EIC: Launch of the recruitment process of the future fund manager of the Scaleup Europe Fund

The European Council for Innovation has published, on 08/12/2025, a open call for expression of interest to the position of Fund Manager of the Scaleup Europe Fund, a new, public / private fund dedicated to the scaling up of European companies active in strategic tech areas, such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, semiconductor technologies, robotics and autonomous systems, energy technologies, space technologies, biotechnologies, medical technologies, advanced materials and agritech.

This fund is one of the initiatives of the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her 2025 State of the Union Address, aimed at making major investments in fast-growing companies in strategic tech areas, so that "the best of Europe can choose Europe".

Alongside the Commission, the group of potential founding investors in the Fund include Novo Holdings, EIFO (Export and Investment Fund of Denmark), CriteriaCaixa, Santander/Mouro Capital, Fondazione Compagnia San Paolo/ Intesa Sanpaolo/Fondazione Cariplo, APG Asset Management, acting on…