Podcast
May 19, 2026
EQT has won the EU's €5bn superfund. Now what?
Plus: which lucky companies might be backed by the fund
1 min read
Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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