EQT Active Core Infrastructure Fund

About EQT Active Core Infrastructure Fund

EQT Active Core Infrastructure Fund is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Climate & Sustainability, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Climate Sustainability

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Thematic tech/healthcare founder open to active PE partnership

healthcare & life sciences

deep tech & ventures

infrastructure

climate/ESG SaaS

thematic buyout

Bullish Signals

300+ portfolio companies worldwideexternal

EQT Ventures III & Growth funds active 2023external

EUR 3.1bn real estate fund closed 2026external

New ELTIF evergreen infrastructure fund launchedexternal

Global presence: Europe, Americas, Asia-Pacificexternal

Contrarian Signals

Large-cap PE — not early seed stageexternal

Heavily institutionalized, complex decision layersexternal

Thematic filter may exclude niche opportunitiesexternal

Founder Do's

Build in healthcare, tech, or industrial sectors

Show strong secular growth tailwinds

Demonstrate ESG / sustainability angle

Be open to active ownership model

Operate in Europe, US, or Asia

Founder Don'ts

Avoid purely opportunistic, non-thematic pitches

Don't expect passive investor involvement

No weak downside protection story

Key GPs & Partners

René R. Kuijten

Partner, Head of EQT Life Sciences

life scienceshealthcare focussenior leader

Katherine Kitson

Director, Impact Private Equity

impact investingsustainabilityemissions

Russell Petrie

Sector Head, Europe Student Housing

real estatesector specialistEurope

Gautam Nadella

Chief Executive Officer, EQT US Private Equity

PE operatorUS marketC-suite

Peter Aliprantis

Partner, Head of Americas Private Wealth

private wealthAmericasLP relations

Jean Eric Salata

Chairperson of EQT Asia, Head of Private Capital Asia

Asia focusPE veteranregional chair

Masoud Homayoun

Partner, Head of EQT Infrastructure

infrastructureglobalthematic

Christina Drews

Chief Operating Officer

operationsC-suiteexecution

Carolina Brochado

Partner, Head of EQT Growth US & Head of EQT Ventures

growth stageventuresUS+Europe

Eric Liu

Partner, Head of PE North America & Global Co-Head Healthcare

healthcareNorth America PEglobal co-head

Ted Persson

Advisor (EQT Ventures III)

venturesdeep techaerospace

Dominik Stein

Advisor (EQT Growth)

growthclimate techSaaS

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$3200M

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Key People

Alex Greenbaum

René R. KuijtenPartner, Head of EQT Life Sciences

Katherine KitsonDirector, Impact Private Equity

Russell PetrieSector Head, Europe Student Housing

Gautam NadellaChief Executive Officer, EQT US Private Equity

Peter AliprantisPartner, Head of Americas Private Wealth

Jean Eric SalataChairperson of EQT Asia, Head of Private Capital Asia

Masoud HomayounPartner, Head of EQT Infrastructure

Christina DrewsChief Operating Officer

Carolina BrochadoPartner, Head of EQT Growth US & Head of EQT Ventures

Eric LiuPartner, Head of PE North America & Global Co-Head Healthcare

Ted PerssonAdvisor (EQT Ventures III)

Dominik SteinAdvisor (EQT Growth)