Capitalised expressions utilised below shall have the meaning attributed to them in the above mentioned Call for Expression of Interest, unless otherwise defined below or the context requires otherwise.
Question 1 (Q1): Is it possible for an Applicant to send alternative / multiple offers reque...
European Agri Transition Fund finances small businesses and mid-caps in the farm and food sectors, particularly in Eastern Europe.
The EIF has committed €40 million to a fund aiding the transition to a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system in Europe.
The EIF investment is backed ...
The Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative (iVCi) was Türkiye’s first ever dedicated fund of funds and co-investment programme . The investors in iVCi were the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organisation of Türkiye (KOSGEB), the Technology Development Foundation of Türkiye (TTGV), the Deve...
PVCi has been the first fund-of-funds initiative launched in 2008 by the EIF in co-operation with public and private stakeholders in Portugal in order to support a thriving venture capital and private equity ecosystem. Alongside the EIF, investors included the Government of Portugal, BPI, Novo ba...
The European Investment Fund has signed a guarantee deal with Swedish SME lender DBT Capital AB which will allow them to make available up to SEK 285 million for Swedish companies.
DBT will target lending to high-growth SMEs and small mid-caps active in the field of innovation and digitalisatio...
The European Investment Fund is committed to empowering women entrepreneurs across Europe, recognising their vital role in driving innovation and economic growth. Through tailored financial instruments and support programs, the EIF helps female-led businesses overcome challenges and achieve their...
The EIF VC Survey and the EIF Private Equity Mid-Market Survey (the largest combined regular survey exercises among General Partners on a pan-European level) provide an opportunity to retrieve unique market insights. This publication is based on the results of the 2024 VC Survey, conducted by the...
Polestar Capital Circular Debt Fund receives €30 million commitment from EIF to support SMEs in circular economy, with a further €13 million provided by Realdania Oost NL and Polestar Capital.
The EIF’s stake is backed under the InvestEU initiative of the European Commission and by Invest-NL’s ...
EIF commits €20 million to fund managed by Latvia-based SG Capital.
Managed by a first-time team, the fund is expected to finance mainly SMEs and small mid-caps in the Baltics.
EIF is anchor investor in this fund which, aims to raise €100 million in total commitments.
This operation is su...
The €28 million EIF commitment is backed by the InvestEU programme and marks the second closing of Bullnet Capital IV, a fund that now exceeds €80 million.
The EIF also invested in the three previous Bullnet Capital funds, supporting deep tech and technology transfer projects and promoting Span...
The investment will support early-stage tech start-ups led by Greek entrepreneurs.
The fund reached €75 million in an oversubscribed single closing and aims to back about 15 companies.
EIF’s investment underlines its commitment to boosting innovation, competitiveness, and the development of t...
EIF invests €100 million in green-energy fund focused on expanding clean power.
EIF pledge is to fund run by Germany-based Prime Capital, bringing total fund size to €313 million for projects in countries such as Sweden, Finland and Norway.
Initiative, backed by InvestEU programme, to promote...
The Luxembourg Future Fund 2 will invest in the M80 Capital II CommV fund focused on the digital transformation of small and medium businesses.
M80 Capital II CommV seeks to create value for companies through advanced digital optimisation techniques such as IT management, robotics, the internet...
The European Investment Fund and Dutch national promotional institution Invest-NL have invested in the second fund of 4impact capital, which closed at €68 million.
The fund will target early-stage digital companies across north-western Europe, aiming to create societal and environmental impact....
European Investment Fund and the NATO Innovation Fund, a venture capital fund backed by 24 North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations, enter partnership.
Memorandum of Understanding signed in Brussels sets terms of closer collaboration.
Goal is to expand funding for start-ups, SMEs and midcap...
In September 2023, the EIF and the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia signed a new funding agreement, setting up a new €80 million fund-of-funds initiative focused on investments in innovative Croatian SMEs with high growth potential through accelerators and ...
