Dutch Future Fund (DFF I & II)
Funds Dutch venture and growth managers investing in clean transition, deep technology, life science, and digital ventures.
The Dutch Future Fund (DFF) is a fund-of-funds program jointly operated by Invest-NL and the European Investment Fund (EIF), providing LP commitments to Dutch venture capital and growth equity fund managers. DFF I launched on 30 October 2020 with a total size of €300 million, split equally between Invest-NL (€150 million) and the EIF (€150 million), and is expected to mobilize approximately €1.5 b…
Fund-of-funds LP commitments of €5M–€25M per sub-fund to Dutch VC and growth-equity managers investing in energy transition, deep tech, life sciences, ICT, and agrifood sectors.
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