Scaling Europe

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Simon Schaefer, Co-initiator at EU-INC: EU INC unlocks the simplest way to fund and scale a company in Europe

Simon Schaefer, Co-initiator at EU-INC: EU INC unlocks the simplest way to fund and scale a company in Europe3 days ago18 min

<p>EU-INC is a grassroots initiative pushing to establish a unified corporate law framework across Europe. By creating a virtual &quot;28th regime,&quot; the movement aims to eliminate fragmented national bureaucracy and simplify how tech startups are founded, scaled, and funded.</p><p><br></p><p>Simon Schaefer is a co-initiator of EU-INC who has been driving the movement from the ground up. They just launched a new campaign to get its policy passed within the next 100 days. It&#39;s pushing for a single European legal structure that would let startups incorporate and scale across the EU without dealing with 27 different national systems.</p><p><br></p><p>The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjk</p><p><br></p><p>Sponsors:</p><p><br></p><p>SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk</p><p><br></p><p>Lovable: https://lovable.dev/</p><p><br></p><p>Parloa: https://www.parloa.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Conveo: https://conveo.ai/</p><p><br></p><p>NatWest: https://www.natwest.com/</p><p><br></p><p>WWT: https://www.wwt.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 - Introduction<br>0:19 - Where EU Inc stands today<br>0:57 - How the EU process for passing this works<br>1:44 - Why the original proposal got watered down<br>3:44 - What&#39;s still up for negotiation<br>5:03 - Why EU Inc wants one shared company registry<br>7:06 - Pushback from notaries and trade unions<br>9:53 - Germany&#39;s resistance and the fight over insolvency rules<br>13:28 - Working with EU officials and politicians<br>16:16 - The moment EU Inc got its name from Brussels<br>17:44 - How people can help in the next 100 days</p>