October's Funding Initiative of the Month: Western Balkan Investment Framework (WBIF - Private Sector Window) 🇦🇱 🇧🇦 🇽🇰 🇲🇪 🇲🇵 🇷🇸 The EIF is supporting SMEs across the Western Balkans through the WBIF Private Sector Window - a €145M EU-funded initiative improving access to finance, boosting private sector participation, and strengthening the local venture capital ecosystem. The initiative is expected to unlock €880M in low-cost loans, finance more than 13,000 SMEs, and sustain around 180,000 jobs. This support includes crucial technical assistance, new financial instruments, and long term investments in #innovation, #competitiveness, and #entrepreneurship. 👉 Swipe to read more!
European Investment Fund (EIF)
Services financiers
Mobilising finance for Europe's startups and scaleups. Part of the EIB Group. #ETCI #InvestEU #eif4smes
À propos
Part of the EIB Group, the mission of the European Investment Fund (EIF) is to improve access to finance for SMEs and small mid-caps in Europe. We do this by supporting emerging and established fund managers with equity investments and by designing debt financing instruments that share the risk taken by financial institutions when they lend to or invest in small businesses. We bring this support closer to entrepreneurs through our extensive network of partners and financial intermediaries in all EU Member States and associated countries.
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http://www.eif.org
Lien externe pour European Investment Fund (EIF)
- Secteur
- Services financiers
- Taille de l’entreprise
- 501-1 000 employés
- Siège social
- Luxembourg
- Type
- Administration publique
- Fondée en
- 1994
- Domaines
- venture capital, private equity, guarantees, securitisation, microfinance, risk sharing, regional development, Fund-of-Funds, innovation, European tech, European life sciences, unicorns, start ups, scale ups, EU Green Deal et InvestEU
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37 B avenue J.F. Kennedy
L-2968 Luxembourg, LU
Employés chez European Investment Fund (EIF)
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That’s a wrap on #UglyDuck2025! Our 5th edition flipped the script, bringing together 550+ fund managers to explore what European risk capital can achieve beyond returns. From innovation to sustainability, security to competitiveness, and impact to communication, the conversations were bold, honest, and outcome-driven. Next up: The first Ugly Duck Playbook, capturing insights and actions for investors, regulators, and policymakers ready to back what drives real change.
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🚨EIB Group Boards of Directors approve €9.2 billion to boost housing innovation, energy security and healthcare across Europe Key highlights: 🔵 A first-of-its-kind €400 million HousingTech initiative, supporting advanced materials, engineering, and innovation in construction to make housing more affordable and sustainable. This new initiative supports the EIB Group’s Action Plan for Affordable and Sustainable Housing, which targets over €4 billion in investment by 2025. 🔵 European Investment Fund (EIF) investment in Europe’s first paediatrics venture capital fund, driving innovation in child healthcare and supporting Europe’s life sciences ecosystem. 🔵 EIB Board engagement with civil society organisations, focusing on global partnerships, lending in Ukraine, and cooperation with other multilateral development banks. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/diXknHrt
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“All of us dream of flying.” In Osijek, Croatia, that dream became Orqa FPV, where a small team turned a hobby into cutting-edge drone technology and is driving innovation in robotics across Europe. Supported by the European Investment Fund (EIF) through the #InvestEU programme, Orqa shows how world-class innovation can take off anywhere in Europe. From FPV drones to robotics applications, their technology is redefining how Europe builds, sees and moves, and inspiring the next generation of European innovators.
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Optimism is returning to European venture capital!✨ Behind the numbers, our #EIFEquitySurvey2025 shows a more confident outlook for investors and founders across Europe. Fundraising and exits remain challenging, but the mood is changing fast. Europe’s innovation ecosystem stands out for its talent, creativity and ambition. The comparison with the US highlights how crucial scale-up financing and stronger exit routes are for Europe’s competitiveness. Through initiatives like #TechEU and #ETCI, we’re helping Europe’s innovators grow stronger, scale faster and stay global. 👉 Swipe through the carousel to see the key insights.
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At the Ugly Duck 2025, one message stood out: it’s time to tell a different story about European risk capital. Not just about returns, but about outcomes. About the resilience we build and the impact we create together. Thank you to everyone who joined, shared insights, and challenged ideas. See you next year! #UglyDuck2025
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Strengthening Europe’s venture and growth capital ecosystem is essential for scaling innovative companies.💫 We welcome the EU Economy and Finance new study identifying barriers and opportunities to improve access to finance across the 🇪🇺.
📢 New study alert: unlocking venture & growth capital in the EU. One of the key objectives of the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) is to increase and facilitate access to finance for EU businesses. Similarly, the EU Startup and Scaleup strategy aims to boost investments in innovative companies. Venture and growth capital funds could play a greater role in providing financing to EU startups, scaleups and other innovative companies. Despite some progress in the past few years, the EU is still falling behind the US, with its venture and growth capital ecosystems remaining fragmented and underdeveloped. To address this, we commissioned a study aimed at identifying barriers to the scaling up of funds investing in innovative and growth-oriented companies. Key takeaways: ✅ The study identifies various regulatory/legal, tax, and market-driven barriers, impacting fund managers and institutional investors in both domestic and cross-border contexts. ✅ It also provides insights into key trends for investors and investments within the venture and growth capital segments. This evidence-based research, conducted by Civitta, EBAN and Bourse Consult, will be instrumental in informing our future policy work in this area. 📘 We encourage all stakeholders to review the findings here: https://lnkd.in/ez-3-Nkz #DGFISMA
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Did you know that women hold only 14% of top positions in venture capital firms across Europe? What do you think are the barriers holding back gender balance? #EmpoweringEquity
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What a powerful day at Empowering Equity 2025! Together, we shared ideas, stories, and strategies — all driven by one common goal: advancing gender equality in European finance. Thank you to everyone who made today a day of progress, purpose, and possibility. #EmpoweringEquity #EIF
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This week, two key events will highlight our ongoing commitment to both innovation and inclusion: Ugly Duck 2025 Our annual venture capital gathering brings together 550+ emerging and established fund managers from across Europe – from cleantech to deeptech, life sciences and beyond. Together, we’ll exchange insights, discuss market trends, and identify the levers needed to drive the ecosystem forward. Empowering Equity Women remain underrepresented in European private equity and venture capital. Through Empowering Equity, the EIF champions a more inclusive ecosystem creating pathways for diverse founders and fund managers to thrive. Tune in as we continue to shape a more innovative, equitable, and resilient European investment landscape. #EIF #VentureCapital #EmpoweringEquity #PrivateEquity #UglyDuck25
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