EQT Ventures

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Overview

EQT Ventures is a venture capital firm that makes minority equity investments in early-stage technology companies, primarily in Europe and the US, with investment sizes ranging from €1-75 million.¹²³⁴ Domiciled in Luxembourg with investment advisors in Stockholm, Paris, London, New York, Berlin, and Amsterdam, it has backed over 140 founding teams and manages funds including EQT Ventures I (fully invested, €566M, launched 2016).³⁴ It positions itself as Europe's largest VC fund for early-stage tech startups, supported by operational experts from companies like Booking.com, King, and Spotify.²⁵

History

EQT Ventures was launched in 2016 as the venture capital arm of EQT AB, announcing its first €566M fund for minority investments in tech companies.¹³ The fund EQT Ventures I, focused on Europe, is fully invested.³ Subsequent funds include EQT Fund III launched in November 2022 with $1200M AUM.⁶ It has grown to over 140 investments with €1.1-1.8 billion committed across the strategy.⁴⁶

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