What EU-Inc does

EU-Inc is a grassroots policy advocacy campaign founded in 2024 to promote a pan-European corporate legal framework — a '28th regime' that would allow companies to incorporate across all 27 EU member states within 48 hours, fully online, and at minimal cost. The campaign is led by a core team of approximately 10 founders, investors, lawyers, and policy advocates, and has mobilized 26,000+ signatories across 27 European countries, including prominent figures from Stripe, Wise, Revolut, Klarna, ElevenLabs, Station F, Index Ventures, Seedcamp, Accel, Atomico, and LocalGlobe. Core deliverables include a position paper and a legal deep dive FAQ developed in collaboration with global law firm Dentons, outlining five non-negotiables for a usable pan-European standard — most critically, the free choice of registration seat.

The campaign's central technical output is a website (eu-inc.org) built on Framer, which serves as the petition and communications platform rather than a software product. The EU Commission's own proposal for a pan-European corporate framework, COM(2026) 321, was named after the EU-Inc campaign, embedding the brand directly into the legislative process. The campaign's go-to-market is community-led advocacy: mobilizing the European startup ecosystem via LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and direct engagement with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and national policymakers.

EU-Inc is a non-profit organization with no revenue model. It operates through volunteer work and community support from the European startup ecosystem, with no commercial products, services, or pricing structures. The entity is based in Lisbon, Portugal (Factory Lisbon, Av. Infante Dom Henrique 143), with key leadership including Andreas Klinger (Founder & Investor at Prototype Capital), Simon Schäfer (President at Allied For Startups), and Vojtech Horna (VP Comms at Index Ventures). The campaign's strategic objective is to ensure the EU Inc framework is not diluted or fragmented into 27 different national implementations, but implemented as one unified standard — with a July 16 deadline identified as the critical legislative window.

Name

EU-Inc

Legal name

EU-Inc

Website

https://eu-inc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

EU-Inc is a 2024 grassroots policy advocacy campaign mobilizing 26,000+ European startup ecosystem supporters across 27 countries to push for a unified pan-European corporate legal framework (the '28th regime'), directly influencing EU Commission proposal COM(2026) 321.

Ownership category

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Product category

Policy Advocacy and Legislative Campaign Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Other Social Advocacy Organizations (813319)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor, Worker Rights & Employment Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Policy advocacy campaign
• Pan-European corporate law
• Startup ecosystem mobilization
• EU legislative advocacy
• Corporate framework reform

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit/advocacy organization: EU-Inc is a grassroots policy campaign without a revenue model. It operates through volunteer work and community support from the European startup ecosystem to advocate for a pan-European corporate legal framework.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EU-Inc is a grassroots policy advocacy campaign that mobilizes the European startup ecosystem to push for a pan-European corporate legal framework ('28th regime') enabling 48-hour incorporation, standardized stock options, one-click bank account creation, and free choice of registration seat across all 27 EU member states. It does not sell products or services; its deliverables are a position paper, a legal deep-dive FAQ (with Dentons), and a digital campaign platform at eu-inc.org used to rally 26,000+ signatories across 27 countries.

Product overview

EU-Inc is a grassroots policy campaign and advocacy organization, not a product company. It does not offer software products or services. The organization operates a website (eu-inc.org) and publishes policy documentation (position paper, legal deep-dive FAQ) to advocate for a pan-European corporate legal standard ('EU Inc' or '28th regime'). Its offerings are informational/advocacy materials, not technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EU-Inc Website and Campaign Platform Digital platform and grassroots campaign advocating for a pan-European corporate legal framework ('28th regime') that would allow companies to incorporate across all 27 EU member states within 48 hours, fully online, and at minimal cost. Used by founders, investors, operators, lawyers, journalists, and policy advocates to sign the petition, post on LinkedIn, and tag MEPs.
• Position Paper and Legal Deep Dive Comprehensive legal analysis of the EU Commission's COM(2026) 321 proposal, developed in collaboration with global law firm Dentons and legal experts across Europe. Articulates five non-negotiables (including free choice of registration seat) that must remain in the final text to make the EU Inc framework usable, and explains why removing them would result in 27 national regimes sharing a logo rather than one unified standard.

Quantifiable outcome

• Less than 18% of first-round European investments are pan-European due to legal system complexity

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DentonscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGlobal law firm Dentons collaborated with EU-Inc to conduct an in-depth legal deep dive and comprehensive FAQ of Brussels' EU Inc proposal, providing the legal analysis foundation for the campaign's policy positions.
• Allied for StartupscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational advocacy organization that was instrumental in securing key initial signatories for the EU-Inc campaign through their outreach efforts across the startup ecosystem.
• European Startup NetworkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNetwork of European startup organizations that was instrumental in securing key initial signatories and mobilizing the startup community around the EU-Inc campaign.
• 26,000+ European Startup Ecosystem SupporterscoreOthersFounders, investors, operators, lawyers, journalists, and policy advocates from 27 countries including prominent figures from Stripe, Wise, Revolut, Klarna, ElevenLabs, Station F, Index Ventures, Seedcamp, and other major European startups and investors who signed and shared the petition.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• FWD50: International public-sector innovation gathering focused on government technology and policy. Comparable as a convener and amplifier of policy conversations around digital governance, though operating in a different geography and not directly competing.

Direct peers

• Techleap.nl: Dutch startup ecosystem organization whose leadership (Constantijn Van Oranje-Nassau) publicly supports EU-Inc. Comparable as a national-level ecosystem builder that engages EU institutions on startup policy and competitiveness.
• Allied for Startups: International startup advocacy organization and named core EU-Inc partner. Directly comparable as both pursue startup-friendly policy outcomes through coalition-building with founders, investors, and policymakers across European markets.
• European Startup Network: Network of European startup organizations and named core EU-Inc partner. Closely comparable as a pan-European coalition coordinating grassroots advocacy and ecosystem mobilization on EU-level startup policy.

Emerging players

• Station F: Largest startup campus in the world, whose CEO (Roxanne Varza) publicly supports EU-Inc. Comparable as a European startup ecosystem anchor that influences and amplifies EU policy debates on competitiveness and founder mobility.
• European Startup Initiative (Startup Europe): EU Commission-affiliated initiative supporting European startup ecosystem growth. Comparable as a stakeholder in EU-level startup policy, though operating as an institutional program rather than a grassroots campaign.
• EU Digital SME Alliance: European federation representing small and medium-sized ICT companies in EU policy. Comparable as a Brussels-based advocacy organization lobbying for SME-friendly digital and corporate legislation.

Broad incumbents

• CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies): Brussels-based think tank producing independent analysis on EU economic and corporate law. Comparable as an established institutional voice shaping EU legislative outcomes in adjacent areas like company law harmonization.
• Bruegel: Leading Brussels-based economic think tank whose research directly informs EU competitiveness policy. Comparable as an established policy voice influencing the same legislative and regulatory conversations EU-Inc targets.
• ECFR (European Council on Foreign Relations): Major pan-European think tank producing policy analysis that informs EU legislative debates. Comparable as a policy-influencing organization shaping EU competitiveness and integration narratives that overlap with EU-Inc's mandate.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/euinc_petition
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eu-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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