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Pan-European venture capital Fund focusing on early-stage ICT investments in the space technology sector. The Fund will invest in Aerospace and Enabling technologies segments, with focus primarily on launchers, satellites, in-orbit service, space data, technological enablers, decarbonised aviation, vertical take-off and landing aircraft as well as drones. The Fund is expected to lead investments in the early stages of the companies, with a strong involvement in the start-ups’ strategic committees. It will support activities related to research, development, manufacturing, distribution and operation of components, products, systems or technologies related to space industry and other industries using space data for digital applications.

InvestEU operation amount  
Sector Space technology; Aerospace and Enabling technologies
Subsector  
Policy window SMEs (SMEW) + Research, innovation and digitisation (RIDW)
Approval by the Investment Committee 12 October 2023

Links and documents

26 MARCH 2024
Conclusions - Expansion (multi-country) (EIF)
26 MARCH 2024
Scoreboard – Expansion (multi-country) (EIF)

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Policy window
  • Research, innovation and digitisation (RIDW)
  • SMEs (SMEW)
Eligible areas
  • Research, development and innovation
  • Digital technologies and services
  • SMEs and small mid-caps
Implementing partner
  • EIF