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EQT-managed Scaleup Europe Fund leads USD250 million Series E for Pigment

Paris based Pigment raised USD250 million in a Series E led by the EU's Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, valuing it at USD2.3 billion. Nvidia and several US venture firms also joined; funds go to R&D and engineering hiring.

Verified AI-drafted tech.eu, 21 October 2026

What it does not test. It does not establish majority European ownership: most of the round's other backers, including Nvidia and Silicon Valley VC firms, remain non European.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Funding round only; ownership stays mixed with Nvidia/US VCs, no question moves. 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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