GRIF — a new DefenseTech investor launches

Luxem­bourg — The Global Resi­li­ence Inno­va­tion Fund (GRIF) has been offi­ci­ally laun­ched in Luxem­bourg and is plea­sed to announce that it is now offi­ci­ally opera­tio­nal. Sabine Hampel (most recently withEB-SIM and former company opera­ti­ons offi­cer in the German Armed Forces), Priscilla Schelp (foun­der of networkx) and Faik Yargucu (ACATIS) are laun­ching Global Resi­li­ence Inno­va­tion Fund (GRIF), an inves­tor in defense tech, secu­rity and disas­ter manage­ment. The target volume of the new fund is 200 to 250 million euros. 

The regio­nal focus is on “NATO count­ries and allies.

“We invest in mission-criti­­cal tech­no­lo­gies that protect lives, stabi­lize demo­cra­cies and secure global infra­struc­ture — from AI-powered wild­fire detec­tion and anti-drone systems to resi­li­ent supply chains and next-gene­ra­­tion cyber­se­cu­rity. We focus on defense, dual-use and civi­lian tech­no­lo­gies and support pre-seed to Series A stage start­ups at the inter­sec­tion of sove­reig­nty, resi­li­ence and inno­va­tion,” the foun­ders said. 

GRIF aims to support breakth­rough inno­va­tions in the field of resi­li­ence, with a focus on: Defense, Aero­space, Criti­cal Infra­struc­ture, (Cyber) Secu­rity and Disas­ter Manage­ment. With a struc­ture focu­sed on resi­li­ence and secu­rity, we have carefully assem­bled a world-class team of part­ners. — https://grif.vc/

Consul­tant GRIF: 

- ONE Fund Manage­ment S.A.
- Hauck Aufhäu­ser Lampe Privat­bank AG
- Fidu­cen­ter S.A.
- KLEYR_GRASS
- PwC