# Cherry Ventures

Tatiana Shalalvand joins Cherry with an eye to back Legora, Lovable mafia founders

The incoming partner talks why the Nordics are so hot, the "rough time" in VC and being flexible with round sizes

Europe’s leading pre-seed investors in 2026

From London to Helsinki: the VC funds consistently backing Europe's earliest-stage startups

The European founders who’ve set up funds

Nik Storonsky, Taavet Hinrikus, Daniel Ek: we list the founders who have set up funds

Europe’s 50 most active equity investors in H1 2026

Google backs Proxima Fusion in €411m raise

Google has previously said it wants to “send a demand signal to the market for fusion energy”

Why aren't more European VCs making moves in America?

Remarkably few of Europe’s best-known VC firms have a permanent presence in the US. Those that do say it's a big competitive advantage

What VCs think is overrated — and overlooked

Investors from Firstminute, Project A, Cherry Ventures and NGP share what they think is hot — and not