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The majority of the deals made so far by the EU’s flagship €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund have gone to AI and software companies, including Lovable, Mistral, and Pigment. Michiel Scheffer 🇪🇺, president of the EIC - European Innovation Council’s board, says that he would like to see the EQT Group-managed fund invest a little differently. "The board would like to see a closer fit between our deep tech portfolio and what they have chosen," he tells Impact Loop in an exclusive interview. Scheffer says that big cheques like those on offer from the Scaleup Europe Fund are urgently needed in deep and climate tech, which is often capex-intensive. "That’s for me where the Scaleup Fund should be: enabling big capex outlays," Scheffer says. Read the full interview here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dZZNDzmu

Asia-based family offices and impact investors are writing a growing number of cheques into European climate tech startups and funds. From Singapore to Tokyo, they bring capital, often with links to some of the world's biggest industrial groups and markets. In this exclusive deep dive, we cover 20 firms that you should know, along with their past investments, thematic niches, and a contact person for each. Access here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d6Q983Qs Pictured: Peter Kenyon, Mark Chan, Tien Nguyen, Shaival Desai, Kimberly Tan, Jonathan Tam, Sugandhi Matta, Neha Poddar, Satoko Murata, Rob Kaplan, Adrian Ho, Adnan Mortada, Charlotte Yew, Masaki Yano, Marie-Anne Dupin Vermersch, Patti Chu, Denise Chen, Sahil Bhargava

🇪🇸 Spain is heading for its best year yet in venture capital, and climate tech funds are among the most active backers. We have ranked the 20 Spanish investors most actively deploying in European impact right now – including recent deals, fund sizes, their LPs and who to contact at each fund. Read the full exclusive deep dive: https://lnkd.in/dZ2N5Emy Timed with Barcelona Climate Week and Norrsken Impact/Week, both under way in Barcelona right now. Pictured: Natalia Ruiz Saez (Suma Capital), José Luis Cabañero (Eatable Adventures), Maite Fibla Gasparin, PhD (Ship2B Ventures), Almudena Trigo Lorenzo (BeAble Capital SGEIC SA), Ferdinando Meo (CORBITES), Lucille Bonnet (Alantra), Pedro Muñoz Baroja (Easo Ventures), Carina Szpilka (Kfund), Yolanda Pérez Sáez, Fernando Casado Cañeque (Inclimo Climate Tech Fund), Jesus Ortiz de la Fuente (Cemex Ventures), Jose Javier Armendariz Quel (Clave Capital), Gonzalo Tradacete Gallart, CFA (Faraday Venture Partners)

🌍 Morgan Stanley's $750m climate fund 1GT has a distinctly European portfolio – and is actively looking to add more. But the bar is high. In an interview with Impact Loop, Vikram Raju, CFA, who leads the fund, explains: → What he looks for before backing a company → Why he steers clear of the "corporate petting zoo" → The overlooked niche he thinks investors are missing Read more: https://lnkd.in/dB3csN_c

Asian family offices have almost doubled their allocation to impact funds and companies over the last year. While most remain very discreet, we've tracked down five that should be on the radar of Europe's impact funds and startups. Subscribe to read the full deep dive 👉 https://lnkd.in/gJKmZXGn

Looking for the next angel investor for your impact venture or fund? In this exclusive deep dive, you'll find: → 100 angel investors backing impact and climate tech startups across Europe → Who they are, where they're based, how they invest and, if available, a selection of the companies they've backed → Exclusive testimonials from founders they've backed and investors they've worked with Subscribe to Impact Loop for the full deep dive 👉 https://lnkd.in/dVsrBskF