Exclusive: EQT Foundation gives €1m to critical minerals research as it ramps up ‘catalytic' investing strategy
16 Jun 2026
06:00
The philanthropic arm of Europe's largest private equity firm is using grants to back researchers it hopes will turn into founders.
In this exclusive interview, Cilia Holmes Indahl, CEO of EQT Foundation, discusses its latest €1m allocation, the need for more catalytic capital in Europe, and why she’s not worried about the future of impact investing.
"Everything goes in waves,” Holmes Indahl tells Impact Loop from EQT's head office.
In this exclusive interview, Cilia Holmes Indahl, CEO of EQT Foundation, discusses its latest €1m allocation, the need for more catalytic capital in Europe, and why she’s not worried about the future of impact investing.
"Everything goes in waves,” Holmes Indahl tells Impact Loop from EQT's head office.
It was a rainy summer afternoon when Impact Loop sat down with Cilia Holmes Indahl in central Stockholm.
Holmes Indahl, who grew up in Tromsø in Norway's Arctic, is the CEO of EQT Foundation – the philanthropic arm of EQT Group, Europe's largest private equity firm.