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Last updated: June 22, 2026, 5:30 AM ET

European Venture Capital & AI Infrastructure

Seedcamp, a prominent European seed investor, has successfully closed two funds totaling $320 million, aiming to back early-stage startups raising its assets under management to $1 billion. The firm's seventh fund secured $220 million, supplemented by a $100 million select fund for follow-on investments. This move underscores Europe's commitment to cultivating its own AI capabilities, with a growing emphasis on controlling the entire AI technology stack as detailed in Sifted reports. However, the push for European AI innovation faces hurdles, including potential disruptions from executive departures at firms like Unlikely AI amid widening losses and strategic realignments according to Sifted.

Private Equity Dealmaking & Exits

Investcorp is set to acquire a majority stake in Smart Managed Solutions, a provider of mechanical and electrical facilities management services, signaling continued activity in the mid-market as reported by PE Hub. The broader private equity industry is grappling with an evolving exit landscape, where managers are strategizing profitable realizations amidst market turbulence and pressure on internal rates of return Disruption Matters explores these exit playbooks. Limited partners, meanwhile, largely anticipate continued or increasing capital venture activity even as exit opportunities improve, with a significant portion opting for more concentrated portfolios in this market segment Coller's Barometer report indicates.

Private Equity Secondaries & Debt

INVL Family Office, a leading multi-family office in the Baltics, has launched a private equity secondaries fund in partnership with Adams Street Partners. This initiative grants INVL clients access to the global secondary market, a trend mirrored by other European insurers like NN Group who are exploring secondaries to diversify illiquid credit holdings PE Insights and Secondaries Investor detail these moves. This growing investor interest in the secondaries market indicates a robust appetite for acquiring existing fund stakes and portfolios, even as some LPs focus on more concentrated strategies.