StartupsEventsJobsNewsTV
dutchstartup.ai
EventsJobsNewsTV
European Investment Fund

Investor

European Investment Fund

Facilitating access to finance for European SMEs and infrastructure, powering businesses and strengthening Europe.

Luxembourg

WebsiteLinkedInClaim this profile
Roles
Investor
Location
Luxembourg
Portfolio
4
AboutPortfolioLocation
01

Who they are

About

The European Investment Fund (EIF), established in 1994, is a financial institution and part of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group. Its mission is to support European SMEs and infrastructure projects by facilitating access to finance. The EIF achieves this by providing risk finance through venture capital, private equity, private debt, loan guarantees, and securitisation. It does not lend directly to SMEs but rather invests through financial intermediaries like banks and equity funds, fostering EU objectives in innovation, research, entrepreneurship, growth, and employment.

Investment profile
Investment thesis
The EIF's core thesis is to address market gaps in access to finance for European SMEs and infrastructure, thereby fostering EU objectives. They provide finance indirectly through various instruments like equity investments in funds, guarantees, and microfinance. A key focus is on innovation, research, entrepreneurship, and supporting strategic EU policy goals like the European Green Deal and digital transition. They also aim to build and develop risk capital markets across Europe.
Ticket size
EIF invests in funds, not directly in companies. Check size for underlying companies is not directly specified.
Sweet spot
SMEs, innovative companies, start-ups, scale-ups, infrastructure projects, companies with strong innovative angle in tech areas like ICT, Life Sciences, Cleantech, Energy, Deep Tech, Greentech, Life Sciences.
What they add
Improved access to finance, Risk-sharing for financial intermediaries, Support for EU policy objectives, Market development expertise, Mobilisation of private and public funds, Tailored financial instruments
Stages
Early-stage · Development stage · Growth stage · Scale-up (for underlying companies via partner funds)
Geographic focus
Europe · Turkey · Norway · Switzerland · Iceland · Liechtenstein · Western Balkan · Moldova · Ukraine · Israel · with specific initiatives in the Netherlands
Portfolio companies
96
WebsiteLinkedInInvestor
02

What they invest in

Portfolio

03

Where to find them

Location

Nearby

Loading nearby…

Address
LuxembourgNo exact address

Is this your organization?

Claim the profile and keep it up to date yourself.

Claim this profile
dutchstartup.ai

The platform for the Dutch AI scene.

About·Contact·Privacy·Terms