EI
European Investment Fund
Fund of fund · Founded 1994 · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Who European Investment Fund is.
- Historical Background
- The European Investment Fund (EIF) was established in 1994 to provide finance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is a part of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, functioning as a specialist entity for SME risk financing within the broader group.
- Source of Capital
- The EIF's capital is provided by its shareholders. Shareholders include the European Investment Bank (EIB), which is the majority shareholder, the European Union, represented by the European Commission, and various public and private financial institutions.
- Allocation Strategy
- The EIF focuses on providing risk finance, designing and developing venture capital, growth capital, guarantees, and microfinance instruments. Its central mission is to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across Europe by enhancing their access to capital. The fund is active in all European Union member states and select other countries, supporting initiatives that foster entrepreneurship, growth, and innovation.
The funds European Investment Fund backs.
European Investment Fund is a limited partner in 597 funds. 30 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
How European Investment Fund’s fund book is spread.
The 597 funds European Investment Fund backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters, across the 586 of 597 with a location on record.
- Europe 56396%
- North America 183%
- Rest of world 51%
France 92 · United Kingdom 73 · Germany 65 · Netherlands 40
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 467 of 597 with a fund history on record.
The companies European Investment Fund backs directly.
European Investment Fund holds 60 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner. Broken down by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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Spain8
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Germany7
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France5
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Sweden4
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UK4
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USA4
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Finland3
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Ireland3
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Italy3
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Lithuania3
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Netherlands3
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Romania3
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Fintech21
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Health12
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Energy11
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Space6
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Robotics5
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Transportation5
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Education3
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Food3
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Real Estate3
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Security2
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Semiconductors2
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Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment1
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Seed11
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Series A10
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Series B+10
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Early Growth28
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Breakout Stage24
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Late Growth9
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Mature3
Inside European Investment Fund’s portfolio.
The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 36 tracked.
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MeWhere European Investment Fund’s portfolio founders come from.
108 founders across the 64 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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Sweden15
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Germany14
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France11
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Italy9
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Spain9
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Lithuania7
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United States6
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United Kingdom5
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Croatia4
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Denmark4
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Dresden University of Technology5
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ISM University of Management and Economics5
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INSEAD Business School4
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RWTH Aachen University4
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Technical University Munich4
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Aalto University3
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Aarhus University3
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Bocconi University3
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology3
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Linköping University3
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Invest Lithuania4
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Philips3
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A Plus2
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DB Schenker2
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Deloitte2
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Dragdis2
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Ex2
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EY2
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EYnovation2
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Linkle2
Other LPs.
Other funds of funds in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to European Investment Fund by combined power-law score — Europe first, then the nearest worldwide.