# European Investment Fund

The EIF expects pitches from ‘at least twice the amount’ of defence tech funds this year
Interview
July 8, 2024
The EIF expects pitches from ‘at least twice the amount’ of defence tech funds this year
EIF's head of VC investments David Dana says more VCs are pitching defence tech funds
Anne Sraders
European VCs’ market sentiment is at record low
Analysis
October 12, 2023
European VCs’ market sentiment is at record low
The EIF surveyed almost 500 VCs to get their views on the state of the market. It doesn’t give much to be hopeful about
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: EIF to set up a €200m fund for European defence tech
News
June 7, 2023
Exclusive: EIF to set up a €200m fund for European defence tech
A leaked document lays out the EU's response to NATO's €1bn fund
Zosia Wanat and Eleanor Warnock
New EIC boss wants bigger tickets for deeptech
Interview
June 2, 2023
New EIC boss wants bigger tickets for deeptech
Michiel Scheffer's presidency of the EIC starts at a tricky time — but he wants the EU's biggest investment body to regain startups' trust
Zosia Wanat
Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund
News
May 25, 2023
Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund
EU’s VC arm bets on Munich-based Alpine Space Ventures, which is targeting a €160m cash pot, to give European spacetech a rocket boost
Éanna Kelly
Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds
News
March 1, 2023
Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds
€15m of the fund will go to the AI technology transfer fund and is part of a wider push from the Czech government to create a better environment for the country’s AI scientists to commercialise their research
Zosia Wanat

# European Investment Fund

The EIF expects pitches from ‘at least twice the amount’ of defence tech funds this year

European VCs’ market sentiment is at record low

Exclusive: EIF to set up a €200m fund for European defence tech

New EIC boss wants bigger tickets for deeptech

Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund

Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds