Built in Europe

Celebrating European founders

builtineurope.com

Two decades.
Hundreds of Europe’s
best founders

London, UK

Revolut

The digital banking alternative.

  • Seed in 2015
Istanbul, Turkey

Dream Games

Market-leading, high-quality games for the casual puzzle game industry

  • Seed in 2019
  • Exited to CVC in 2025
London, UK

Wayve

Full driving software system for autonomous vehicles.

  • Series A in 2019
Berlin, Germany

Contentful

API-first content management infrastructure to create, manage and distribute content to any platform or device.

  • Seed in 2012
Cambridge, UK

Darktrace

World-leading cyber AI responds to threats in seconds.

  • Secondary in 2018
  • IPO on London Stock Exchange in 2021
Paris, France

PhotoRoom

The go-to editing app for elevating online imagery

  • Series A in 2022
Munich, Germany

The Exploration Company

Space logistics company.

  • Series B in 2024
London, UK

GoCardless

The easiest way for businesses to collect recurring payments.

  • Series B in 2014
  • Acquired by Mollie in 2025
Uppsala, Sweden

MySQL

Open-source relational database management system.

  • Series A in 2001
  • Acquired by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) in 2008

Investing in companies
and the people building them

We care about and support founders as people — not just CEOs or business leaders.
Because building a successful company requires more than performance at work.

Alex Kendall
Co-founder and CEO, Wayve
“Building a deep tech company means having to get thousands of decisions right, day after day, to drive compounding value. I’ve found being deliberate about your well-being is one of the greatest forms of leverage you can have for this as a leader.”
Matt Cooper
CEO of Crowdcube
“It’s clear this programme is going to have a meaningful impact on how I live my life, manage stress and conflict and have a happy and harmonious family home. All of that makes me a better leader which should lead to better outcomes for shareholders.”
Rachel Delacour
Cofounder and CEO of Sweep
“Building a tech startup is a marathon. Every founder should have a safe space – ‘a basecamp’ where they feel well and can bounce back. This is paramount to keep going and face all the ups and downs of the journey.”