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December 11, 2024

Startup associations call for the creation of a European Tibi to boost VC investments from pension funds and insurers

26 startup associations have signed an open letter to the EU’s new Commissioners, calling for greater involvement of Europe’s institutional investors in the tech ecosystem

Startup associations from across Europe are calling on the freshly appointed European Commission to implement a series of measures to encourage institutional investors like pension funds and insurance companies to invest more money in VC funds. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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