This paper highlights the main challenges faced by the Cleantech sector. Key barriers include limited access to external finance, with many respondents expecting to raise significant funds in the next five years. Additionally, stringent and uncertain standards and regulations create operational c...
The EIF VC Survey and the EIF Private Equity Mid-Market Survey (the largest combined regular survey exercises among General Partners on a pan-European level) provide an opportunity to retrieve unique market insights. This publication is based on the results of the 2023 VC Survey, conducted by the...
The new private equity impact fund is designed to support Spanish AgriFood SMEs in their growth and transition towards a more sustainable model.
‘IB Sustainable AgriFood Fund I Innvierte’ has already secured commitments exceeding €130 million and stands as the largest private equity fund in Spa...
We are a leading player in the European Venture Capital market. We focus on the establishment of a sustainable Venture Capital Ecosystem in Europe supporting innovation and entrepreneurship. We concentrate on building the necessary private sector Venture Capital infrastructure to address market g...
Reference number: Call for EoI No. JER-004/5
Introduction
The JEREMIE initiative is a framework providing a series of coherent actions to promote increased access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
The JEREMIE initiative in Lithuania is organised through the European Inv...
The EIF underwrites a €70 million investment in Anthilia BIT IV, the fourth Anthilia Capital Partners fund dedicated to Italian SMEs.
The new subscription increases available fund commitments to approximately €171 million with a target fund size of €250 million in 2022.
The agreement is backe...
Ref.: Call for EoI No. JER-009/2010/1
The JEREMIE initiative is a framework providing a series of coherent actions to promote increased access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The JEREMIE initiative in Bulgaria is organised through the European Investment Fund (hereinaf...
The Fund supported by EIF has a target size of €500 million
It will contribute to decarbonisation, renewable energy production and security of energy supply
The agreement is backed by the InvestEU programme, which aims to trigger more than €372 billion in additional investment over the period...
Reference number: Call for EoI No. JER-005/2
Download the full text of the call [PDF] Download the clarification document - Q&As [PDF] Introduction The JEREMIE initiative is a framework providing a series of coherent actions to promote increased access to finance for micro, small and medi...
EIF contributes €25 million, KfW Capital €10 million of €100 million raised by the Green Generation Fund.
The focus of the investments lies in plant-based protein production instead of factory farming, CO 2 avoidance, resource protection and health.
The EIF investment is one of the first in G...
With a financial injection from the European Investment Fund, Dutch AgriFood growth fund Convent Capital reaches third close of €138 million only 18 months after its first close.
The EIF’s commitment is backed by the European Commission under its InvestEU initiative.
This is the first time th...
Reference number: Call for EoI No. JER-001/2011/2 Deadline: 30 June 2011 The JEREMIE initiative is a framework providing a series of coherent actions to promote increased access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The JEREMIE initiative in Greece is organised through the Eu...
The EIF is committing €250 million with five equity funds to mobilise €2.5 billion of climate action and environmental sustainability investment across Europe: Growth Blue Fund I, PureTerra Ventures, Zintinus Fund I, SUMA Capital Climate Impact Fund III and Eiffel Transition Infrastructure Fund. ...
The investment will go towards addressing the funding gap for founders mobilising resources for climate action at the seed stage.
Contrarian Ventures aims to raise at least €75 million — with a hard cap of €100 million for Fund II — and expects to reach final close in the second half of 2023.
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Who would not want to replace lead-acid batteries, diesel gensets and other polluting technologies with an innovative energy source that does not produce emissions and requires fewer raw materials? Electro Power Systems, an Italy-based company is providing a ground-breaking solution: an advanced ...
There are situations in life when every second counts… such as when doctors treat patients with heart or vascular conditions in an emergency. For vital rapid diagnosis, they need equipment which will be easily accessible and which will give them fast yet reliable information. This is where BMEYE ...
The ERP-EIF Dachfonds team continues to see outstanding opportunities in German Venture Capital. Full or partial exits achieved in its portfolio funds such as for Xing (formerly OpenBC, now traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with a ~EUR 190m market cap), Eyesquad (sold to Tessera Technologies...
