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We invest in early-stage B2B software.
We stand by our founders.
We talk straight.
We are Nauta.
Investing in success, with success
As one of Europe's largest and longest standing early-stage VCs, we partner with exceptional founders transforming industries with technology.
Our main areas of interest include B2B software products with strong network effects, vertically focused enterprise tech, as well as deep tech innovations tackling the frontiers of engineering and science.
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We invest early in B2B software companies with an operating product, even if pre-revenue.
If this is you, we want to hear about your journey.
Introducing Potential Sciences: the first investment from Nauta Fund VI
Nauta has backed Potential Sciences, a frontier AI lab for chemistry, as our first investment from Fund VI. The company emerges from stealth with eight figures in capital and compute, led by the Sovereign AI Fund and Twin Path Ventures.
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Celebrating 20+ years of Nauta - Launch of Fund VI, Vintage 2026
Twenty years after raising our very first institutional VC fund in 2006, we’re thrilled to announce the first close of our sixth fund at €60M, to back European B2B software and deep tech companies from pre-seed to Series A.
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Universal Quantum raises over $100M Series A to scale quantum computing globally
This is the largest Series A ever raised by a quantum firm headquartered in the UK. Nauta is proud to be investing again in the round alongside a global syndicate of sovereign, institutional, deep tech and quantum-specialist investors.
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NetBird raises $10M Series A as the open source replacement for traditional VPNs
NetBird, the European open source network security platform, has successfully closed a $10M Series A funding round led by Pace Capital, with participation from Nauta alongside InReach Ventures and Antler.
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Connect Earth acquires Nauta portfolio company Datia
Nauta portfolio company Datia has been acquired by Connect Earth, the climate-fintech supplying financial institutions with carbon measurement solutions. For Datia, this move is extremely aligned with the mission of making sustainable finance more accessible.
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Tangany raises €10M in Series A funding round to scale its crypto infrastructure solutions
Tangany, a regulated digital asset custodian and crypto infrastructure provider, has successfully closed a €10M Series A funding round led by Baader Bank, Elevator Ventures (Raiffeisen Bank International) and Heliad Crypto Partners, with continued support from Nauta and HTGF as existing investors.
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TrustWorks raises new funding led by Elkstone Ventures
TrustWorks has raised a new funding round, led by Elkstone Ventures, following a successful growth phase and strong traction with its privacy management and AI governance offering.
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Ory acquires Nauta portfolio company BoxyHQ
Nauta Labs portfolio company BoxyHQ has been acquired by Ocy, a global leader in identity and security management solutions. The acquisition enhances Ory's comprehensive offering by adding critical capabilities for B2B and B2B2C use cases.
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Neurolabs raises $7.8M to transform CPG retail execution with synthetic data and visual AI
Neurolabs, using synthetic data and visual AI to create product catalogues for CPG brands, joins the Nauta portfolio after successfully raising a $7.8M Series A funding round. The round was led by Nauta with participation from existing investors including LAUNCHub, Lunar Ventures, and Techstart.
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Lucid Software acquires Nauta portfolio company airfocus
Nauta portfolio company airfocus has been acquired by Lucid Software, a global leader in product management and visual collaboration software. Lucid's product suite has over 100M users combined and therefore the partnership is a great next step in the Airfocus journey.
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Tracking the ESG progress of our portfolio
Nauta’s 2026 ESG report is live! This year's report builds on the findings of our second annual report in 2025 and shows progress throughout the portfolio across all three pillars and against our ambitious long-term targets.
Tracking the ESG progress of our portfolio
Nauta’s 2026 ESG report is live! This year's report builds on the findings of our second annual report in 2025 and shows progress throughout the portfolio across all three pillars and against our ambitious long-term targets.
