EU Inc - for VCs
EU Inc is designed to make European venture investing simpler, faster, and more comparable to the US market.
One company form for the entire EU
- Single, standardized legal entity instead of 27 national variants
- Less time spent understanding country-specific quirks
Lower legal friction in early rounds
- Standardized share structure familiar across borders
- Built-in support for EU-FAST (SAFE-like) instruments
- Faster closes, fewer bespoke documents
Cleaner cap tables from day one
- Centralized, digital share registry
- Fewer ad-hoc agreements and side letters
- Reduced cap table cleanup before Series A/B
Easier cross-border investing
- No need to evaluate "local entity risk" per country
- Consistent governance and shareholder rights EU-wide
- Lower transaction costs for pan-European funds
Better foundations for follow-on rounds
- Predictable structure for later-stage investors
- Less need for legal restructuring as companies scale
- Reduces friction when US or global investors join the round
Improved exit readiness
- Clear ownership records and harmonized governance
- Simplifies M&A diligence for EU and non-EU acquirers
- Makes European startups more comparable to US C-Corps
ESOP standardization reduces talent risk
- Harmonized EU-wide employee equity framework
- Stronger talent retention without country-specific hacks
- Aligns employee incentives with investor outcomes
Regulatory certainty at EU level
- Governed by EU regulation, not divergent national law
- Fewer surprises when companies expand across borders
- Reduced legal interpretation risk over time
Portfolio scalability
- Easier to support companies expanding into multiple EU markets
- Less legal overhead for portfolio management
- More consistent internal playbooks across investments
Global competitiveness
- Narrows the structural gap between EU startups and US startups
- Makes European deal flow more accessible to international capital
- Supports larger, faster-scaling outcomes
Optional regime, market-driven adoption
- EU-Inc is opt-in, not mandatory
- Adoption driven by founder and investor preference
- Market selects what works
Built with investor input
- Designed with feedback from VCs, legal experts, and operators
- Focused on speed, clarity, and risk reduction — not incentives or subsidies