The EIF VC Survey , the EIF Private Equity Mid-Market Survey , and the EIF Business Angels Survey (the largest combined regular survey exercises among General Partners and Business Angels on a pan-European level) provide an opportunity to retrieve unique market insights. This publication is based...
Ref. n.: Call for EoI No. IPA-001/1 Introduction This initiative refers to the establishment of a small and medium sized enterprise (“SME”)-focused risk capital fund (also referred to as “ G43 Anatolian Venture Capital Fund ” or the “ Fund ”). The support for the creation of the G43 Anatolian Ven...
Ref. n.: Call for EoI No. IPA-001/1 Introduction This initiative refers to the establishment of a small and medium sized enterprise (“SME”)-focused risk capital fund (also referred to as “ G43 Anatolian Venture Capital Fund ” or the “ Fund ”). The support for the creation of the G43 Anatolian Ven...
Ref. n.: Call for EoI No. IPA-001/1 Introduction This initiative refers to the establishment of a small and medium sized enterprise (“SME”)-focused risk capital fund (also referred to as “ G43 Anatolian Venture Capital Fund ” or the “ Fund ”). The support for the creation of the G43 Anatolian Ven...
EIF has just signed a commitment to invest £6 million in Crescent Capital II L.P., a £22.5 million Belfast-based venture capital fund focusing on early stage technology investments in Northern Ireland. Crescent Capital II is managed by Crescent Capital NI Ltd, which raised its first fund in 1995....
Reference number: Call for EoI No. JER-009/3 Introduction The JEREMIE initiative is a framework providing a series of coherent actions to promote increased access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The JEREMIE initiative in Bulgaria is organised through the European Investm...
The EIF Private Equity Mid-Market Survey and the EIF Venture Capital Survey (the largest combined regular survey exercises among General Partners on a pan-European level) provide an opportunity to retrieve unique market insights. This publication is based on the results of the 2023 EIF Private Eq...
InnovFin Venture Capital (VC) is part of the “InnovFin Equity” umbrella managed by EIF targeting equity investments into or venture capital funds or through co-investments with venture capital funds. Under InnovFin VC, EIF seeks to invest primarily in the first closing of funds. InnovFin VC can i...
Within the EIB Group, EIF’s cooperation with the EIB is enhanced through the implementation of the EIB’s mandates. The EIB Risk Capital Resources (RCR) mandate is the core pillar of EIF’s equity activity and is a critical resource that has enabled EIF to pursue its equity strategy in the ventur...
The EIF VC Survey and the EIF Private Equity Mid-Market Survey (the largest combined regular survey exercises among General Partners on a pan-European level) provide an opportunity to retrieve unique market insights. This publication is based on the results of the 2022 waves of these two surveys ...
In 2003, EIF sponsored the Survey of European Venture Capital (SEVeCA) conducted by three leading venture capital experts: Laura Bottazzi (IGIER-Bocconi University and CEPR), Marco Da Rin (Turin University, ECGI, IGIER-Bocconi University) and Thomas Hellmann (Stanford University, USA). The survey...
EIF announces an investment in 360 Capital One, a multi-country technology venture capital fund with a size of around EUR 100m. 360 Capital One will invest mainly in Italy and France and will take equity stakes in innovation-driven small and medium-sized companies (SME) which are at seed/early...
Spain, 10 th November 2022 - During COP 27 in Egypt, the European Investment Fund (EIF), backed by the InvestEU programme, and Suma Capital Climate Impact Fund III announced a EUR 75 million equity agreement to increase financing for greenfield energy efficiency and circular economy projects in S...
EIF's authorised share capital has been increased by 50% to EUR 3bn as shareholders voted unanimously in favour of the proposal at EIF's Annual General Meeting yesterday. This increase in capital is expected to net EIF some EUR 266m in 2007 alone, bringing own funds to an estimated EUR 950m by en...
