**[VIDEO TITLE]: Europe’s Green Deal: The Investors Investing €300M for Europe’s Green Deal to Become Reality**
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Welcome to Startuprad.io, your podcast and YouTube blog covering the German startup scene. In this interview, we have the pleasure of speaking with Michael, the Founder and General Partner of the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF). The ECBF is a venture capital fund backed by both public and private investors, aiming to drive the transformation towards a bio-based, sustainable economy throughout Europe.
This venture is a significant part of the European Union’s commitment to its Green New Deal, setting higher standards for venture capital projects. Companies funded by the ECBF must not only demonstrate economic growth potential, but also uphold principles of environmental, social, and governance. This aligns with the EU’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
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Get to know Michael, the General Partner of the ECBF, as he shares his 25 years of experience in investment and management in the venture capital industry. He was the first managing director of High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), the most active early-stage fund in Europe, and has played a crucial role in the establishment and success of the ECBF.
The ECBF, initiated by the European Union, is an impact investment fund that contributes as a financial instrument to achieve the goals of the European Commission’s EU Green Deal. The fund has significant investors such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and private investors like Nestlé, Neste, and more. With an available capital of 300 million euros, the ECBF invests in visionary companies that advance the bio-economy and circular economy with innovative technologies or business models.
Go to our Medium blog to find all the show notes, links, and email contact to pitch your startup to the ECBF. Join us in supporting the realization of Europe’s Green Deal by subscribing, liking, and sharing this video with your friends and family.
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✅ Executive Summary
The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) is a venture capital fund consisting of both public and private investors. It focuses on driving the transformation to a bio-based, sustainable economy throughout Europe. This venture underlines the EU’s commitment to its Green New Deal and sets higher standards for venture capital projects. Backed by venture capital, those companies funded must not only demonstrate economic growth potential but also uphold principles of environmental, social, and governance through their work. This fund stands as one part of a larger and definitive effort by the EU to become carbon neutral by 2050.
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✅ The General Partner
Michael is one of the three founders and General Partners of the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF). The German entrepreneur wrote and executed the business plan of High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), the most active early-stage fund in Europe, investing in innovative technologies and business models since 2005. As the first managing director, he led HTGF until 2019. Michael has 25 years of experience in investment and management in the venture capital industry.
✅ The ECBF
The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) is an impact investment fund. Initiated by the European Union, it contributes alongside others as a financial instrument to achieve the goals of the European Commission’s (EC) EU Green Deal.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the main investor in the ECBF with EUR 100 million. Additional funds were invested by another public investor, NRW.BANK, as well as numerous private investors such as Nestlé, Neste, Corbion, BÜFA, Koehler Group, Volkswohlbund, Hettich, Invest NL, Telos, Heino, and more.
The fund invests the available capital of 300 Mio. euros in ambitious and visionary companies that advance the bio-economy and circular economy with innovative technologies or business models and thus have a sustainable impact on the European economy. The goal is to accelerate the growth of bio-economy companies and create pan-European, global players. The goal of generating a very high return on investment is directly linked to this and is on the same level as the impact goal.
The regional focus of the investments includes the EU-27 countries and the 16-Horizon2020 associated countries.
✅ Current Portfolio
The current portfolio includes (amongst others) the following companies:
Peel Pioneers: http://peelpioneers.nl/home-en/
ProLupin: www.prolupin.de
Aphea.Bio: https://www.aphea.bio/
Nuritas: https://www.nuritas.com/
Elicit Plant: https://www.elicit-plant.com/en/
InOvo: https://inovo.nl/
Protix: https://protix.eu/
Biosyntia: https://www.biosyntia.com/
Trapview: https://trapview.com/
✅ Pitch the ECBF
ECBFs Vision is to build up a prosperous economy realigned with nature. To get there they aim to identify the most promising investment targets in the European Bioeconomy, with both good financial returns and a huge impact on the environment. Thus, ECBF is interested in connecting with entrepreneurs, investors, and business promotion stakeholders with robust business networks in the Bioeconomy:
✅ Hiring!
You can learn more about the investor, that is still hiring (link on our blog).
✅ Find all links, show notes, and the email to pitch them on our medium blog here: https://medium.com/@startuprad_io/meet-one-of-the-investors-investing-300-m-for-europes-green-deal-to-become-reality-b6b0fa27a01
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