Venture Capital

Earlybird

Earlybird is a Berlin-based venture capital firm investing across Europe and is an early backer of companies such as N26 and UiPath.

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Details

Location

Berlin, Germany

Category

Venture Capital

Stage

Seed to Series A

Profile

/germany/venture-capital/earlybird

Portfolio startups

Startups this investor has backed

N26

Berlin, Germany · Startup

N26 is a Berlin-based digital bank with a mobile-first current account and financial products for consumers across Europe. In May 2024, BaFin lifted the growth restrictions previously imposed on the bank, clearing the way for renewed customer expansion. In 2025 N26 rolled out free stock and ETF trading for all eligible customers, adding investing to its core banking offering. The company positions itself as a full-stack European challenger bank with a focus on product breadth and operational discipline.

StartupGrowthFintechBankingWealth

UiPath

Bucharest, Romania · Startup

UiPath is a public company (NYSE: PATH) founded in Bucharest and now headquartered in New York, with major operations in Romania. The company has evolved from RPA tooling into an AI-powered business automation platform and in 2024 introduced its agentic automation platform to orchestrate AI agents and workflows. UiPath remains one of Europe’s most visible tech alumni stories, combining global scale with Romanian roots.

StartupPublicAutomationEnterprise SoftwareAI

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