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European Investment Fund

Government fund

Luxembourg · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 13 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 Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Luxembourg, LU
Instruments
Equity · Debt
Last 12 months
4 investments
Tracked investments
25

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website & curated
Marco Marrone· Chief Investment Officerin

Chief Investment Officer and member of the EIF's Executive and Senior Management Committee.

Nicolas Panayotopoulos· Secretary General

Secretary General of the EIF and chair of the Executive and Senior Management Committee (ESMC).

Rebecca Lehmann· Chief People Officer

Chief People Officer and member of the EIF's Executive and Senior Management Committee.

Thomas Ribarits· Chief Risk Officer

Chief Risk Officer and member of the EIF's Executive and Senior Management Committee.

Founder mafia

3 people who came through European Investment Fund went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 19 of 25 portfolio companies

Deep Tech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Climate Tech ×5Fintech ×5Cleantech ×4Space Tech ×4Hardware ×3SaaS ×3

HQs:United States×4United Kingdom×3Germany×2Denmark×1Spain×1Finland×1

Investments · 25 tracked

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By year:2026 · 22025 · 32024 · 42022 · 110 dated

Genesis Venturesgenesis-ventures.vcin𝕏✓ verified

Genesis Ventures is an angel co-investment fund providing pre-seed and seed capital tickets of €100,000–€400,000 to early-stage technology companies.

Sector AgnosticAthens, GR

Ipripr.vc✓ verified

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)

Amphistaamphista.comin𝕏

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+1 more

Auxxoauxxo.dein

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

ClearSpaceclearspace.todayin𝕏Nov 2025

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 VenturesKluz VenturesOTB VenturesSICTICUrania VenturesHappiness Capital+3 more

Contrarian Venturescventures.vcin

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-Orbitdorbit.spacein𝕏Sep 2024

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 & CEO)in

Co-investorsBanca Investis — Family OfficeCDP Venture CapitalElysia CapitalIceNineIn-Q-TelIndaco Venture Partners+11 more

EIFOeifo.dk

EIFO (Denmark's Export and Investment Fund) is a state-backed business bank and investment fund that provides loans, guarantees, and venture capital to Danish companies.

Climate TechFintechImpact & Social Good

Elk Filmelkfilm.dk

Copenhagen-based documentary production company creating deeply researched films telling untold human stories; supported via an EU-guaranteed loan from EIFO under InvestEU.

Faber Bluefaber.vc

Faber is an early-stage venture capital firm investing at pre-seed and seed stages in deep tech startups, with focus areas in applied science, digital transformation, and climate and ocean tech.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep Tech

Fabric Venturesfabric.vcin𝕏

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 CapitalEIF+4 more

Foleonfoleon.comin𝕏

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

Headline Ventureseventures.vc
KMX Technologieskmxtechnologies.comin𝕏Sep 2024

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

MishiPaymishipay.comin𝕏

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 TechSaaS

Co-investorsCommerce VenturesGruppo BertoldiNauta CapitalTrue.United Ventures

Mistral AImistral.aiin𝕏

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(Co-founder & CEO)inGuillaume Lample(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)inTimothee Lacroix(Co-founder and CTO)inTimothée Lacroix(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzConvictionFactorial Fundsfirstminute capitalIndex VenturesIntegra Groupe+21 more

Montismontiscorp.comin𝕏Nov 2024

Wasilla, US

Anena Marie Combs(Executive Officer, Director)Walter W Combs(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardRobert W Combs(Director)

Morpheus Spacemorpheus.spacein𝕏Feb 2026 · $15M

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 VenturesTechstarsMorpheus VenturesVsquared Ventures

Morpheus Spacemorpheus-space.cominFeb 2026 · $15M

Morpheus Space develops GO-2, an electric satellite propulsion system designed to enable orbital maneuvers including constellation deployment, repositioning, deorbiting, and collision avoidance for spacecraft.

HardwareSpace Tech

Co-investorsIn-Q-TelIronGate Capital AdvisorsVsquared VenturesAlpine Space VenturesLavrock VenturesMorpheus Ventures

Portugal Bluetheblueportugal.com
Poseidonaposeidona.euin

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

Reventrevent.storein𝕏Apr 2025

Revent sells premium refurbished electronic devices and offers flexible device rental plans aimed at small businesses looking to reduce upfront costs.

Circular EconomyCleantechE-commerceRetail TechNew Castle, US

Co-investorsTechstars

TIN Capitaltiincapital.nlin𝕏Nov 2025

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 VenturesEIFInvest-NL

World Fundworldfund.vcin𝕏Dec 2022

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 CapitalDaphniWorld FundKfW CapitalSaxoventEIF

YZR Capitalyzr-capital.cominJan 2024

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has European Investment Fund made?
European Investment Fund has 9 tracked investments.
What stage does European Investment Fund invest at?
European Investment Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, 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 Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, among 20 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Merete Clausen, Deputy CEO of the European Investment Fund (EIF) - Financing AI in a Changing World

Nexus Luxembourg · Merete Clausen

AKC SME assessment

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SME assessment explained | Eligibility criteria for EIF Guarantees & Equity

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