List of the 700 largest Deep Tech Venture Capital Investors [2025]

List of 3 large deep tech venture capital investors

Deep tech is reshaping the future through breakthroughs in areas like artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing, and advanced materials. As these cutting-edge technologies transition from research to real-world impact, venture capital interest in the sector continues to surge. We’ve selected three standout VC firms from our list that are driving investment in the most promising deep tech startups.

1. FMV First Momentum Ventures Management GmbH (Germany)

FMV First Momentum Ventures Management GmbH is a German venture capital firm focused on pre-seed investments in technical B2B and deep tech startups across Europe. Founded in 2018 by engineers and scientists from institutions like MIT and KIT, FMV has grown into one of Europe’s most active early-stage deep tech investors. The firm supports startups in sectors such as industrial automation, energy, computing, and advanced materials, with a strong network of university-based venture scouts. Among its recent deep tech investments, FMV backed Quantum Diamonds in April 2024. The Munich-based startup is developing quantum sensors to significantly improve precision in semiconductor manufacturing. In January 2025, FMV also invested in ZuriQ, a company building scalable quantum computers using Penning ion traps to address key limitations in current quantum hardware. These investments reflect FMV’s commitment to supporting breakthrough technologies with the potential to transform entire industries.

2. Hummingbird Ventures (Belgium)

Hummingbird Ventures is a Belgium-based venture capital firm founded in 2010, known for backing visionary founders with unconventional ideas. Operating globally with offices in Antwerp, London, and Istanbul, Hummingbird focuses on early-stage investments across sectors like deep tech, biotech, fintech, and marketplaces. In 2024, Hummingbird Ventures invested in Etched, a US-based startup developing Sohu, the world’s first transformer-specific chip. This innovation aims to enhance the efficiency of AI model processing. Another notable investment is Thaleron, a UK-based company working on low-cost, efficient mechanical energy storage technology to aid in decarbonizing the global power grid. Hummingbird participated in Thaleron’s pre-seed funding round in 2023.

3. Chiratae Ventures (India)

Chiratae Ventures is a leading Indian venture capital firm headquartered in Bengaluru, established in 2006. With over $1.3 billion in assets under management, Chiratae has backed more than 130 startups across sectors such as ConsumerTech, SaaS, FinTech, HealthTech, and DeepTech. Chiratae launched the third cohort of its Sonic seed investment program in 2024. The program is focusing on early-stage startups in DeepTech, AI, Climate Tech, and Manufacturing Tech and offers rapid investment decisions and extensive support to founders. Furthermore, in July 2024, the firm invested in Aether Biomedical, a Poland-based company developing advanced bionic limbs that integrate biosignal processing and AI for more intuitive prosthetic control. 

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Included information in our list

Our keyword analysis-based list includes the following general columns:

• Name of the VC fund
• Country of origin
• URL
• E-mail (general)
• Investment focus (if data available)
• Corporate VC (yes/no)The following columns are based on the keyword crawler, which is a Python-based, in-house developed tool that crawls every page for at least 45 seconds to find the respective keywords.
  • total_frequency (e.g.: 5669) – total counted occurrences of keywords on the VC website
  • average_keyword_rate (e.g. 0.04) – average rate of keyword occurrences per subpage in relation with total number of words
  • most_common_keyword (e.g. „deep tech“) – keyword that was counted the most often on respective VC website
  • most_common_keyword_frequency (e.g. 5663) – number of times the most common keyword was counted
  • sub_url_highest_rate (e.g. http://www.firstmomentum.vc) – sub url with the highest number of found keywords
  • highest_rate (e.g. 0.08) – highest keyword rate per subpage
  • frequency_per_keyword: {‘deep tech’: 5663, ‘deeptech’: 6} – dictionary of number of keyword occurrences per keyword