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Finland's Cloudberry launches EUR 30 million fund for European chip startups

Helsinki and London-based Cloudberry launched a EUR 30 million fund, anchored by Finnish state investor Tesi, billed as Europe's first dedicated semiconductor venture fund. It backs pre-seed and seed firms in chips, photonics and advanced materials.

Reported Editor-read Tech Funding News, 18 December 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish which companies the fund has invested in or its final size.

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