SPRIND Equity Investments & Convertible Loans
Invests in German deep-tech ventures through shared-equity support with private co-financing and downside risk share.
SPRIND's equity investment and convertible loan instrument is a federal co-investment mechanism operated by the Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen (SPRIND), the German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation, enabled by the SPRIND-Freiheitsgesetz (Freedom Act) enacted on 30 December 2023. Under this legislative framework, SPRIND may take direct equity stakes or issue convertible loans in for-…
Breakthrough deep-tech ventures at Series A and beyond across SPRIND's sector portfolio.
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