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August 4, 2026

EU’s €5bn tech superfund officially open for business

The Scaleup Europe Fund, run by EQT, will be making its first investments in the coming weeks

Anne Sraders

2 min read

After roughly a year of planning, speculating and negotiating, the European Commission’s €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund is ready to invest, with its first deals expected in the coming weeks. 

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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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