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March 13, 2026

Europe’s growth fund push

A number of recent growth fund announcements aim to fill the homegrown late stage funding gap

Anne Sraders

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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

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