Funds

The SECO Startup Fund is under new management with a new strategy and a commitment to invest more than €5m to better serve firms in emerging markets.

Bullfinch Asset runs a technology platform that helps manage and finance renewable assets such as solar panels, battery storage, chargers for electric cars and heat pumps.

The French infrastructure investor is betting on strong growth in the aerial services market in Europe. Eliance manages public contracts in emergency medical services, search and rescue and firefighting.

The Belgian biotech firm has developed an antibody against gastrointestinal infections in pigs that can reduce the reliance on antibiotics in animal production.

The Dutch climate tech firm will use the money to speed up the development of a machine-learning tool for short-term power trading aimed at boosting the energy transition.

Recent high-profile fund launches indicate that the private impact debt class is poised to take flight, according to the Dutch consultancy.

The Swedish foundation wants to invest in European firms that can solve the greatest challenges of our time, and will look to find startups that are tackling climate, health, food, education, and society more broadly.

TBC Bank Uzbekistan will use the proceeds to grow its lending business to historically underserved groups in Central Asia’s most populous country.

The commitment by the French infrastructure investor will support the creation of one gigawatt of renewable energy capacity across Europe.

Barcelona-based Aortyx has developed a life-saving vascular patch that can mend torn aortas, and plans to test the new devices in a clinical trial with humans within two years.