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December 12, 2025

The EU wants you! …to manage €5bn

The European Innovation Council published its criteria in a callout for VC firms to manage the new deeptech fund

Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty

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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

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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