Europe’s most active LP, the European Investment Fund (EIF), is looking into creating a “more ambitious” defence investing programme as it doubles down on backing pure military investments.
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January 29, 2026
EIF eyeing ‘more ambitious’ defence investing programme as it doubles down on military tech
The fund is the largest backer of European VCs and has increasingly focused on investing in defence
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