European Investment Fund
Government fundLuxembourg · Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The EIF aims to make financing more accessible and affordable for European SMEs and infrastructure projects at every development stage, from start-up through later-stage growth. It provides debt financing to keep capital accessible for entrepreneurs and channels equity funding through the ecosystem to underserved markets, first-time teams, and strategic investments. For infrastructure, it invests indirectly by developing markets, taking higher risk, and deploying equity via funds and intermediaries, complementing the European Investment Bank. Initiatives such as the European Tech Champions Initiative pool resources across Europe and mobilise private-sector participation to strengthen the region's technological autonomy and innovation ecosystem.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website & curatedFounder mafia
3 people who came through European Investment Fund went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 30 of 41 portfolio companiesClimate Tech ×9Deep Tech ×8Fintech ×8Cleantech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Impact & Social Good ×4SaaS ×4AgTech ×3
HQs:United States×5United Kingdom×3Lithuania×3Germany×2Spain×2Ireland×2
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 32024 · 52022 · 22021 · 22020 · 318 dated
Hydrogen Mem-Tech designs and produces compact palladium membrane technology that extracts clean hydrogen from natural gas, biogas, and ammonia for industrial clients worldwide.
CleantechEnergyHardwareNew MaterialsTrondheim, NO
Co-investorsYara Growth VenturesAP VenturesAramco VenturesPeak Sustainability VenturesSaudi Aramco Energy VenturesShell Ventures
KHAN is a drug discovery investment company that finances and translates early-stage academic science into pharmaceutical products, retaining IP rights on the projects it funds.
BiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsKhanu
IPR.VC provides institutional investors with structured access to the global entertainment sector through short-duration alternative investments in professionally produced content with predictable cash flows and distribution networks.
FintechMedia & EntertainmentHelsinki, FI
Co-investorsPeakTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Amphista Therapeutics develops next-generation targeted protein degradation (TPD) medicines using its proprietary Targeted Glue technology, which is engineered to selectively trigger the destruction of disease-causing proteins.
BiotechCambridge, GB
Louise Modis(Chief Executive Officer)inMartin Pass(Chief Development Officer)inGiles Brown(Executive VP Drug Discovery)in
Co-investorsAdvent Life SciencesNovartis Venture FundSV Health InvestorsDementia Discovery FundForbionGilde Healthcare+2 more
Auxxo is a venture capital fund that invests in and supports female founders, aiming to increase women's representation in venture capital as founders and investors.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSector AgnosticBerlin, DE
Fabiola Hochkirchen(Initiating Partner)inBettine Schmitz(General Partner)inDr. Gesa Miczaika(General Partner)in
Co-investorsSalica Investments
Grocery subscription box recovering surplus food for a more sustainable system.
Luca Masseretti(Founder)in
Co-investorsCDP Venture CapitalGea VenturesLVenture GroupPlug and Play VenturesBoost HeroesDoorway+1 more
BioGeneration Ventures (BGV) is the early-stage arm of the Forbion-BGV platform of funds, investing in and supporting biotech and life sciences companies across their stages of development.
BiotechHealthtechNaarden, NL
Co-investorsBOMKfW CapitalNovo HoldingsKfW
ClearSpace develops in-orbit servicing technologies for satellite disposal, inspection, and life-extension, serving both institutional and commercial space missions.
Climate TechDeep TechRoboticsSpace TechLuxembourg, LU
Co-investorsGraph VenturesIn-Q-TelKluz VenturesOTB VenturesSICTICUrania Ventures+3 more
Europe's solar financing on-switch.
Valentin Gönczy(Founder)inJodok Betschart(Founder)inPeder Broms(Founder)in
Co-investorsLowercarbon CapitalMMC VenturesQED Investors
Contrarian Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in climate tech founders, acting as first-cheque investor and offering support through initiatives like the Energy Tech Summit, The Climate Brick, and Climate50.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSLithuania, LT
David TrainaviciusinRokas Peciulaitis(Founder & Managing Partner)
Co-investorsExtantia CapitalKfW Capital
D-Orbit provides space logistics infrastructure and transportation services including satellite launch deployment, on-orbit servicing, refueling, and end-of-mission disposal using its proprietary ION Satellite Carrier orbital transfer vehicle.
