Capital markets are not sufficiently developed in Slovenia. Better access to alternative sources of financing is needed, including equity financial instruments (e.g., seed capital, venture capital). The Slovenian Enterprise Fund (SEF) for the following financial perspective 2024-2029 is preparing:

• a new equity financing proposal for innovative companies with global growth potential in the form of the Fund of Funds »Slovene Early Stage Innovation Fund 2024-2029«
• the program covers the early stages of the company’s development, including the seed stage, investments in the »Series A« stage and for the next stages of growth »Growth«

Slovene Early Stage Innovation Fund

• filling the gap in the provision of equity capital for SMEs
• growth of innovative globally oriented start-up and scale-up companies
• access to an appropriate combination of financial support and support for improving competences (mentoring, training, accelerator programs, international conferences, networking,…)

of this:

• EUR 15 m funding from multiannual financial framework/MFF – EU and national sources
• cca EUR 10 m SEF funding
• at least EUR 10,7 m private funding

from 2024 to 2029 /or by the end of MFF

SEF will manage of Fund of funds
and choose management companies through public tender

Investors can be:

• VC/seed funds
• accelerators

Managed by private management companies.

equity and quasi-equity financing through professional management companies.

at least 30 %
financing of private investors/private funds

0,2 mio EUR do 3 mio EUR na posamezno podjetje
(možnost »add-on« investicij)

around 70 innovative SMEs