TECH EU SPACE AND INNOVATION LENDING ENVELOPE

under appraisal

First dedicated Lending Envelope (LE) for the European Space Sector under the TechEU initiative. This initiative is designed to help develop and scale the European space ecosystem by expanding access to finance through eligible financial intermediaries. The LE will deploy the full range of EIB Group's existing instruments (SSSR, loan substitutes, guarantees and supply chain finance) tailored to the financing needs and market realities of each Member State. The LE will complement other EIB Group initiatives in the space domain (e.g. investment loans, equity, venture debt, advisory), and support the growth of the sector across the entire value chain from upstream manufacturing and launch systems to downstream applications and data-driven services. It also supports innovation and digitalisation in SMEs across eligible sectors.