French bid to block UK from €5bn EU fund sparks backlash
THE SO WHAT
Access to the €5bn EU scaleup fund is turning into a geopolitical lever, not just a financing tool—cross-border capital assumptions are now a real risk surface. If you’re a UK or EU founder planning later-stage rounds, model scenarios where specific public or quasi-public pools are politically gated.
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