Earlybird VC

Unveiling a brand that reflects who we are today: Earlybird & Earlybird Health ✨ Launching a Catalyst Program of top operators, celebrating next-gen GPs @AndreRetterath, @PauEB, & @TimRehder & uniting under a common vision: we’re all in from day one. 🚀earlybird.com

From there, participants worked side-by-side on real-world problems: connecting agents with backends, AI inference, cybersecurity, compliance & more. Thanks to everyone who joined, and stay tuned for more events! Cc: @TimRehder, @ElishevaMarcus, @MerantixCapital, @b2venture

AI Builders Day brought together 60+ founders, researchers, and investors at @aicampusberlin, co-hosted with @intercom 🛠️ The day kicked off with a panel on ‘Funding AI Products from Day 0’, covering the shifting funding landscape, traction signals, & European competitiveness.

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🎬Great to see Konstantin sharing previous learnings from @upvest and now his company, Porters. 🤝 cc @TimRehder & @AkashBajwa96

🔗 to the conversation: thebaehq.com/podcasts/episo… cc: @TimRehder @AndreRetterath

“If software becomes fungible, how do we define real business quality?” On the @thebaehq podcast, our Principal @AkashBajwa96 unpacks how we assess business quality in an AI-native world, from talent density to product taste, to long-term resilience in fast cycles. Tune in! ⬇️

While banks have spent the last decade transforming customer-facing processes, back-office ops remain stubbornly manual, expensive & plagued by inefficiencies. That's why we're so excited to back Porters, along with @EarlybirdVC + some leading fintech operators.

#StartupInSpotlight: 💰Porters has now raised €2.7 million in pre-seed funding. techfundingnews.com/startup-in-spo… The funding came from @EarlybirdVC, @seedcamp, and several angel investors. #ai #eutech #fintech #funding #news #startups #technews #switzerland #bankingworkflow

✍️ More details from @Finextra: finextra.com/newsarticle/47…

🗞️Further coverage from @TFNBreakingNews: techfundingnews.com/startup-in-spo…

Porters is tackling one of fintech’s most overlooked bottlenecks: manual back-office workflows. We’re leading their €2.7M pre-seed, alongside @seedcamp and leading fintech operators. They’re starting where it’s hardest - the edge cases others avoid. Strong belief in this team!

🗞️ Read more about the next mission: isaraerospace.com/mission-update…

Building critical capability starts with ambitious teams. Our portfolio company @isaraerospace is one of them. With the next launch coming up, every flight adds experience, data, and momentum toward sovereign access to space for Europe. Onward and upward. 🇪🇺

Thanks for having us & @AkashBajwa96 in the mix! ✨

On Feb 27 in Berlin, we’re co-hosting AI Builders Day with @intercom & @b2venture at Merantix AI Campus (@aicampusberlin). A full day of building, mentorship & demos with @TimRehder joining as a judge. Register via link 👇 luma.com/aibuildersdayb…

It's definitely sweater weather.

Building simplicity is hard work. In a new @the_euvc podcast, @TimRehder and @wearefinmid founder Max Schertel share lessons on scaling embedded lending across Europe, and why mastering Europe makes global expansion easier. 🎧 Listen here: eu.vc/p/max-schertel…

👀 More details from @energystoragenw: energy-storage.news/german-bess-fl…

🗞️: handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/en…

Grid-scale battery storage is becoming foundational infrastructure for Europe’s energy system. terralayr announced a €192M growth equity round to accelerate large-scale battery storage in Germany and scale its LAYR platform. 🗞️ Read more in @handelsblatt below!