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July 8, 2026
The Realities of Scaling in Europe: Founder Research Report
Overview
DutchBasecamp surveyed 155 European tech founders and senior operators to understand how EU digital regulation is shaping the day-to-day realities of scaling. The research captures what policy studies rarely measure: the decisions that happen before a market is officially abandoned, a feature officially cancelled, or a headquarters officially moved.
Partner
CCIA
Destination
Europe-wide
Industry
Cross-industry
Year
2026
A ground-up research report translating founder experience into data, giving the European policy debate a bottom-up perspective it has largely been missing.
Impact
Reach
Founders surveyed: 155 | In-depth interviews: 20
Format
Founder survey & interview research report
Policy focus
EU digital regulation, AI Act, GDPR, single market fragmentation, regulatory simplification
What We Did
We prepared and delivered a founder-centred perspective at a high-level policy dialogue, presenting insights on regulatory simplification and the Digital Omnibus to a room of senior EU institutional and enterprise stakeholders. The session created a direct line between the startup ecosystem and the policymakers shaping the rules it operates under.
Our Approach
We translated the lived experience of founders into clear, credible policy arguments, ensuring that the startup perspective was not just present in the room, but heard.
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