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Over 100 startups left waiting for cash after EU-funded body collapses

EIT Manufacturing trades blows with former backer EIT after filing for liquidation


Freya Pratty

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EIT Manufacturing (EITM), an EU-backed body tasked with digitising the bloc’s industrial base, filed for liquidation earlier this month – leaving more than 200 applicants without promised funds, half of them SMEs and startups.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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