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November 9, 2022

Wolt and Einride-backer EQT Ventures closes €1bn fund for early-stage startups

It’s the largest early-stage fund raised by a European VC


Eleanor Warnock

4 min read

The EQT Ventures team

EQT Ventures, the VC arm of publicly listed Swedish investment manager EQT Group, has just raised a €1.1bn third fund to back early-stage startups. It’s the largest fund raised by a European VC focused purely on early-stage venture, and follows EQT Growth’s €2.4bn fund announced in September. 

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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