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# EIF makes first EUR 40 million commitment to a dedicated European defence fund
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-05-22-eif-keen-venture-defence-fund/
- Published: 2025-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T04:01:10.000Z
- Description: The EIF committed EUR 40 million under InvestEU's Defence Equity Facility to Keen Venture Partners' European defence and security tech fund, its first investment in a dedicated defence fund. The fund targets early-stage firms in cyber, space and autonomy.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Investment Fund press release, 22 May 2025](https://www.eif.org/press/all/eif-announces-eur40-million-investment-in-keen-venture-partners-european-defence-and-security-tech-fund-under-investeu?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the fund's final close or which startups it will back.

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