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Tracking venture capital, unlocking investment, fuelling innovation

The problem, according to Mario Draghi, “is not that Europe lacks ideas or ambition. We have many talented researchers and entrepreneurs…

2d ago

Tracking venture capital, unlocking investment, fuelling innovation

2d ago

AI for good

Mention Artificial Intelligence (AI) in conversation, and you’re likely to hear two things: excitement about its potential and anxiety…

Feb 13

AI for good

Feb 13

Chat with outgoing EIF Deputy Chief Executive, Roger Havenith

Roger has overseen, driven and experienced so much of the change that has characterised the EIF during this period.

Jan 30

Chat with outgoing EIF Deputy Chief Executive, Roger Havenith

Jan 30

EIF: Celebrating 30 years old, 30 years bold

Over thirty years, the EIF has been designing and deploying financial instruments that absorb risk to make financing more accessible to…

Jun 27, 2024

EIF: Celebrating 30 years old, 30 years bold

Jun 27, 2024

Inspire Inclusion #IWD2024

Diversity is one of those words that means different things to different people. But one thing that most agree on whenever we say…

Mar 8, 2024

Inspire Inclusion #IWD2024

Mar 8, 2024

EIF — 30 years bold

The EIF turns 30 this year. More than a line in the sand, this is an opportunity for us to stop for a moment and reflect. Looking back at…

Feb 2, 2024

EIF — 30 years bold

Feb 2, 2024

Driving Sustainability: European SMEs and Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure

In the rapidly evolving landscape of sustainable transportation, electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as the driving force behind a…

Jan 11, 2024

Electric vehicles, EV infrastructure, SMEs, EU, charging stations, European Union

Jan 11, 2024

Tech-Enhanced Learning: Edtech Trends, AI and the Future of Education

From online learning platforms to adaptive learning systems, edtech is transforming the way that teachers teach and students learn. As…

Dec 27, 2023

Edtech, artificial intelligence, AI, digital classroom, digital literacy, trends

Dec 27, 2023

Convenience, Conscience and Commerce: The Future of Plastics

Modern life would be unimaginable without plastics, so innumerable are their use cases and benefits. However, plastics disposal and…

Dec 13, 2023

plastics, environment, pollution, recycling

Dec 13, 2023

Is Generative AI Sustainable?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has a range of benefits across a wide variety of sectors, from financial markets, healthcare, and education to…

Dec 6, 2023

artificial intelligence, AI, energy use, ChatGPT, water

Dec 6, 2023

Five Takeaways: 2023 VC Factor Gender Lens

Insights garnered from data can lead to a better understanding of today’s VC industry and how firms can identify opportunities to…

Nov 16, 2023

European Investment Fund, VC Factor, Gender Lens, 2023, EIF

Nov 16, 2023

European SMEs and the Future of (New) Space

What comes to mind when you think of “space?” A vast universe of stars or the latest Hollywood sci-fi thriller? The aerospace industry has…

Nov 9, 2023

Europe, New Space, SMEs, deep tech, EIF

Nov 9, 2023

Code Blue: Digitalising Healthcare in Europe

From pandemic preparedness to simple everyday therapeutics, digital solutions are changing the way we approach healthcare — and…

Oct 25, 2023

digitalisation, healthcare, technology, SMEs, European Investment Fund, Alzheimer’s, COVID

Oct 25, 2023

Ugly Duck 2023: Innovation, Sustainability and Gender Balance

Rather than chase the €1bn valuation in paper value, shouldn’t we be chasing positive impact on 1bn people’s lives? That was the main…

Oct 11, 2023

European Investment Fund, Ugly Duck 2023, EIF, Luxembourg

Oct 11, 2023

Investing in skills: why ‘leveling up’ in a changing world makes sense

The EU is encouraging people to invest in (vocational) training and re-skilling with loans at better terms or other financing schemes that…

Mar 15, 2023

Vânia Costa and Victoria Marmili, Skills & Education Finance

Mar 15, 2023

Investing in blue: good for the economy… and good for the planet

People think of it primarily as meaning shipping and fisheries. Trade and transportation. And shipbuilding. But there’s more. It’s also…

Mar 7, 2023

Investing in blue: good for the economy… and good for the planet

Mar 7, 2023

Impact-centric investing: Moving out of denial

Newspapers, conferences, podcasts, book publications around the globe are suggesting that the moment has arrived: Impact investing has…

Dec 19, 2022

Impact-centric investing: Moving out of denial

Dec 19, 2022

Impact investing: Making money care more?

One of the more encouraging developments for those of us who worry about tomorrow, is the impressive growth of the field of impact…

May 24, 2021

May 24, 2021

EIF supported financing helps European SMEs embrace digitalisation

According to estimates, the pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation by 4–6 years. Whilst differences across Europe persist in…

Mar 19, 2021

EIF supported financing helps European SMEs embrace digitalisation

Mar 19, 2021

E-Commerce: how online platforms could save or doom businesses

This is what young people think: in a new collaboration between the EIF and the group of gen-z and millenials at EU&U, we look into…

Feb 15, 2021

E-Commerce: how online platforms could save or doom businesses

Feb 15, 2021

European Investment Fund (EIF)

European Investment Fund (EIF)

Europe's leading provider of risk financing for SMEs. Cornerstone investor in VC and PE funds. Making debt financing more affordable for entrepreneurs. @EIF_EU

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