-end closing work for accounting firms, enabling each professional to manage a significantly larger client base and freeing time for strategic advisory work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Depict builds a merchandising platform for brand-led e-commerce that enables brands to curate and control product discovery experiences online using AI, similar to the control they have in physical retail stores.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSStockholm, SE
Oliver Edholm(Founder)in
Hume AI develops infrastructure for emotionally intelligent voice AI, providing datasets, speech models, evaluation frameworks, and human preference pipelines.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US
John Beadle(Director)Janet Ho(Executive Officer)Andrew Weissman(Director)Marc Rubinstein(Director)Alan Cowen(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Kraut(Director)
Knoetic provides an AI-powered platform for Chief People Officers, combining a curated community of people leaders with AI agents that automate HR workflows and provide personalized insights from anonymized patterns of 3,000+ CPOs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
Luko (now Allianz Direct) offers online insurance products including home and auto coverage for consumers in France, with transparent pricing and rapid digital subscriptions.
InsurTech
Payrails provides a modular financial operating system for enterprises that manages payment and financial workflows.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS<UNKNOWN>
PartnerKaushik Subramanian· led
AI company pioneering knowledge tools that allow indexing, creation, and access to company knowledge through search and chat.
Stacks is a blockchain platform that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications secured by Bitcoin as a base layer.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
PartnerKaushik Subramanian· led
Starcloud designs and deploys data centers in space to support hyperscale computing workloads, leveraging continuous solar energy and radiative cooling for gigawatt-scale AI training clusters.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingDeep TechSpace TechSeattle, US
Philip Johnston(Founder/CEO)inEzra Feilden(Founder)inAdi Oltean(Founder)in
The Exploration Company develops reusable space transportation infrastructure, including a capsule system for space station logistics and rocket engines.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechGermany, DE
Hélène Huby
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does EQT Ventures invest at?
- EQT Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is EQT Ventures's typical check size?
- EQT Ventures typically writes checks of $2.2M – $55M.
- What sectors does EQT Ventures focus on?
- EQT Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, EdTech, Fintech, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is EQT Ventures located?
- EQT Ventures is headquartered in Luxembourg, LU.
- Does EQT Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, EQT Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamBreaking the Mould with Nothing | (Nothing) Carl Pei & (EQT Ventures) Ted Persson | Slush 2023 - YouTube
Slush · Ted Persson
#8 Pitching Your Company - Ted Persson (EQT Ventures) | Builders' Studio: a Founder School by Slush - YouTube
Slush · Ted Persson
Ted Persson (EQT Ventures) & Tony Högqvist (Einride): Storytelling in Deeptech | Slush 2021 - YouTube
Slush · Ted Persson
On product and storytelling. Masterclass by Ted Persson & Martin Eriksson / EQT Ventures - YouTube
TechChill · Ted Persson
Lars Jörnow, Founding Partner EQT Ventures on Investing in Consumer Startups - YouTube
Startup Grind Local · Lars Jörnow
Ted Persson (EQT Ventures) - On Product, Empathy and Creating a User Centric Culture - YouTube
Techsylvania · Ted Persson
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