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Elaia closes DeepTech Seed Fund III at EUR 134 million for European startups

Elaia Partners closed its third deep tech seed fund at EUR 134 million, roughly double its predecessor, backed by INRIA, Bpifrance, BNP Paribas and others, to back European pre-seed and seed startups in computing, semiconductors, quantum and industry.

Reported AI-drafted Elaia Partners press release, 12 March 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish which companies will receive tickets or that the EUR 134 million has been deployed. The cited Elaia press release no longer resolves to content: as of 21 September 2026 the URL returns a page carrying only navigation and footer, so nothing on it can be re-read.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight +2 of 36 possible. EUR134M fund closed with European LPs to hold equity in EU deeptech startups. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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