EIB €25m venture debt to Optics11
Fibre-optic sensing for civil and defence uses, including undersea infrastructure protection
Key terms
- Borrower or issuer
- Optics11
- Date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Type
- Government finance
- Amount
- €25m (US$29m)
Recorded terms
- Structure
- Venture debt backed by InvestEU
- Lenders and arrangers
- European Investment Bank
- Country
- Netherlands
Parties
- Optics11 borrower or issuer
- Public lenders and funders: European Investment Bank
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Sources
- EIB: Optics11 to protect undersea cables with EU loan eib.org · 15 Jan 2026
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