b2venture
Also known as btov Partners, BrainsToVentures, btov
St. Gallen, Switzerland Founded 2000 b2venture.vc
b2venture’s latest fund is b2venture Fund V: $175M, 2026, #192 of 427 firms by latest fund.
The numbers
| Year | Raised |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $110M |
| 2021 | $135M |
| 2026 | $175M |
Updates from b2venture
Overview
European early-stage venture firm that co-invests with a community of more than 350 angel investors. It began in 2000 as an angel-matching platform, launched its first fund in 2007 as btov Partners and rebranded to b2venture in 2023. Besides its funds it runs a Direct Investments track for later-stage deals, and it has offices in St. Gallen, Berlin, Munich and Luxembourg. Fund V closed at its €150M hard cap in January 2026 (USD figure approximate at about 1.17 USD/EUR).
Notable portfolio companies
Funds
| Fund | Closed | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| b2venture Fund V | 2026 | $175M | b2venture.vc |
| btov Digital Technologies Fund II | 2021 | $135M | tech.eu |
| btov Industrial Technologies Fund | 2019 | $110M | eu-startups.com |
Reported fund performance
None of the public LP reports we track (Alameda County Employees' Retirement Association (ACERA), Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC), Alaska Retirement Management Board (ARMB), Andra AP-fonden (AP2), Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS), CalPERS, CalSTRS, Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund (CTPF), Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA), Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF), Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association (CCCERA), District of Columbia Retirement Board (DCRB), Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI), Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii (HIERS), Enterprise Ireland (Seed and Venture Capital Scheme), European Investment Fund (EIF), Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado (FPPA), Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), Illinois Growth and Innovation Fund (Illinois State Treasurer), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA), KfW Capital, Korea Venture Investment Corp. (Foreign VC Investment Fund), LACERA, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System (LACERS), Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), Merseyside Pension Fund, Minnesota State Board of Investment, Montana Board of Investments, NYC Board of Education Retirement System (BERS), NYC Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS), NYC Fire Pension Fund, NYC Police Pension Fund, NYC Teachers' Retirement System, Nebraska Investment Council, New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS), New Jersey Division of Investment, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (NMERB), New Mexico State Investment Council, New York State Common Retirement Fund, New York Ventures (Empire State Development), New Zealand Superannuation Fund, Norfund (Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries), North Carolina Retirement Systems (NCRS), Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), Oregon Growth Account (Oregon Growth Board), Oregon State Treasury (OPERF), Pennsylvania PSERS, Pennsylvania SERS, Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI), Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri (PSRS/PEERS), San Bernardino County Employees' Retirement Association (SBCERA), San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCERA), South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission (RSIC), South Dakota Investment Council (South Dakota Retirement System), State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS), State of Michigan Retirement System (SMRS), State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma (OTRS), Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS), Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Kentucky (TRS), Texas Municipal Retirement System, US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), UTIMCO (Permanent University Fund), University of California, Washington State Investment Board, West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF)) include this firm’s funds yet. Venture firms don’t publish returns; figures appear here when a public pension or endowment discloses them.
About this data
Fund sizes come from firm announcements, SEC filings, and press reports, converted to US dollars near the closing date. Compiled as of October 9, 2026. Notable portfolio companies are examples from public sources, not a complete list.