| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.10.2024 | Switzerland lags behind in stock option policy |
Not Optional – the Index Ventures-led campaign to improve stock option rules and improve conditions for employee ownership of Europe’s startups – today marks its fifth anniversary with an update to its country rankings and a call for pan-E... |
| 28.10.2024 | 5 years of Not Optional campaign sees European startups catch up on employee stock options | Today marks the fifth anniversary of Not Optional – the Index Ventures-led campaign to improve stock option rules and improve conditions for employee ownership of Europe's startups.
Not Optional launched in 2019 with the support of more tha... |
| 14.10.2024 | Entrepreneurs and investors launch EU Inc. in a push for a single pan-European startup entity | Imagine it’s 2035. Europe’s first trillion-dollar tech company, founded in a garage in Krakow, now employs 120,000 people across the continent. A pan-European team leads the world in quantum computing.
Europe has become the home of the worl... |
| 16.02.2023 | Lasst uns die nächste Generation von europäischen Gründer:innen zum Erfolg führen | Das vergangene Jahr war hart, nicht nur für die Technologiebranche, sondern für die gesamte Wirtschaft. Die Inflation ist hartnäckig hoch, die Finanzierung von Startups hat sich verlangsamt, und die Energiekrise hält an. Das Wirtschaftsklim... |
| 14.02.2023 | Embracing employee ownership in a changing startup world: Making it 'Not Optional' with Dominic Jacquesson (Index Ventures) | Spearheaded by Index Ventures and supported by more than 700 CEOs, the Not Optional campaign is spurring policymakers across Europe to reform outdated rules and regulations that limit employee ownership.
We recently reported on new analysis... |
| 07.02.2023 | Not Optional campaign helps put €5 billion more into the hands of European startup employees | Working for The Man. Right next to Benjamin Franklin’s words, “but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” it’s a fact of life. Unless of course, you are The Man. In which case, you’re working for the Share... |
| 27.04.2022 | How do you cultivate culture while scaling rapidly? Our Tech.eu Summit speakers have the answers | Scaling up at a breakneck pace is exhilarating but a startup's culture can get trampled in the rush, and that may come back to haunt when it comes to attracting and keeping the best talent.
How do you hire for culture fit and keep that aliv... |
| 15.09.2021 | Index launches OptionPlan Seed – the free app to help all seed-stage founders design competitive stock option plans | We are launching OptionPlan Seed to help founders design competitive stock option plans for employees.
Startups’ ability to attract and retain top talent is the most critical factor to their success. This is true at every stage of the busi... |
| 25.06.2021 | Dear EU: It’s time to get a grip | The EU for all its lethargy, faults and fetishization of bureaucracy, is, ultimately, a good idea. It might be 64 years from the formation of the European Common Market, but it is 29 years since the EU’s formation in the Maastricht Treaty, ... |
| 15.06.2021 | Europe’s tech leaders define a strategy to create tech giants | A group of 200 startup founders, investors, associations and government members are backing a manifesto and a set of recommendations in order to create the next wave of tech giants in Europe. Today, French President Emmanuel Macron is hosti... |
| 17.03.2021 | On Friday the EU will put startup-friendly legislation to member states – will they sign up? | This Friday, the European Commission will be launching a ‘legislative instrument’ called the EU Startup Nations Standard (SNS) at its annual Digital Day. Now, before you think I’m about to bore you to death, you might like to know that the ... |
| 15.01.2021 | Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen – Schweiz hinkt hinterher | Lettland und seine beiden baltischen Nachbarn sind die Startup-freundlichsten Staaten, wenn es um Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen für Startups geht. Sie führen das neuste Ranking von Index Ventures an. Der VC-Investor hat zusammen mit Startups die... |
| 15.01.2021 | Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen – Schweiz hinkt hinterher | |
| 12.01.2021 | Baltic startup ecosystem will bloom thanks to new stock option policies, says Index Ventures | Index Ventures now ranks Latvia as the most “startup-friendly” country in Europe, following a legislative change to the country’s stock option policy. Neighbours Estonia and Lithuania claim the next top spots.
According to the VC firm, the ... |
| 03.11.2020 | New policies to help startups flooding in across Europe | European policymakers are putting in place a series of new laws and initiatives to help the continent rival Silicon Valley, hoping to promote more investment in European tech startups and also attract talent to the sector.
German finance mi... |
| 10.08.2020 | Employees at leading German fintech cash out after share buyback | When startups complete a fundraise, the main perk it usually brings to employees is job security.
But for staff at Taxfix — Germany’s fastest-growing fintech — it came with an extra pay cheque.
Over 40 current and former Taxfix employees tr... |
| 10.03.2020 | European startups applaud Commission plan to rethink stock options | Startups have welcomed proposals from the European Commission aimed at cutting red tape and shrinking cross-border barriers for small businesses as part of a new EU industrial strategy plan with a twin focus on digital and green transitions... |
| 20.01.2020 | France improves stock options policies for startup employees | A couple of weeks ago, France’s digital minister Cédric O announced some changes when it comes to stock options in France. President Emmanuel Macron is going to talk about the new policy today ahead of the World Economic Forum.
While I don’... |
| 20.01.2020 | Europe loosens rules on stock options, but employees are still sceptical | France is today unveiling a series of small changes to rules on employee stock options to make it easier for French startups to compete with US rivals and big corporations in hiring staff.
The changes to French stock option rules — includin... |
| 09.04.2019 | Zurich One of Europe's Best-Kept Tech Secrets, Says GetYourGuide CEO Reck | Zurich One of Europe's Best-Kept Tech Secrets, Says GetYourGuide CEO Reck 09.04.2019 09:00, Joseph Heaven linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
GetYourGuide, Europe's largest online booking platform for travel experiences, grew... |
| 05.12.2018 | Tech.eu Podcast #98: Uber’s new fine; appetising insects; interview with Gravity’s Panayiotis Philimis; makers movement strikes back; and much more | The Tech.eu podcast hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler is a show in which we discuss some of the most interesting stories from the European technology scene and interview leading entrepreneurs and investors from across the region.
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| 29.11.2018 | Top startup news for today, Thursday, November 29 | Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Thursday, November 29.
Chinese startup Geek+ raises $150 million in funding to launch its futuristic AI-enabled logistics robots. Geek+, a Beijing, China-bas... |
| 28.11.2018 | Startup coalition publishes open letter urging European leaders to address tech talent shortage | A group of investors and entrepreneurs are increasingly worried that Europe’s startup momentum could be derailed by a lack of talent to fill jobs. In an effort to draw attention to the problem and create a greater sense of urgency, the coal... |
| 28.11.2018 | Startup coalition publishes open letter urging European leaders to address tech talent shortage | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
A group of investors and entrepreneurs are increa... |
| 27.11.2018 | 30 European startup CEOs call for better stock option policies | Thirty European tech CEOs of big startups signed a letter about stock options in Europe. Other tech CEOs can join the group and sign the letter before it is sent to policymakers on January 7.
As you can read in the letter below, these CEOs ... |
| - | How do you cultivate culture while scaling rapidly? Our Tech.eu Summit speakers have the answers | Scaling up at a breakneck pace is exhilarating but a startup's culture can get trampled in the rush, and that may come back to haunt when it comes to attracting and keeping the best talent.
How do you hire for culture fit and keep that aliv... |
| - | Germany to reform stock option rules in an effort to rival Silicon Valley | Germany will introduce regulatory reforms on stock options to "incentivize start-up investment in our country," finance ministry official Jörg Kukies said Thursday.
He added the government is hoping to incentivize international VC... |
