# Founders Bay Ventures

> Pre-seed investment vehicle backing Europe's most ambitious founders at the earliest stages — before seed, often before traction.

Founders Bay Ventures is the investment vehicle of the Founders Bay Accelerator (50+ portfolio companies). We support strong ideas very early with capital and hands-on operational help. We pay particular attention to founders building outside the major metropolitan hubs and to the European Mittelstand. Founders Bay Ventures is not a registered fund.

## Pages

- [Home](/): Who we are, our investment focus, and how we support founders.
- [Blog](/blog): Insights on pre-seed investing, European startups, and founder journeys.

## Blog

- [Why We Back Founders Early](/blog/why-we-back-founders-early): Our conviction-led approach to pre-seed investing.
- [The Case for Building in Europe](/blog/building-in-europe): Why we believe the next decade belongs to European founders.