SuperCharger Ventures, the global ecosystem for EdTech startups, announced the launch of Fund I at its Festa'26. It will invest in EdTech and Future-of-Work companies worldwide, with a focus on pre-seed and seed-stage startups that have completed an accelerator program.
Initial tickets for selected startups will be up to €250,000 and follow-on investments ranging from €500,000 to €1.5 million. The fund is backed by family offices and HNW investors. The fund has secured 90 per cent of its first close commitments and remains open to additional investors, including institutional players.
The fund will operate alongside SuperCharger Ventures’ accelerator model, which provides founders with access to mentorship, investor networks, market-entry support, and government-backed, non-dilutive funding opportunities such as those provided by Malta Enterprise.
“3 years ago we had 100 startups applying to our Malta Programme. Today it's over 1,000 per cohort trying to expand in Europe via Malta. Yesterday we were an accelerator. Today we are an investor. It's great that we can join capital in addition to our existing commitment to founders via our programme. This will benefit the SuperCharger proposition, founders' ambition and Malta startup Ecosystem”, said Janos Barberis, Co-founder and CEO of SuperCharger Ventures.
The fund will primarily target the top 3–5 startups from each accelerator cohort, with investments typically made after founders complete the programme. Thе structure is designed to give founders a clearer post-accelerator capital-raising pathway. External investors will gain a transparent view of company quality, relevance, and founder readiness.
The fund was invested during the SuperCharger Summer Festa event, which gathered almost 100 investors, with equal representation of VC firms and angel investors, in total, with over €3 billion in AUM (assets under management).
This is a significant milestone in further establishing Malta’s legitimacy as a European Startup Hub. Bank of Valletta Fund Services, Malta’s leading Fund Administrator, will be appointed as the fund administrator.
“Malta may be a small market, but it is agile, connected and well positioned to serve as a gateway for innovation. At Bank of Valletta, we see our role evolving beyond financing today’s economy to supporting the economy Malta is becoming. This means being open to new ideas, new ways of working, and collaboration with startups that are challenging the status quo. Innovation happens through partnerships, and initiatives like this help create the conversations and connections that can turn ideas into real opportunities”, said Kenneth Farrugia, CEO at Bank of Valletta.
With the global EdTech market projected to reach €377 billion by 2033, SuperCharger Ventures Fund I addresses the demand to support the EdTech and FoW ecosystem. The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs research finds that 59 per cent of the global workforce will need some form of reskilling by 2030.
All images were taken by Tae Young for SuperCharger Ventures Malta Ltd.
MDA welcomes return of trade schools: ‘Choosing a trade should never be seen as a lesser option’
'Malta’s education system must recognise that academic education is not the only route to a successful career'
Why businesses need a more proactive approach to IT
For many organisations, IT is still managed reactively
Malta records EU’s largest year-on-year increase in unemployment
Malta’s unemployment rate went from 2.5% to 3.5% in just a year