01
Vector 01Sovereign infrastructure
Compute, energy, and industrial software that keeps European supply chains independent and defensible.
Fund IV — open for applications
Capital for the builders
rewiring European industry.
Effectus EU funds and scales European technology companies from seed to Series B — deploying capital, operators, and a distribution network across 27 jurisdictions as a single instrument.
AUM
€420M
Deployed across Funds I–IV
Companies
63
Active portfolio
Exits
14
Since 2016
Response
48h
Application → first call
27 EU jurisdictionsSeed → Series BOperator-led diligence€250K – €25M ticketsGDPR-native platform
01 — Thesis
Three vectors. One instrument.
We concentrate capital where European strength — regulation, engineering depth, industrial base — becomes a durable moat.
02
Vector 02Applied intelligence
AI systems embedded into regulated verticals — health, finance, mobility — where accuracy and provenance are non-negotiable.
03
Vector 03Climate-positive economics
Businesses where every unit shipped removes cost and carbon at the same time. Unit economics before ideology.
02 — Platform
A live view of every application.
From first submission to term sheet, the Effectus platform tracks every stage in real time — with the same instrumentation our investment committee sees.
console.effectus.eu / applications / helios
APP-2408-HELIOS
Application status
Financials
Complete
Diligence
In progress
Legal
Pending
Timeline
Apr 12Initial screening passed
Investment committee advanced Helios to quantitative validation.
Apr 24Technical diligence live
IP audit and platform review underway with EU technical advisors.
May 09Partner meeting
Scheduled — Amsterdam, in person.
03 — Portfolio
Selected active positions.
LMN-001DE
Luminance
Solar harvesting
Series BCase study →
AEO-002NL
Aeon Systems
Decentralized compute
Series ACase study →
VER-003FR
Veridian Rail
Autonomous freight
Series BCase study →
KIN-004SE
Kinetic AI
Factory automation
SeedCase study →
HLO-005CH
Helios Bio
Bio-manufacturing
Series ACase study →
NVA-006ES
Nova Grid
Grid-scale storage
Series ACase study →
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