The EIF and Imprimatur Capital have established the first specialist technology seed and start-up fund in Latvia attracting private capital to the JEREMIE initiative in a very difficult venture capital market environment. Private investors in the start-up fund are local pension funds managed by D...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology ( BMWi ) signed additional commitments of EUR 500m to the ERP-EIF Dachfonds (the "Fund"). With this capital increase the Fund totals now commitments of EUR 1bn and will continue its active investment pe...
The European Investment Fund together with the Turkish Minister of Science, Industry and Technology, have launched the G43 Anatolian Venture Capital Fund Project in Ankara. G43 will benefit SMEs in enhancing their access to finance. G43 is the second project for EIF under the European Union’s Ins...
The NBG Group is to join the Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative (iVCi), Turkey's dedicated fund of funds and co-investment programme advised by the European Investment Fund (EIF). Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative, or "iVCi" as the programme is known, aims to serve as a catalyst for the develo...
The Croatian Venture Capital Initiative (“CVCi FoF”) was established in June 2018 based on the funding agreement between the EIF and the Government of Croatia, represented by the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds.
The allocation to the CVCi FoF has been made in the context of the O...
EIF equity funding partners across Europe For information, please find here an overview of investments as follows (as at 30.09.2024): Active funds backed by the EIF which still invest in new portfolio companies PDF
All active EIF investments to date (i.e. not terminated, rejected, abandoned, ex...
Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative (iVCi) , Turkey’s dedicated fund of funds and co-investment programme, which is advised by the European Investment Fund (EIF), is supporting the Darby Converging Europe Fund III, targeting Central and South-Eastern Europe, including Turkey, with a EUR 17.5 mill...
SID Bank and the EIF present the Slovene Equity Growth Investment Programme. This programme is guaranteed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the core of the Investment Plan for Europe. The Slovene Equity Growth Investment Programme (SEGIP), introduced today by SID Bank and the...
EIF announces a cornerstone investment in Dritte SHS Technologie GmbH & Co. KG Fund, a German venture capital fund located in Tübingen and focussing on life science early stage investments. First closing was completed at EUR 40m. The fund will focus on life science related sectors such a...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a commitment to invest up to DKK 75 million into Copenhagen based Symbion Capital 1 A/S. The signing of this fund marks an important step towards developing the market for seed and pre-seed capital in Denmark, which up until now has lacked substantial...
Ver Capital SGR has announced the launch of a diversified loan fund supporting Italian and European SMEs. The European Investment Fund will be a cornerstone investor, backed by the guarantee of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the main pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe, ...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is investing in Thuja Capital Management (Thuja), to create a new EUR 34 million venture capital fund, targeting early-stage Dutch and Belgian companies developing innovative products for medical applications. Thuja Capital Healthcare Fund II (TCHF II) will inve...
Research & Market Analysis (RMA) has the pleasure to present with “Private Equity and Venture Capital indicators. A research of EU-27 Private Equity and Venture Capital Markets ,n.2010/004 of EIF’s Working Paper Series, prepared by Alessio Conforti. This research investigates market paramete...
More than 100 Croatian start-ups expected to benefit under the CVCi;
Investment enabled by Cohesion Policy resources, from the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds;
CVCi crucial for the sustainable development of the Croatian venture capital market, a key to faster economic growth an...
Largest private and independent early stage VC fund based in Lisbon;
Stephan Morais, Ricardo Torgal and Cristina Fonseca founding Partners at Indico Capital Partners;
The EIF (European Investment Fund), is a cornerstone investor and this support is backed by the Investment Plan for Europe – the...
France Telecom-Orange and Publicis Groupe signed a partnership agreement with Iris Capital Management , a pan-European venture capital team specialized in media, telecoms, internet and IT. The EIF is a significant investor in Iris Capital Management ' s two latest funds Iris Capital Fund II and I...
EIF has just signed a commitment to invest up to EUR 10 million in Crescent Capital II L.P., a Belfast-based venture capital fund focusing on early stage technology investments in Northern Ireland. Crescent Capital II is managed by Crescent Capital NI Ltd, which raised its first fund in 1995. See...
