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May 22, 2026

100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back

We've been asking investors which companies they think the fund will back


Source: Isar Aerospace

Earlier this week, the EU selected Swedish investment firm EQT to manage its new €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund, Europe’s biggest tech fund. The decision followed a closely-watched race among the region’s top firms.

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