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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
Led (with Pitchdrive co-leading) a EUR5M pre-seed round in ORiS, building laser-based wireless power transmission for space infrastructure.
Essay
Published a thesis essay arguing that more AI usage can produce worse AI-driven outcomes.
When more AI means worse AI
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
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
Essay
Published a year-in-review essay on Earlybird's 2025 activity and outlook for European tech.
Long on Europe: Reviewing 2025 at Earlybird
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
Team Change
Eugene Berson joined Earlybird's Catalyst venture-partner program.
Eugene Berson joins Earlybird as a Catalyst
New Fund
Closed Fund VIII at EUR360M, its largest fund to date, targeting early-stage AI applications, software infrastructure, and DeepTech across Europe.
Fund VIII