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European Investment Fund retweeted
Jun 11
Very good exchanges at @EIB and @EIF_EU Boards on investments that build security and prosperity, strengthening
✔️energy autonomy
✔️tech leadership
✔️critical infrastructure
✔️global partnerships
New financing approved for innovation, water, clean energy and transport.
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What is holding European tech back? ❌ Not a lack of innovation.
Innovation capital already drives real change. Yet it’s still treated as a footnote. And that creates friction.
What if we shifted the perception?
🔎 A snapshot from the #UglyDuck Playbook engage.eif.org/ugly-duck-pla…
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#InvestEU: €25 million commitment from the EIF to Yield Lab Europe Fund 2 backs a new generation of agrifood investment in Ireland and across Europe 🇮🇪 🇪🇺
Backing early-stage agrifood innovation in an underfinanced sector 🌱
eif.org/press/all/investing-…
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📢 Join us in Athens for EquiFund II! An afternoon on the future of equity financing in Greece 🇬🇷 with panels on
🔹 Sustainability & social impact
🔹 Healthcare & life sciences
📅 18 June 📍 Technopolis
Submit your expression of interest: forms.office.com/e/DuUedWuCv…
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🇪🇺 Europe has built a globally competitive asset class. Yet we still call it “risk capital”.
That’s why we invited 500 GPs to #UglyDuck to challenge how this asset class is understood.
The #UglyDuck Playbook: from risk capital to innovation capital 👉 engage.eif.org/ugly-duck-pla…
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We brought together 500 European GPs at our #UglyDuck event to question whether the term 'risk capital' still reflects its systemic role.
Because what you call things is often what they become.
The Ugly Duck Playbook. Tomorrow. ⏳
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European Investment Fund retweeted
Coming up in Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Join us for an in‑person meet‑up of the Empowering Equity Mentorship 🤝 a morning of learning, exchange & networking.
👉 Register now forms.office.com/pages/respo…
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🆕The EIF commits €200m to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ Advanced Bioenergy Fund II to scale biogas production across Europe 🇪🇺
Backed by #InvestEU, this will boost renewable energy, strengthen energy security and reduce fossil fuel imports.
🔗 eif.org/press/all/eif-commit…
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European Investment Fund retweeted
May 20
The EIB Group Boards of Directors approved €6 billion in financing for clean energy, resilient agriculture and business competitiveness across Europe.
This includes grid upgrades, energy-efficient buildings and support for SMEs where it's needed most.
➡️go.eib.org/BoD_May26
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Time to register for the next Empowering Equity Mentorship Programme masterclass! We'll look at:
✔️ post-investment strategy & portfolio management
✔️ VC/PE/private credit exits routes
✔️ governance & value creation levers
Sounds interesting? Join us! 👇forms.office.com/pages/respo…
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Boosting Romania’s social economy 🇷🇴
The EIF teams up with AFIN IFN to expand financing for social enterprises, cooperatives and NGOs. Under #InvestEU🇪🇺, this operation will contribute to the development of a more inclusive and resilient economy.
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€74.7m to turn science into innovative companies in Spain 🧬
The @EIF_EU, @CienciaGob and @CDTI_innovacion back the Asabys Innvierte Tech Transfer fund to foster the creation and development of companies in biotechnology and medical technologies.
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Less admin. More getting things done.
Plancraft, backed by #ETCI, helps 30,000 professionals focus on what they do best.
Their story 👇
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📢 New guarantee agreement in Spain 🇪🇸
The @EIF_EU has signed a new #InvestEU🇪🇺 guarantee with @LABORALkutxa, unlocking up to €150 million in new financing on favourable terms for micro-enterprises and social enterprises across Spain.
Press release 👇
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Today we celebrate Europe.
From opportunity to solidarity, from innovation to resilience, Europe is built by all of us, every single day.
We must cherish it, strengthen it, and continue to believe in it.
Happy Europe Day 🇪🇺
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🎓 A new guarantee agreement between the EIF and @Quotanda will unlock €55 million in student financing. Under #InvestEU🇪🇺, it will benefit more than 4,000 students in Spain, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia and Italy, improving access to education.
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New in: The EIB Group and Ameriabank join forces to boost SME financing under the EU4Business Guarantee Facility 🤝 Up to €106.25m in new loans will support ~900 Armenian businesses and 5,000 jobs 🔗 eif.org/press/all/eib-group-…
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More capital. More funds. More scaleups.
Europe keeps scaling its tech champions ✨
Including 11 unicorns 🦄 #ETCI
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SMEs are increasingly asked for sustainability data, but complexity remains a barrier 🌍 A new Voluntary SME Sustainability (VSME) Standard aims to make sustainability reporting more practical, proportionate and accessible for non-listed SMEs 👇 eif.org/blog/all/rethinking-…
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New Three Seas Initiative partnership 🤝 The @EIF_EU and national promotional institutions will unlock at least €2 billion for infrastructure projects across Central and Eastern Europe, strengthening connectivity, resilience and long-term growth 🔗eif.org/press/all/new-three-…
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