Exclusive: EIC wants €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund to back more deep tech
27 Oct 2026
05:00
Most of the deals made so far by the EU’s €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund have gone to AI and software companies.
Michiel Scheffer, president of the European Innovation Council’s board, says that he would like to the EQT-managed fund "enabling more big capex outlays."
“The board would like to see a closer fit between our deep tech portfolio and what they have chosen,” Michiel Scheffer tells Impact Loop.
Michiel Scheffer, president of the European Innovation Council’s board, says that he would like to the EQT-managed fund "enabling more big capex outlays."
“The board would like to see a closer fit between our deep tech portfolio and what they have chosen,” Michiel Scheffer tells Impact Loop.