OTB Ventures
OTB Ventures is a pan-European venture capital fund established in 2017, specializing in early growth stages, late Seed, and Series A rounds for DeepTech startups. With offices in Amsterdam and Warsaw, they manage over $350 million and focus on four key verticals: Enterprise AI & Automation, SpaceTech, FinTech Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity. OTB Ventures supports founders with disruptive ideas and the courage to scale globally, providing expertise in business know-how and deep-tech insight to turn technological innovations into impactful companies that shape reality.
OTB Ventures
OTB Ventures is a pan-European venture capital fund established in 2017, specializing in early growth stages, late Seed, and Series A rounds for DeepTech startups. With offices in Amsterdam and Warsaw, they manage over $350 million and focus on four key verticals: Enterprise AI & Automation, SpaceTech, FinTech Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity. OTB Ventures supports founders with disruptive ideas and the courage to scale globally, providing expertise in business know-how and deep-tech insight to turn technological innovations into impactful companies that shape reality.
TL;DR
Founded: 2017
Fund type: Pan‑European venture capital (DeepTech)
Assets under management: Over $350M
Stage focus: Late Seed / Series A (early growth)
Sector focus: SpaceTech; Enterprise AI & Automation; FinTech Infrastructure; Cybersecurity
Typical initial check: EUR 1M–7M (capacity up to EUR 25M per company)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Bridging capital, sector expertise, and business know‑how to scale DeepTech startups from late Seed toward growth and international expansion.
Founded
2017
Industry
Venture capital
Funding Track Record
Nearly $100M
OTB stated it raised nearly $100M for Fund I.
$60M
Announced July 13, 2021 to back European businesses at the next stage of growth.
€150M (target); €140M at first close
Fund II announced with €140M raised at first close; InvestEU/EIB Group support cited.
$185M
Reported closed $185M fund with backing from the NATO Innovation Fund; reporting dated March 20, 2024.
Investor Signal
“Backers and supporters include the European Investment Fund (EIF), InvestEU / EIB Group (InvestEU support cited, €45M at first close of Fund II), and the NATO Innovation Fund; co‑founder Gregory Jankilevitsch is noted as a principal financial investor.”