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What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE?
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Fusion42 · 23 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The European Commission has launched the Scaleup Europe Fund, a €5 billion public-private growth-stage fund managed by EQT to invest in strategic deep tech and related sectors across the EU. Its first investment was ICEYE, a Finnish satellite intelligence company, signalling a strong push to retain and scale European tech companies within Europe.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Deep Tech: Telecom & Connectivity.
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Growth-stage startups in Europe just gained a capital lifeline with €5 billion ready to deploy, opening new routes to stay European while scaling globally. You need to engage now or lose the chance to grow without selling out to foreign investors.
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