Deep TechLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechItaly, IT
Luca Rossettini(Founder)inRenato Panesi(Founder)inGiuseppe Tussiwand(Founder)Luca Rossettini Renato Panesi(Founder)Thomas Panozzo(Founder)
Co-investorsAstor PerkinsBanca Investis — Family OfficeCDP Venture CapitalElysia CapitalIceNineIn-Q-Tel+13 more
Devicare sells nutritional and health products, including supplements and monitoring devices for conditions such as kidney stones and urinary infections.
ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsCapital CellCriteria Bio VenturesEmesa Corporación EmpresarialShip2BAbac Capital Manager S.G.E.I.C.,
Copenhagen-based documentary production company creating deeply researched films telling untold human stories; supported via an EU-guaranteed loan from EIFO under InvestEU.
VC fund (founded 2006) supporting entrepreneurs with investment capital and experience.
Co-investorsEnBW New Ventures GmbHKfW CapitalTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)British Patient Capital
Fabric is a venture capital firm backing Web3 and AI-focused companies from pre-seed to growth stage, with a thesis grounded in building human-centric applications for the machine economy.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechFintechLondon, GB
Richard(Co-founder)Anil(Co-founder)Alain(Co-founder)Max
Co-investorsFirestartrPeakAccelerator VenturesCambridge AssociatesDN CapitalFELIX CAPITAL+3 more
Finances small businesses that cannot access bank credit lines
Sebastian Diemer(Founder)
Co-investorsDN CapitalKAYAManta Ray VenturesPoint NineEnernFasanara Capital+4 more
Foleon provides a content platform for marketing teams to create interactive documents and microsites—such as reports, white papers, brochures, eBooks, and landing pages—using an editor, templates, brand controls, and analytics.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSales Tech
Daan Reijnders(Founder)in
Co-investorsNewion
HeavyFinance operates a crowdfunding platform where investors fund agricultural loans to farmers, starting from €100 per loan, and earn returns as farmers repay.
AgTechClimate TechFintech
Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.bValue Venture CapitalPractica Capital
InSoil provides mid-term debt capital and lending to agricultural SMEs across Europe, with a focus on sustainable agriculture financing.
AgTechClimate TechFintechVilnius, LT
Co-investorsPollen Street CapitalFirstpickPractica Capital
KMX Technologies delivers zero-waste solutions for water treatment, lithium extraction, and critical minerals sourcing using proprietary technology.
CleantechNew MaterialsSharon, US
Zachary Sadow(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardCynthia Archer(Director)Elijio Serrano(Director)Alexander Crowell(Director)inChristopher Kelley(Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investorsPureTerra VenturesWelara
MishiPay provides a modular, cloud-native point-of-sale platform with mobile self-checkout, "scan, pay & leave," RFID-based checkout, and flexible payment options for retailers.
FintechRetail TechSaaSDubai, AE
Mustafa Khanwala(Founder & CEO)inTanvi Bhardwaj(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesGruppo BertoldiNauta CapitalTrue.United Ventures
Mistral builds and open-sources frontier AI models, developer tools, and applications for organizations in finance, manufacturing, defense, energy, and the public sector to solve complex problems.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR
Arthur Mensch(Founder)inGuillaume Lample(Founder)inTimothee Lacroix(Co-founder and CTO)inTimothée Lacroix(Founder)
Co-investors83NorthAndreessen HorowitzBalderton CapitalCisco InvestmentsConvictionElad Gil+46 more
Montis VC is a seed-stage venture capital firm investing in breakthrough technologies across energy, industry, and resilience, with a strong presence in Central and Eastern Europe while investing across Europe.
