Key Takeaways
- • Nauta Capital announced a €60 million first close for its sixth fund, Nauta Tech Invest VI, on October 15, 2026, according to HedgeCo.Net.
- • The British Business Bank anchored the close with a €30 million commitment, half of the first close, marking its fourth consecutive Nauta fund.
- • Three-quarters of first-close investors are repeat LPs, and other early backers include SETT, Merifin Capital and Institut Català de Finances.
- • The firm targets a final size of €150 million to €200 million in the second half of 2027, which would bring total assets under management close to €750 million.
- • Fund VI will invest in European B2B software and deeptech from pre-seed to Series A, with pre-seed deeptech pursued through Nauta Labs.
Summary
Nauta Capital announced a €60 million first close for Nauta Tech Invest VI, its sixth fund, on October 15, 2026, according to HedgeCo.Net. The British Business Bank is the anchor limited partner with a €30 million commitment, representing half of the first close. It is the bank's fourth consecutive investment in a Nauta fund. Other early limited partners include SETT, Merifin Capital and Institut Català de Finances, along with institutions and family offices across the UK, Continental Europe, LatAm and the Middle East.
Three-quarters of first-close investors are repeat LPs, a figure that points to continuity in the firm's investor base. Nauta is targeting a final close of €150 million to €200 million in the second half of 2027, which the firm said would bring its total assets under management close to €750 million.
Fund VI will back European B2B software and deeptech companies at the pre-seed to Series A stages. The strategy includes capital-efficient vertical software and, through Nauta Labs, pre-seed deeptech in areas such as HPC, AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, industrial automation, digital health infrastructure and energy frontier technology. Headquartered in London and Barcelona, Nauta said it has backed more than 200 founders across about 100 companies over two decades and generated nearly €3 billion of exit value through more than 25 exits. Portfolio examples cited with the raise include Universal Quantum, Lodgify, Unravel, Acai Travel and NetBird.
HedgeCo.Net characterized the anchor commitment as a structural signal that public capital remains willing to lead early closes for managers that maintain a UK footprint and an early-stage mandate, which could attract international LPs for the remaining raise into 2027. General Partner Carles Ferrer Roqueta framed the sixth fund as continuity through successive technology cycles. Allocators will be watching whether the firm reaches its €150 million to €200 million target on schedule and how much of Fund VI is allocated to deeptech versus classic B2B software.
Three-quarters of first-close investors are repeat LPs, a figure that points to continuity in the firm's investor base. Nauta is targeting a final close of €150 million to €200 million in the second half of 2027, which the firm said would bring its total assets under management close to €750 million.
Fund VI will back European B2B software and deeptech companies at the pre-seed to Series A stages. The strategy includes capital-efficient vertical software and, through Nauta Labs, pre-seed deeptech in areas such as HPC, AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, industrial automation, digital health infrastructure and energy frontier technology. Headquartered in London and Barcelona, Nauta said it has backed more than 200 founders across about 100 companies over two decades and generated nearly €3 billion of exit value through more than 25 exits. Portfolio examples cited with the raise include Universal Quantum, Lodgify, Unravel, Acai Travel and NetBird.
HedgeCo.Net characterized the anchor commitment as a structural signal that public capital remains willing to lead early closes for managers that maintain a UK footprint and an early-stage mandate, which could attract international LPs for the remaining raise into 2027. General Partner Carles Ferrer Roqueta framed the sixth fund as continuity through successive technology cycles. Allocators will be watching whether the firm reaches its €150 million to €200 million target on schedule and how much of Fund VI is allocated to deeptech versus classic B2B software.
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