Because it is not just about money, the French and German National Trade Associations, Numeum and Bitkom, join forces to make recommendations to European policymakers to consolidate the European startup and scaleup ecosystem.

How scaleups can drive jobs, growth and innovation for the European economy The digital sector remains a driving force of the European economy and is resilient in the face of crises. Startups make an important contribution to this strong and further growth. In recent years, record after record has been broken in the ecosystem – more VC capital, more funding rounds, more unicorns. The European startup ecosystem is booming.

Read more in our position paper.