Invest-NL Direct Financing
Funds Dutch scale-ups with equity, mezzanine, and venture debt when conventional markets are constrained.
Invest-NL Direct Financing is the flagship balance-sheet investment program of Invest-NL, the Dutch national promotional investment institution established by the Dutch government. The program provides equity participations, senior and mezzanine loans, venture debt, and blended equity-debt structures to innovative Dutch companies that cannot access conventional market financing. Standard ticket si…
Equity, mezzanine, and venture-debt financing of €5M–€50M for Dutch innovative scale-ups unable to access conventional markets, targeting agrifood, biobased and circular economy, deep tech, energy transition, and life sciences.
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