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February 5, 2024

Atomico, Keensight and FSI got EIF’s money for Europe’s €1bn+ funds

European investors and startups worry that the €3.75bn pot of money will go to private equity firms, not VCs

Zosia Wanat

2 min read

The European Investment Fund (EIF), Europe’s largest fund of funds, has allocated more than €1bn into four European growth funds to back European scaleups, it announced on Monday. 

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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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