IN4SFS — Establishing the Investment Network for Startups and Entrepreneurs Focused on Green and Sustainable Technologies — is a Horizon Europe-funded project designed to strengthen cross-border investment, improve access to capital, and support the international growth of sustainability-focused startups.

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The project connects promising startups and entrepreneurs from emerging and less-connected innovation ecosystems with investors, business angels, venture capital funds, financial institutions, corporate partners, accelerators, public institutions, universities, and innovation organisations from across Europe.

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Its central objective is to build stronger bridges between startups and investors, improve investment readiness, facilitate access to international deal flow, and create long-term cooperation between European innovation ecosystems.

IN4SFS also places particular emphasis on supporting women-led ventures, strengthening startup competitiveness, increasing cross-border capital flows, and helping investors better understand local markets, regulatory frameworks, and co-investment opportunities.

Target Countries​

IN4SFS primarily supports startups and entrepreneurs from Türkiye, Greece & Romania

These startups are connected with investors and investment networks from France, Denmark, the Netherlands & Belgium

At the same time, the project engages a broader European and international community of investors, corporates, accelerators, startup hubs, public institutions, universities, experts, and ecosystem leaders.

IN4SFS Consortium Partners

The IN4SFS consortium brings together complementary organisations representing startup acceleration, investment, regional development, women’s entrepreneurship, innovation consultancy, international business networks, and CleanTech ecosystem building:

• Creative Business Network — Denmark, Project Coordinator

• EGE Teknopark — Türkiye

• Greek Association of Women Entrepreneurs — SEGE, Greece

• North-West Regional Development Agency — ADR Nord-Vest, Romania

• CleanTech Business Institute — CBI / CleanTech Business Club

• Business Angels Connect — the Netherlands

• European Association of Innovation Consultants — EAIC, Belgium

Together, the partners combine local access to startups with international investor networks, investment-readiness support, matchmaking capabilities, market knowledge, and cross-border ecosystem expertise.

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IN4SFS Brokerage Events and Activities​

Throughout the project, IN4SFS has organised a series of physical, hybrid, and digital activities connecting startups, investors, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem stakeholders.

GreenMatch Romania — Cluj-Napoca​

The GreenMatch brokerage event in Cluj-Napoca brought together startups, investors, regional innovation actors, universities, business support organisations, and international ecosystem leaders.

The programme included startup valuation discussions, investor experience sessions, startup pitches, ecosystem presentations, and curated B2B matchmaking meetings conducted both onsite and online.

The event demonstrated the importance of Human-to-Human relationships, trust, and cross-border cooperation in creating long-term investment opportunities and connecting Eastern and Western European innovation ecosystems.

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IN4SFS Brokerage Event Greece

The Greek edition of the IN4SFS brokerage event was organised in 2025 in connection with an international women’s business and entrepreneurship conference, together with the Greek Association of Women Entrepreneurs — SEGE.

The event brought together women entrepreneurs, startups, investors, business organisations, and innovation ecosystem representatives.

It created an important platform for discussing access to finance, women-led innovation, investment readiness, internationalisation, and cross-border business collaboration.

The Greece event directly supported one of the key priorities of IN4SFS: increasing the visibility and investment opportunities available to women-led startups and entrepreneurs.

GreenInvest Türkiye — İzmir

The GreenInvest Türkiye brokerage event in İzmir brought together startups, investors, experts, business leaders, universities, and innovation organisations active in green and sustainable technologies.

The event focused on:

• green and sustainable investment trends

• cross-border funding mechanisms

• startup investment readiness

• investor engagement

• startup pitching

• structured one-to-one investor–startup meetings

• international ecosystem cooperation

Participating startups presented solutions across CleanTech, BioTech, AgriTech, circular economy, smart mobility, sustainable materials, digital solutions, carbon management, and other sustainability-focused sectors.

The event created direct opportunities for startups and investors to initiate discussions, identify strategic matches, and explore potential investment and partnership opportunities.

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Digital Deal-Flow and Matchmaking Activities

In addition to the physical brokerage events, IN4SFS has organised digital activities to extend investor access and facilitate continuous engagement between startups and investors.

These activities have included:

• online investor–startup introductions

• investor–investor networking

• curated startup pitching sessions

• one-to-one matchmaking meetings

• digital deal-flow presentations

• follow-up meetings with selected investors and ventures

• support for cross-border investment discussions

• continued startup internationalisation and investor outreach

The digital format has made it possible to connect participants across countries, extend the impact of the physical events, and create additional opportunities for investment discussions.