# Blended Finance
EUACC page: https://www.euacc.ai/glossary/blended-finance
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**slug:** blended-finance
**term:** Blended Finance
**definition:** A funding approach that combines public grants or guarantees with private investment (equity, debt, or venture capital). The EU uses blended finance through instruments like InvestEU to de-risk private investment and mobilise capital for projects that would otherwise struggle to attract market financing alone.
**related links:** 
  -     **href:** /programmes/eic-accelerator
    **label:** EIC Accelerator (blended)
  -     **href:** /compare/eu-grants-vs-vc-funding
    **label:** EU Grants vs VC Funding
**related terms:** 
  - equity-investment
  - non-dilutive-funding
  - investeu

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