We promote innovation and business growth through venture capital investment
At ICF, we promote economic growth through venture capital as a strategic economic policy tool, with the aim of strengthening Catalonia’s business and financial ecosystem, mobilizing private investment, and supporting projects with the capacity for transformation and strong local roots.
We act as an institutional investor and ecosystem catalyst, fostering the consolidation of fund management companies, facilitating public-private co-investment, and ensuring that capital reaches all stages of business growth, from knowledge transfer to the expansion of established companies.
We offer different investment channels to adapt to the needs of each project:
- Direct investment in companies and start-ups: through various instruments, such as ICF Capital and public-private co-investment vehicles, we invest directly in companies at both early and growth stages. We support them with financial and strategic backing to foster their development, consolidation, and long-term growth.
- Investment in venture capital funds: supporting independent management companies operating in Catalonia to strengthen and structure a solid and competitive venture capital industry, from seed capital to venture capital and growth capital. This strategy enables resources to be channeled toward segments of strategic interest for Catalonia.
- Catalunya Lidera Investment Fund: the umbrella fund of the Generalitat de Catalunya managed by ICF, which brings together several investment instruments focused on strategic sectors and areas such as health, advanced technologies, and established companies, with the aim of promoting transformative projects, attracting private investment, and strengthening Catalonia’s economic leadership.
Venture Capital
We support your business project with financing for start-ups and scale-ups. Projects with a strong innovative and technology-based component that require resources to validate their business model, start operating in the market, or consolidate their position in sectors such as digital, ICT, and health sciences.
Through venture capital investments, we support companies with scalable models to become viable and competitive businesses, helping them grow in large and expanding markets.
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Growth capital
Make your family business's strategic growth plans a reality with the support and investment of ICF. We invest in companies with a consolidated track record that need resources to execute organic or inorganic growth plans. For this reason, we work alongside management teams to maximize business value and strengthen their competitiveness at a national and international level.
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Investment in funds
We drive the growth of Catalan companies through investment in venture capital funds managed by independent managers. These funds cover different stages of development, from seed capital to growth capital.
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Catalunya Lidera Investment Fund
The Catalunya Lidera Investment Fund is an umbrella fund of the Generalitat de Catalunya, managed by the Institut Català de Finances, designed to promote highly specific instruments aimed at covering key segments such as deeptech, health, and the anchoring of leading Catalan companies in their respective sectors.
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