Co-investorsMontis Capital
Morpheus Space develops electric propulsion systems for satellites and the New Space industry, based on FEEP (Field Emission Electric Propulsion) technology.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Daniel Bock(Co-Founder, CTO & Managing Director)inChristian Boy(Co-Founder & Manufacturing Manager)inPhilipp Laufer(Co-Founder & Propulsion Manager)inChristian Schunk(Co-Founder & Electronics Manager)inIstvan(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAlpine Space VenturesAirbus VenturesLavrock VenturesIn-Q-TelIronGate Capital AdvisorsSilent Capital+4 more
Norrsken Evolve is a pre-seed venture capital investor that backs early-stage European founders with capital, a network, and an in-person accelerator sprint.
Climate TechDeep TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsVolvo Group Venture Capital AB
Offr is a digital platform for buying and selling residential property that connects agents, buyers, sellers, and solicitors in a unified end-to-end transaction process.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTechSaaSDublin, IE
Philip Farrell FRICS FNAEA FSCSI(Founder)inNiall Dawson(Founder)Philip Farrell(Founder)Robert Hoban(Founder)
Co-investorsDelta PartnersFrontline VenturesTechstarsEnterprise IrelandSecond Century Ventures
Poseidona develops sustainable protein ingredients derived from recovered seaweeds, including agar-industry sidestreams and invasive algae, using a proprietary processing technology it is patenting.
Circular EconomyFoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsDozen InvestmentsFaberWA4STEAM
PureTerra is a venture capital or investment firm focused on water technology companies with disruptive innovations and positive environmental impact.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsEcho River CapitalInvest-NL
Roadsurfer appears to offer road trip or travel-related services, but the provided page content does not contain sufficient detail to confirm the specific business model or customer segments served.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Stephie Niemann(Founder)in
Co-investorsHeartcore CapitalW venturesW Ventures10x FoundersAvellinia CapitalBBVA
TIN Capital is a Dutch venture capital firm that invests in cybersecurity and IoT security startups and scale-ups based in Europe.
CybersecurityAmsterdam, NL
Co-investorsKPN VenturesInvest-NL
Lithosquare is an AI platform for mineral discovery and exploration that uses geological expertise and machine learning to identify mineral deposits up to 10 times more efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeep TechHardwareCambridge, GB
Xavier Moya(Founder & CEO)Giles Rodway(CTO)Aymeric Préveral-Etcheverry(CEO)Simon Leclair(COO)
Co-investorsOVNI CapitalDaphniKfW CapitalSaxovent
The Yield Lab Europe is an early-stage investor that funds startups working on agriculture and food systems, focusing on sustainable food production.
AgTech
Co-investorsBOMThe Yield Lab EuropeInvest-NL
YZR Capital is a founder-led, independent investment platform focused on healthcare innovation, backing early-stage to growth-stage companies across Europe.
Munich, DE
Co-investorsBeiersdorf Innovation FundPeakWave VenturesBertelsmann InvestmentsKfW Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Headline VenturesNine Realms
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Mistral AI · mistral.ai · Sep 8, 2026

Cloover · europesays.com · Sep 1, 2026
InSoil · thesaasnews.com · Jul 3, 2026
KMX Technologies · kmxtechnologies.com · Mar 10, 2026
Morpheus Space · morpheus.space · Feb 5, 2026
Contrarian Ventures · cventures.vc · Sep 29, 2025
MishiPay · mishipay.com · Sep 11, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has European Investment Fund made?
- European Investment Fund has 41 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does European Investment Fund invest at?
- European Investment Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does European Investment Fund focus on?
- European Investment Fund focuses on Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is European Investment Fund located?
- European Investment Fund is headquartered in Luxembourg, LU.
- Who does European Investment Fund co-invest with?
- European Investment Fund most often shares deals with 83North, Andreessen Horowitz, Balderton Capital, among 33 tracked co-investors.
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