Update: Invest-NL will receive €900M from the government in additional financing up to and including 2029.
Invest-NL will receive a budget of €600M from the Ministry of Finance to strengthen its core capital. This capital injection is intended to support the growth of startups into scale-ups to enhance their market position and continue innovating.
Additionally, Invest-NL will be allocated €250M to expand its blended finance activities. This funding will allow Invest-NL to offer financing on flexible terms, attracting private capital for companies and projects with higher risk profiles and significant social value. The objective is to increase impact by providing more companies with access to financing for socially valuable projects and mobilizing private capital.
Furthermore, an additional €50M will be allocated to the Economic Security Protection Facility (BEV), enabling Invest-NL to take a stake in companies as a last resort when planned investments by foreign governments pose a threat to national security. This is an extension of the previously announced €100M at the start of the protection facility.
The outline agreement announced that €1B would be reserved for Invest-NL. To support the financing of the international Dutch business community by Invest International, an amount of €100M will be released in 2026 from the reserved resources for Invest-NL.
Invest-NL, a Dutch national financing and development institution, announced on Tuesday that it will receive additional resources until 2029 through its coalition program with the Netherlands’ government to strengthen its impact.
The announcement comes as a part of the outline agreement and aims to bolster core capital, which plays a critical role in supporting the growth of startups into scale-ups.
According to Invest-NL, a part of the additional resources will also be directed towards expanding blended finance to address financing bottlenecks for businesses, particularly benefiting innovative SMEs and increasing their social impact.
Furthermore, there will be an allocation of extra resources to the Economic Security Protection Facility (BEV) to safeguard national security against undesirable foreign investments.
In addition to this, Invest International will receive funds from the reservation of Invest-NL in 2026 to support the international business community.
Furthermore, the government will be exploring the potential integration of Invest International and Invest-NL to enhance the achievement of their policy goals.
This is expected to be completed by February 2025.
The announcement comes three months after signing a guarantee agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) to provide €35.7M in new financing for sustainability projects by Dutch SMEs.
Invest-NL: What you need to know
Invest-NL is the National Financing and Development Institution of the Netherlands.
Its mission is to provide financing to companies and innovations that currently do not have sufficient access to existing financing options.
Invest-NL works together with various stakeholders, including entrepreneurs, other financiers and investors, and development specialists from both the public and private sectors.
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