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DACH Startups: The EU Inc and Scaleup Fund Reality

Two European instruments moved in 2026 and most coverage has not caught up: EU Inc is a Commission proposal sitting at first reading, not law, and the Scaleup Europe Fund was legally established on 4 August and has already written two cheques. Jörn "Joe" Menninger sets out the current state of both, corrects the most-quoted statistic in European scale-up policy, and explains what it means for founders in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

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Why this matters for DACH startup news: This is the policy state of play…

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