The current head of Venture Capital business, Matthias Ummenhofer , left EIF on 30 th September 2014 to found a European-focussed Venture Capital Fund of Funds. Matthias joined EIF early 2001 from the European Investment Bank. Matthias will be succeeded by Uli Grabenwarter , who is currently lead...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a commitment to invest EUR 10 million in Fineco Capital SCA, an independent venture capital fund based in Luxembourg and mainly targeting SMEs in Italy. The signing of this operation represents a new and important step for the development of the Itali...
Today EIF has signed a commitment to invest EUR 20 million in Fonds pour le Capital Investissement Régional (FCIR). This new EUR 70m fund will take equity shares in regional venture capital funds targeting early stage SMEs across France. FCIR is to be managed by the CDC-PME. Other investors in th...
The EIF has signed an agreement with GE Capital France’s Equipment Finance, which specialises in providing alternative forms of financing solutions to businesses, in order to help increase lending to micro and small businesses in France. Under the European Union’s Competitiveness and Innovation F...
European Investment Fund has invested EUR 7.6 million in the Luxembourg-based venture capital fund New Tech Venture Capital II (NTVC II), which had its first closing at EUR 38 million. Managed by Mangrove Capital Partners, NTVC II will help European seed and early stage technology companies to ac...
The EIF has today agreed to invest EUR 86 million (GBP 53.5m) in the landmark Regional Venture Capital Fund programme initiated and sponsored by the UK Government. Such a level of support represents some 20% of the maximum programme size. Regional Venture Capital Funds (RVCFs) are being created t...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is raising to EUR 250 million its allocation to the European Technology Facility (ETF), set up in 1997 and managed by the European Investment Fund (EIF). As a fund of funds, the ETF invests in specialist venture capital funds supporting the creation and developm...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is investing in Carduso Capital Groningen-NL, to create a total fund volume of EUR 31 million, targeting innovation in the Northern Region of the Netherlands. The EIF is a subsidiary of the European Investment Bank (EIB Group); Carduso Capital is an initiative ...
A EUR 500m ERP-EIF Growth Facility was launched today, to boost venture capital support for start-up and early growth phase companies in Germany. The new Growth Facility targets rapidly growing companies with a high demand for equity. This EUR 500m facility will provide successful venture capital...
Serena Capital is a Paris based venture capital fund focusing on ICT investments in France and Europe. The fund targets early stage companies in the pre-commercialisation stage of their products/services – companies which have validated the technology and make their first steps to market. The fun...
“The backing, advice and expertise which we received from the EIF have been key to our success. We now have the capacity to carry out our strategy and provide flexible structured equity to UK SMEs” . (Bill Crossan Managing Partner, Growth Capital Fund III) EIF has long acted as cornerstone inve...
EIF has completed the selection process of the first Fund Manager to receive a capital commitment from the Baltic Innovation Fund . A decision taken by the EIF earlier in February confirmed the intention to make a capital commitment of EUR 30 million to BPM Capital, subject to satisfactory negoti...
EIF has committed €20m from the European Commission CIP mandate to Notion Capital II, the first institutional fund to be raised by Notion Capital. The team composed of entrepreneurs and business managers was responsible for founding and building the email security company MessageLabs through to i...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a commitment to be a cornerstone 25% investor in EonTech I, a new Italian-orientated venture capital fund focused on early stage IT and technology investments. The managers, Eontech Ventures, intend to invest primarily in Italy, with investments also ...
EIF has signed a commitment to invest up to EUR 40 million in Middle Market Fund III (MMF III), a French fund targeting to raise EUR 250 million and focusing on high-quality medium-sized firms across all segments of the French economy, but with a specific emphasis on areas which reflect the secto...
The European investment Fund (EIF) has signed a commitment to invest up to EUR 20 million in the Netherlands based "Life Sciences Partners II (LSP II)" venture capital fund. This represents 11% of the total amount of this important fund of a target size of EUR 135 million. LSP II has been created...
