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