# Growth funding

UK government unveils plan to direct £75bn from pension funds to startups
News
July 10, 2023
UK government unveils plan to direct £75bn from pension funds to startups
Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, has convinced nine major pension funds to invest at least 5% of their assets into British startups and VC firms
Kabir Agarwal
CEE VCs are getting ready for a 'tsunami' of local startups to start scaling
Analysis
May 22, 2023
CEE VCs are getting ready for a 'tsunami' of local startups to start scaling
Local VCs are raising their largest ever funds to help grow CEE companies — and offer an alternative to "tourist" VCs
Zosia Wanat
French insect farming scaleup Ÿnsect raises €160m and cuts 20% of staff
News
April 17, 2023
French insect farming scaleup Ÿnsect raises €160m and cuts 20% of staff
Roughly 70 roles are being cut, in France and the Netherlands.
Freya Pratty
EQT Growth launches biggest first-time European growth fund of €2.4bn
News
September 12, 2022
EQT Growth launches biggest first-time European growth fund of €2.4bn
EQT Growth partner Carolina Brochado talks to Sifted about M&A, IPOs and sizing markets
Amy Lewin