Impact Entrepreneurship
- Thematic focusClimate and Nature, Health and Wellbeing
- Investment StagePre-seed and Seed
- Geographic RegionWorldwide
Catalytic Investments
Early Stage Impact Investing
Supporting early-stage entrepreneurs to bring breakthrough impact solutions from lab to market. Through EQT Foundation’s evergreen fund, we help founders targeting high impact and scalable business models with the aim of de-risking them for the next stage and help unlock bigger pools of capital.
Evaluation Criteria
- Large scale impact potential, predominantly through novel or deeptech solutions
- Operating within the themes of climate & nature, health & wellbeing
- Operations where EQT Foundation can meaningfully contribute to impact outcomes
- Scalable business to unlock large pools of capital, after meeting milestones
EQT Additionality
Our hidden superpower is the EQTarian drive. We match the entrepreneurs we back with a mentor from EQT’s global network of +600 advisors and recruit a deal team consisting of engaged EQTarians. We bring expertise and our proven value creation toolbox to help early-stage impact companies attract growth capital.