Earlybird Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

Investment

Earlybird backed Firstwork, an AI-powered operating layer for frontline workforce management, at pre-seed stage. Firstwork automates complex workforce processes from application to first shift.

FirstWork

FirstWork Earlybird

earlybird.comOCT 21, 2026

OCT 21, 2026

Team Change

Alina Bassi joined Earlybird as Principal, bringing scientific and scaling expertise to the investment team.

EarlyBird

EarlyBird Earlybird

earlybird.comSEP 1, 2026

SEP 1, 2026

Team Change

Hemini Mistry joined Earlybird as Principal, Investor Relations, to strengthen LP relationships and fundraising.

EarlyBird

EarlyBird Earlybird

earlybird.comAUG 3, 2026

AUG 3, 2026

News

Airbus Defence and Space joined as anchor LP in the E2D dual-use and defense growth fund.

Airbus Defence and Space joins as anchor LP in E2D

Earlybird

earlybird.comJUL 21, 2026

JUL 21, 2026

Investment

Led (with Pitchdrive co-leading) a EUR5M pre-seed round in ORiS, building laser-based wireless power transmission for space infrastructure.

ORiS

ORiS Earlybird

tech.euJUL 21, 2026 earlybird.com

JUL 21, 2026

Essay

Published a thesis essay arguing that more AI usage can produce worse AI-driven outcomes.

When more AI means worse AI

Earlybird

earlybird.comJUL 16, 2026

JUL 16, 2026

News

Profiled venture partner Dan Lupu's role advancing Earlybird's presence in the CEE region.

Dan Lupu Advances the Earlybird Legacy in the CEE Region

Earlybird

earlybird.comJUN 19, 2026

JUN 19, 2026

Essay

Published a thesis essay on why AI adoption alone does not make a fundamentally weak business compelling.

AI Doesn't Make Boring Companies Interesting

Earlybird

earlybird.comJUN 19, 2026

JUN 19, 2026

Essay

Published a year-in-review essay on Earlybird's 2025 activity and outlook for European tech.

Long on Europe: Reviewing 2025 at Earlybird

Earlybird

earlybird.comJUN 18, 2026

JUN 18, 2026

New Fund

Launched E2D with AVP, a EUR500M European dual-use and defense growth fund investing across space, air, land, maritime, and subsurface domains.

E2D - European Dual-Use and Defence Growth Fund

Earlybird

earlybird.comJUN 18, 2026

JUN 18, 2026

3 investments· MAY 2026 – JUN 2026

Investment

Earlybird led Bayshore's $8M seed round. Bayshore builds an agentic AI platform for legal and compliance work, turning regulations into machine-readable logic for enterprise decision-making.

Bayshore

Bayshore Earlybird

earlybird.comJUN 2, 2026

JUN 2, 2026

Investment

Earlybird led Avrea's $4.7M pre-seed round. Avrea builds an AI-native CI/CD platform that runs up to 4x faster at up to 80% lower cost, founded by Aiven co-founder Hannu Valtonen and Nosto founder Juha Valvanne.

Avrea

Avrea Earlybird

earlybird.comMAY 26, 2026

MAY 26, 2026

Investment

Earlybird backed Pillar (Milan), which brings financial truth to construction projects, turning construction-site chaos into an operating system. Announced by Earlybird's Portfolio News.

PILLAR

PILLAR Earlybird

earlybird.comMAY 12, 2026

MAY 12, 2026

Team Change

Eugene Berson joined Earlybird's Catalyst venture-partner program.

Eugene Berson joins Earlybird as a Catalyst

Earlybird

earlybird.comAPR 30, 2026

APR 30, 2026

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