Intense start to the year for Elaia. A few weeks after launching its fifth Digital Venture investment vehicle (DV5) with a first closing of 120 million euros, the venture capital company announces a final closing of 134 million euros for its Deep Tech Seed 3 (DTS3) fund.
When the latter was launched just a year ago, Elaia announced a first closing of 60 million euros and set the goal of doubling the stake. Contract fulfilled. “Investing in deeptech is in Elaia’s DNA: the track record of our previous funds confirms that the time has come to move up a gear”estimates Xavier Lazarus, Managing Partner at Elaia.
As a reminder, this investment vehicle was launched in partnership with the University of Paris Sciences & Lettres (PSL), Inria and other European research institutions, such as the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). Since its launch, it has invested in 11 startups, including GetVocal, which wants to help companies build hybrid human-AI agent workforces. This company raised $26 last November.
3 preferred areas in 2026
Ultimately, Elaia hopes to finance around forty B2B deeptech startups with DTS3 in the pre-seed and seed phase in Europe. In 2026, Elaia wants to focus on three areas with this investment vehicle: the future of IT (AI, cybersecurity, semiconductors, quantum, etc.), the future of industry (physical AI, robotics, materials, energy, etc.) and the future of life sciences (biotech, digital health, medical devices, etc.).
“After nearly twenty years of supporting deep tech founders, we are witnessing an acceleration of innovation that rivals the best global ecosystems. From Zurich to Paris, with the emergence of innovation hubs across the continent, European deeptech is reaching new heights.observes Anne-Sophie Carrese, Managing Partner of Elaia in charge of the deeptech vertical.