Analysis

January 12, 2022

Sovereign wealth funds are betting big on European tech

Middle East and Asian sovereign wealth funds are ploughing more and more cash into European tech.


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Luxury yachts parked on the pier in Dubai Marina bay with city view

The amount of money sovereign wealth funds across the Middle East and Asia are ploughing into European tech is increasing sharply, analysis by Sifted shows.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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