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April 11, 2023

Founders had to wait 'far too long' for EIC Fund cash, admits chair

The backlog will be clear by 2024, according to the outgoing head of Brussels's flagship deeptech investment fund


Zosia Wanat

5 min read

Europe’s most active deeptech investor, the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, kept founders waiting “far too long for money” but is now on track to clear its backlog by the end of the year, the EIC’s outgoing chair says.

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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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