Dutch Future Fund

Invest-NL and EIF launched the Dutch Future Fund (DFF) on 30 October 2020.

This new initiative makes more financing available for innovative SMEs ready to scale up. Both parties have invested €150 million, enabling a total mobilisation of €1.5 billion in capital. EIF estimates that approximately 10-15 funds will benefit from this in total, allowing around 200 innovative companies to be financed. The Invest-NL investment includes a contribution of €25 million from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.

The DFF places special emphasis on investments with a focus on the energy transition, sustainability and circular economy—themes that are high priorities for both the Netherlands and the EIB Group. Where companies are under pressure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this initiative provides Dutch SMEs with new capital to invest.

The following investments have been made from the DFF: (total committed amounts, latest update: December 2022)

ICT

• Endeit Fund III € 5 million
• Finch Capital Fund III: € 10 million
• Fortino Capital Fund II: € 5 million
• henQ 4 Fund: € 7.5 million
• Keen Venture Partners Fund II: € 10 million
• Prime Ventures VI: € 5 million

Life Sciences

• Biogeneration Capital Fund IV: € 10 million
• Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund: € 10 million
• LSP 7: € 5 million
• LSP Dementia Fund: € 10 million
• Thuja Capital Healthcare Fund III: € 5 million

Energy Transition

• Junction Growth Investors Fund: € 5 million
• Shift Invest III: € 12.5 million
• World Fund I: € 5 million

Deep Tech

• FORWARD.one Fund II: € 12.5 million

AgriFood

• PureTerra Ventures I: € 5 million
• Yieldlab Europe Fund I: € 5 million

Impact

• Rubio Impact Ventures Fund II: € 10 million

EIF acts as the fund operator and manager.