Introduction 819 Evergreen Fund I

819 Evergreen Fund I Coöperatief U.A. (“819 Evergreen Fund” or “the Fund”) is active as of Oct 1, 2023. The Fund is an open-ended fund with a focus on deep tech, addressing societal challenges in multiple sectors, such as healthcare and tech. The Fund’s predecessor is Lumana Invest.

Long-term perspective

819 Evergreen Fund invests in start-ups and scale-ups in and has a focus on minority interests. We believe that the societal challenges of our time can best be addressed with a long-term perspective. Through our open-ended fund, we can maintain longer-term involvement with companies. While traditional closed-ended funds aim for an exit within a fixed time frame, we can achieve sustainable value creation through better timing. Due to its open-ended fund structure, the Fund is not restricted to any particular investment horizon and therefore does not experience investment and/or exit pressure.  Our goal is to sell a business at the right moment for all parties involved. 

Sustainable value creation

As shareholders, we actively contribute to the development of our portfolio companies. Our ambition is to establish long-term, flexible partnerships with companies to enable sustainable value creation. We realize that commitment and hard work are essential to achieve success. With passion, knowledge and energy, we dedicate ourselves to building a company together, and we consider this a great challenge. 

Investment Criteria for 819 Evergreen Fund

819 Evergreen Fund supports start-up and scale-up companies in deep-tech. We have a specific interest in companies that possess breakthrough innovations and a strong leadership team. We aim to expedite their growth by providing capital, leveraging our expertise, and utilizing our network.

• Deep-tech companies
• Companies addressing societal challenges in (top)sectors such as healthcare and tech
• Companies with an exceptional (leadership) team 
• Companies with a promising and distinctive market position
• Companies comply or are actively working on ESGs and/or SDGs
• We have a focus on minority interests

Our initial investment is typically between € 250k and € 2.0M per company, and we prefer to invest in a syndicate.