Investment funds - eligibility criteria
To be eligible, a fund must meet the criteria of financial performance and Luxembourg economic substance, while respecting the following requirements:
- Key sectors: Blockchain, Deeptech (AI/Quantum/Robotics), Energy and CleanTech, Fintech, Healthtech, IoT, Space technologies, Sustainable development.
- Strategy: Venture capital, private equity, private credit;
- Legal structure: in Luxembourg, investments in funds not based in Luxembourg possible under certain conditions;
- Regulation: Regulated or supervised structures, at fund and/or manager level;
- Shareholders: Minimum 30% private investors;
- Luxembourg Economic substance:
- Investment team and/or key persons based in Luxembourg;
- Search for investment opportunities in Luxembourg;
- Establishment of companies in Luxembourg;
- Cooperation with local stakeholders to contribute to the growth of the ecosystem.
To facilitate our analysis, your file must include: Investment strategy, presentation of the team and its track record, competitive positioning, governance, legal structure and summary of conditions (Term Sheet).
Do you have a project that meets the criteria above? Submit it to us here: info-participations@snci.lu
You can consult the main terms of SNCI for investment funds here:
Co-investments - eligibility criteria
To be eligible, a co-investment proposal must meet the criteria of financial performance and Luxembourg economic substance, while respecting the following requirements:
- Model: Systematic co-investment through a SPV and alongside a venture capital (VC), private equity (PE) or private debt fund.
- Partner: The co-investing fund must have an element of regulation or supervision.
- Key sectors: Blockchain, Deeptech (AI/Quantum/Robotics), Energy and CleanTech, Fintech, Healthtech, IoT, Space technologies, Sustainable development.
- Targets: Startups, SMEs and mid-sized companies, from seed to growth;
- Shareholders: Minimum 30% private investors.
- Luxembourg Economic substance:
- Business plan demonstrating concrete local development (profit center);
- Material contribution to the innovation of sectoral clusters;
- Close cooperation with the local ecosystem.
To facilitate our analysis, your file must include: Detailed business plan of the local entity in relation to the global group, presentation of the team, market analysis, governance, as well as a complete presentation of the co-investor fund (history, team, structure and conditions)
Do you have a project that meets the criteria above? Submit it to us here: info-participations@snci.lu
You can consult the main SNCI terms for co-investments here: