We don't know exactly what the technology of the future will look like. But we do know that we depend on it. Our National Technology Strategy identifies ten technologies that are essential for our economic growth, national security, and solving societal challenges. If we want to succeed in this, significant investments are needed to help deep tech companies through the notorious ‘valley of death’.
Invest-NL takes part in a € 328 million investment in Sif, a Dutch company in offshore foundations, in order to strengthen Sif’s position as the leading supplier of foundations for the energy transition. The investment is done to construct the world’s largest monopile foundation manufacturing plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Invest-NL has teamed up with the European Investment Fund to launch the Dutch Future Fund (DFF). Tim van Vledder, Business Development Manager at Invest-NL, talks about this exciting new resource.
This has been quite a week for us! Last Friday, we were able to reveal a strong package of funding initiatives for innovative Dutch companies. And today we announced new financing opportunities in the shape of the Sustainable SME fund. A combination that highlights the full range of our activities. And communicating that message is important, because at times we seem to be caught between very different sets of expectations.
Invest-NL is allocating €100 million to the Temporary Bridging Loan Program for innovative Start-ups and Scaleups (TOPSS). This program has been set up in recent weeks in close cooperation with Techleap.nl and the Regional Development Agencies (ROMs).