2026 Edition · Seed stage
Europe's top 50 vertical SaaS & AI companies
Software and AI built deep for one industry — from construction sites to dental clinics. These are the founders rewriting how Europe's real economy runs.
50
Companies
12
Countries
11
Industries
The panel
Lucile CornetEight Roads
Magnus KarnehmLeft Lane Capital
Morgan KessousRevaia
Virginia BassanoItalian Founders Fund
The list
#(no ranking)CompanyIndustryHQFoundersRaised
04
ManufacturingStockholm, Sweden€5.2M
Aris Machina ↗
Agentic operating system for modern manufacturing
23
ManufacturingSchlieren, Switzerland€3.8M
FORGIS ↗
Industrial AI making factory machines work smarter
25
HospitalityAmsterdam, NetherlandsUndisclosed
GuestSpace ↗
Front desk automation for staffless hotel stays
29
Gov Tech / Reg TechBarcelona, Spain€2.8M
Kalipso ↗
AI regulatory compliance for European financial firms
46
Professional ServicesAmsterdam, Netherlands€3.4M
Veridue ↗
AI due diligence for renewables and data centers
How we picked the fifty.
01
Stage
Raised a funding round in the last 24 months.
02
Vertical depth
Software and AI built for a single industry with product depth that generic tooling can't match.
03
European roots
Headquartered in Europe with a founding team building here.
04
Momentum
Traction, customer love and product depth scored by our panel.