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How to finance your innovation with the Innovation Credit
Groundbreaking innovations often require a substantial amount of money. However, not every scientific entrepreneur has the financial weight to make the necessary investments. Do you want to use every possible opportunity to get your promising and challenging...
Scale-up deal of the month – Energy Dome
Italian-based Energy Dome raises 10M euro Series A to advance the first commercial deployment of a low-cost, long-duration CO2 battery. In this article we let you know why this deal stood out to us especially! Energy Dome announced that they have closed an $11...
Equity by EIC Accelerator is popular among startups and SMEs
The European Innovation Council from the European Commission (EC) has selected 65 innovative start-ups and SMEs to receive €363 million in funding. Most companies receive a combination of a grant and equity, with a maximum of €17 million, to develop and scale-up...
A new sustainable alternative for marine fuel? – Scale-up deal of the month October
Vertoro, a startup that develops a liquid lignin technology with multiple potential applications, secured Series A funding for a demonstration plant. The round was led by SHIFT Invest together with Maersk Growth, the venture arm from shipping giant Maersk, and...
Entrepreneurial Finance: is fundraising by scaleups really that difficult?
What is Entrepreneurial Finance, why it is difficult and why it is so important for scaleups to have a understanding of this? Read our blog to get some insights on how to approach entrepreneurial finance from an entrepreneur’s perspective. Entrepreneurial finance At...
Fund managers raising public capital: leap the first hurdle with a pronounced fund plan
Dutch Alternative Credit Instrument, Dutch Future Fund (both by Invest-NL and EIF) and Seed Capital Scheme (RVO) are some examples of public capital available to fund managers who are raising capital for their funds. Fierce competition among fund managers exists to...
Is your company or project ready for the new public co-funder in The Netherlands?
Do you want to get your company or project funded by ROM NH (Regional Development Agency North Holland)? Although the ROM NH’s mandate and fund application process are to be settled we know from experience with other regional development agencies that commitment of...
Scale-up deal of the month – Cultured Meat takes off
The race towards commercially available cultured meat accelerated in September with some exciting announcements from Dutch based companies Meatable and MosaMeat. A development we highly encourage, and therefore we highlight two deals in our (new) series called...
DEI+ grant 2021: arrange private finance on time for your project (to get this grant)!
DEI+ grant 2021: arrange private finance on time for your project (to get this grant)!When applying for the Demonstration Energy and Climate Innovation subsidy scheme (DEI+ 2021), the bar is set high not only to substantiate that your innovation project leads to...
Successful autonomous late-stage biotech financing without being eaten
You did it! You stared-down the odds against you as an innovator in biotech. You navigated the risks of developing your novel and value-adding product. On top of that you successfully acquired and made use of various forms of funding to grow your business. But now...