Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
THE SO WHAT
EU public capital is now willing to chase scale, not just seed, and it’s not drawing hard geographic lines. If you’re raising late-stage in AI, climate, or deep tech, treat this as another potential anchor check in your stack, not just “European money.”
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