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June 3, 2026

EQT: European tech’s new kingmaker?

After winning the Scaleup Europe Fund mandate, EQT is positioned to help decide which startups become Europe’s next giants


Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders

6 min read

EQT partners Carolina Brochado, Victor Englesson and Ted Persson

Two weeks ago, EQT was crowned the winner of European tech's most closely followed contest.

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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

Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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