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April 17, 2026

Nearly €80bn of public money is flooding into European VCs and startups. Is it what the market needs?

Some investors are cautious about the influx of public money, arguing other systemic changes are needed instead


Anne Sraders

7 min read

As worries over European tech sovereignty continue to grow, public institutions, governments, sovereign funds and state-backed banks have committed tens of billions in the last year to bolster the continent’s scaleups. 

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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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