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Emerge led 5U AI's $3.2M pre-seed round. 5U builds agentic AI workers that handle freight forwarding operations - quoting, bookings, shipment tracking, invoice reconciliation - operating inside tools forwarders already use.

5U AI

5U AI Emerge Education

emergecapital.vcJUL 28, 2026

JUL 28, 2026

Investment

Emerge led Rig's $2.8M first check round. Rig is a data context engine that maps company data automatically so business teams can use it inside AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, with permissions enforced and PII masked.

Rig

Rig Emerge Education

emergecapital.vcJUL 1, 2026

JUL 1, 2026

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Portfolio company VARM raised €17.5M in Series A led by ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund and co-led by GET Fund, with participation from Aurum Impact and existing investors. VARM trains career-changers into certified insulation specialists and has grown from one German city to seven, with 1,000+ completed installations.

VARM

VARM Emerge Education

emergecapital.vcJUN 23, 2026

JUN 23, 2026

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Reframed Emerge's Learn, Navigate, and Work thesis around Human Capital Development as a $4T market.

Human Capital Development: a $4T opportunity

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Emerge published its Fund III Manifesto, reframing its thesis around Human Capital Development as a $4T global market spanning Learn ($1.5T), Navigate ($1.3T), and Work ($1.2T) segments, emphasizing AI as the catalyst for venture-scale opportunities.

Emerge Education

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emergecapital.vcMAY 23, 2026

MAY 23, 2026

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Participated in Modern Relay's $3M funding round for enterprise AI agent coordination infrastructure.

Modern Relay

Modern Relay Emerge Education

tech.euAPR 14, 2026

APR 14, 2026

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Portfolio company FutureFit AI secured a strategic investment from Achieve Partners to scale its AI-powered career navigation platform, which now powers government programmes with an 85% job placement rate.

FutureFit AI

FutureFit AI Emerge Education

emergecapital.vcAPR 13, 2026

APR 13, 2026

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Followed on in Kinfolk's $7.2M seed round for its AI-native HR workforce operations platform.

Kinfolk

Kinfolk Emerge Education

tech.euFEB 25, 2026

FEB 25, 2026

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Published a market map arguing that the enterprise AI adoption layer is a major opportunity across services, training, and in-workflow enablement.

Enterprise AI adoption: a market map for founders

Emerge Education

medium.comFEB 17, 2026

FEB 17, 2026

Investment

Participated in Songscription's $5M funding round for AI music transcription and learning tools.

Songscription

Songscription Emerge Education

finsmes.comNOV 13, 2025

emergecapital.vc

NOV 13, 2025

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Published deep-dive thesis on $3.5T market opportunity in Learn, Navigate, and Work sectors with insights on fastest-growing startup vectors and European leadership in AI-powered learning.

Learning is the OS for an AI world — and a $3.5tn market opportunity

Emerge Education

medium.comJUL 25, 2025

JUL 25, 2025

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Portfolio company Edurino raised €17M Series B led by Ravensburger Next Ventures. Emerge participated in the round alongside DN Capital, b2venture, FJ Labs, and others.

Edurino

Edurino Emerge Education

eu-startups.comJUL 3, 2025

JUL 3, 2025