Earlybird Venture Capital
Earlybird Venture Capital is a pan-European venture capital investor founded in 1997 that backs early-stage technology companies, including companies in areas such as nuclear fusion.
- Investor type
- Venture capital
- Quantum focus
- Some quantum investments
- Headquarters
- Hamburg, Germany
- Founded
- 1997
- Assets under management
- The homepage states €2.5B assets under management.
- Quantum investments named in sources
- Marvel Fusion
- Key people
- Dr. Christian Nagel, Co-Founder and General Partner
Dr. Hendrik Brandis, Co-Founder and General Partner
Dr. Andre Retterath, General Partner
Tim Rehder, General Partner - Website
- earlybird.com
Earlybird is a pan-European venture capital firm founded in 1997. Its website says it backs pre-seed to Series A founders in emerging technology and describes itself as a VC investor supporting Europe’s tech innovators. The firm states that it manages €2.5B in assets under management, with initial ticket sizes up to €12m.
Earlybird was born in Hamburg, Germany, and now has offices in Berlin, London, and Munich. Its stated sector reach includes "emerging tech – from fintech to nuclear fusion," and its homepage names Marvel Fusion, with the company’s CEO saying Earlybird led its Series A and also backed its B round. This indicates some involvement in quantum-adjacent deep tech.
Sources
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Last verified: October 28, 2026