Bratislava, June 15, 2021 - Slovak Investment Holding has concluded an investment in SENSONEO under the SIH anti-corona capital programme which provides development capital for innovative companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bratislava, May 25, 2021 - The use of financial instruments co-financed by Euro funds is currently hampered mainly by the ossified Euro fund system. Nevertheless, it will be possible to receive an additional billion euros from the private sector from Euro funds invested through financial instruments in the economy, according to the head of the state investment fund Slovak Investment Holding, Ivan Lesay.
Marián Koreň | EURACTIV.SK
Bratislava, May 21, 2021 - The EURACTIV Slovakia portal organised a survey in which it asked participants whether and why in the new programming period some Euro funds should be used for financial instruments and in which areas their use is most meaningful. The respondents were selected economists and analysts.
Bratislava, May 19, 2021 - In addition to grant aid, the state uses Eurofunds to support affordable housing in the form of repayable financial instruments. Slovak Investment Holding, which manages Eurofunds co-financed by EU funds, has invested in a company that helps disadvantaged people with rental housing.
Bratislava, May 11, 2021 - What technologies and products are developed by Slovak innovative companies that have received a loan from Slovak Investment Holding (SIH)? What do they want to use the money from SIH for? Why does SIH support startups? Through what other programmes does SIH finance the development of young companies?
Find the answers to these questions together with other interesting information in an article by Jozef Andacký, editor of the INDEX magazine.
Bratislava, May 4, 2021 – The Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) has signed an investment in Streamstar as part of its SIH Anti-Corona Capital Programme, which channels development capital to innovative companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bratislava, April 29, 2021 – Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) is hereby releasing a call for small and medium-sized enterprises to take part in the 2nd round of the convertible loans programme called SIH Anti-Corona Capital whose principal purpose shall be to provide convertible loans to innovation-oriented companies.
Bratislava, April 23, 2021 – The Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) has signed an investment in NEXINEO as part of its SIH Anti-Corona Capital Programme, which channels development capital to innovative companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bratislava, March 31, 2021 – The Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) considers renovation of public buildings to be crucial in tackling the climate change. It perceives a great return-on-investment potential in energy efficiency. SIH believes that non-repayable funds should be supplemented by repayable resources that might multiply the effect of the investment.
Bratislava, March 19, 2021 – The Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) has signed an investment in TapGest as part of its SIH Anti-Corona Capital Programme, which channels development capital to innovative companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bratislava, March 9, 2021 (TASR) – The Slovak Investment Holding Anti-Corona Guarantee 2 (SIHAZ 2) succeeds a previous scheme of the same name (SIHAZ 1) that encourages several commercial banks to provide business loans safeguarded by the state-run holding. The total number of banks participating in SIHAZ 1 was eight; in the case of SIHAZ 2, it was 11. In other words, almost all commercial banks in Slovakia that specialize in funding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have participated in the scheme.
Bratislava, March 2, 2021 – Nettle.ai, a Slovak company that specialises in solutions in the field of conversation technologies helped by artificial intelligence has obtained a significant investment amounting to €1 million from Crowdberry and Venture to Future Fund (VFF). The firm seeks to use the acquired funds to further its growth, beef up marketing and complete its product portfolio.
Bratislava, February 22, 2021 – Slovak technology firm, SEC Technologies, has obtained investment of up to €3 million after it succeeded in convincing managers of the Venture to Future Fund (member of the Slovak Investment Holding) and investors from the Crowdberry platform, thus completing the first round of the so-called Series A funding. SEC Technologies continues in the long tradition of designing cutting-edge technologies in the Liptov region, which may look forward to new jobs as the result of the new investment.
Bratislava, February 3, 2021 – The Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) announced its investment in a limited liability company, PeWaS s.r.o., as part of the SIH Anti-Corona Capital programme, which has brought development capital closer to innovation-oriented companies throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The remaining partners to his project are the Slovak Alliance for Innovative Economy (SAPIE) and the Ministry of Finance.
Bratislava, December 29, 2020 - The Slovak Investment Holding, as the manager of the National Development Fund II., hereby announces the launch of the procurement procedure for the “Selection of Fund Managers for the Implementation of the Equity Instrument for the support of Social Economy Activities”.
Bratislava, December 18, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected many sectors of Slovak as well as global economy, with start-up innovation-oriented companies being particularly vulnerable to its devastating effects. In September 2020, the Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) in cooperation with the Slovak Alliance for Innovative Economy (SAPIE) and the Ministry of Finance (MF SR) released a call to support innovation-oriented companies; based on this call, the SIH has approved convertible loans for a dozen of these companies this week. The names of the companies will be published after individual loan agreements are signed; the amount of provided loans hovers between €200,000 and €645,000.
Bratislava, December 15, 2020 – Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) provided financing for KOOR, s.r.o. for the development of the energy services market. Priority shall be given to financial assistance for the renovation of public buildings.
Bratislava, December 1, 2020 – Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) is once again one of the national finalists for Central European Startup Awards (CESAwards) in the category Investor of the Year 2020.
Luxembourg, September 23, 2020 - Today, the EIB and Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) signed an agreement, funded by the European Investment Advisory Hub as part of the EIB’s Call for Proposals “Delivery of local investment advisory services by National Promotional Banks (NPBs)”.
Bratislava, September 11, 2020 – One of the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been slowing down the inflow of investments into Slovak innovation-oriented companies in the growth phase, which may lead to their undercapitalization. Therefore, the Slovak Investment Holding (SIH) and the Slovak Alliance for Innovation Economy (SAPIE) with support from the Ministry of Finance (MF SR) have prepared a new financial instrument that should allow the SIH to support innovation-focused businesses during the current period of difficulty.