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Early Stage Financing (hereinafter: VFF) has been in existence since 2014 and is aimed at financing companies in the 'proof-of-concept' (PoC) phase. The VFF focuses on this phase, which is not yet attractive to (private) investors due to the high level of financial risk, with the goal of bridging this financing gap.
In the budget of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK), it was announced that the VFF, which is part of the Future Fund, article 3, is scheduled for evaluation in 2023. This evaluation was carried out in the period from December 2023 to April 2024. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the VFF.
The evaluation research was conducted by independent research agencies Technopolis, SEO Economics & Dialogic in the period from November 2023 to May 2024. Through targeted research questions, data was collected and analysed via interviews, desk research, project and portfolio analysis, and econometric analysis. In addition to interviews, the main policy stakeholders (EZK, RVO, NWO and the Regional Funds) were also consulted during a validation and learning workshop on 17 April 2024.
