EQT has won the EU's €5bn superfund. Now what?

Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast by Sifted

May 19, 20269:19Business

The competition that captivated European VC has concluded. Earlier this week, the EU chose Swedish investment firm EQT to manage its new €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund after a closely-watched race among the region’s top firms...

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