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# Dutch Nearfield Instruments raises USD 380 million Series D for chip tools
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-22-nearfield-instruments-380-million-series-d/
- Published: 2026-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T12:00:47.000Z
- Description: Dutch chip metrology maker Nearfield Instruments raised USD 380 million (about EUR 335 million) at a USD 1.6 billion valuation, in a Series D led by US and Singapore investors Fidelity, Temasek and Walden Catalyst, to scale inspection tools.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Nearfield Instruments press release, 22 June 2026](https://www.nearfieldinstruments.com/portfolio/380-million-series-d-funding/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish what share of the company non-European investors now hold.

**How this item counts.** Towards dependence: it changes who owns. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight -6 of 36 possible. US/Singapore-led Series D (\~EUR335m) raises foreign ownership stake in Dutch firm. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)