The European Investment Fund (EIF), the Luxembourg based venture capital institution of the EU, has signed a commitment to invest up to EUR 29 million in MVM International Life Sciences II, a UK-based, multi-country fund focusing on start-up and early stage initiatives in life sciences. The Fund'...
2 million EIF loan to Finora Capital to increase micro-lending in Estonia and Lithuania, supported by the EU’s programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).
Under the agreement, Finora expects to serve more than 100 micro-enterprises in the two Baltic States with new, long-term lending...
EIF has just signed a commitment to invest up to EUR 4.5 million in VIVES, a Belgian venture capital fund which will exclusively focus on companies in their seed and start-up phase. VIVES is managed by Sopartec, the technology transfer and investment company owned by the Université Catholique de ...
The European Investment Fund (EIF), the Luxembourg based venturecapital institution of the EU, has signed a commitment to invest up to EUR 4 million in a new Finnish fund, Growhow Rahasto I Ky, which will operate predominantly on a regional basis, focusing on start-up and early stage SMEs operati...
The EIF has just announced its support for three funds operating in Belgium: E-Capital, FAGUS and Privast: E-Capital is a fund of EUR 35 million in which the EIF has invested 21%. This fund has the highly novel feature (exemplary at European level) of being promoted by a group of 54 Walloon entre...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of Croatia (MRDEUF), have today presented signed funding agreement to establish the Croatian Financial Instrument “ESIF Venture Capital Fund” with an Acceleration compartment that will in turn invest into ris...
The EIF and the Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology have launched a new project today, aiming at supporting SMEs in the least developed areas of Turkey. The SMEs will benefit from the establishment of a venture capital fund, the G43 Anatolian Venture Capital Fund (G43) , which wi...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and PPM Oost are launching a second EUR 200 million Venture and Growth Capital Fund-of-funds for Small and Medium Sized businesses (SMEs) in the Netherlands. The Dutch Venture Initiative II (“DVI-II”) will invest in funds investing in fast growing and/or innovat...
3TS Capital Partners, a European technology-focused growth capital investor, announces the first closing of its Fund IV with a target size of €150m. The firm’s prior multi-generation funds totaling over €300 million have made a strong, positive impact on the innovation and technology ecosystem de...
The European Investment Fund and PPM Oost are teaming up to establish a Venture Capital fund of funds for Small and Medium Sized businesses (SMEs) in the Netherlands. The Dutch Venture Initiative (“DVI”) will invest in funds investing in later stage fast growing innovative or high-tech businesses...
"The European Venture Capital landscape: an EIF perspective” is a series of publications edited by the EIF's Research and Market analysis team aiming at presenting the outcome of EIF activities in the venture capital (VC) market over the past 20 years, by assessing their economic impact on Europe...
Lithuanian Version The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed EUR 6m into Practica Seed Capital Fund (Seed Fund), a seed capital fund focusing on new idea development opportunities in Lithuania. The deal has been signed under the local JEREMIE initiative (Joint European Resources for Micr...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a commitment totaling EUR 17.5 million to become a cornerstone investor in EuroQube, a pan-European venture capital fund managed by myQube and focused on seed and early stage IT and technology investments. Through its network of offices in a number of...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a commitment to invest EUR 15 million in "InnKap 3 Partners", a new fund belonging to Sweden based InnovationsKapital. The original target size of the fund was EUR 120 million, however the ceiling for the fund was raised to 132 million after substanti...
Research & Market Analysis (RMA) has the pleasure to present "The performance and prospects of European Venture Capital” , n.9 of EIF's Working Paper Series. The paper has been written by Roger Kelly. This paper takes a critical look at possible explanations for poor European venture capita...
The European Investment Fund has signed a €20 million participation in the Crowberry Fund II, with backing from the European Union’s InnovFin Equity programme.
Crowberry Capital’s second fund will support early-stage ICT companies in Iceland and the Nordics.
The female-founded venture capital f...
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