European founders and VCs urge lawmakers ‘to get EU Inc right’
- ID
- 23132
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 10 Sep 2026, 8:25 PM
- Fetched
- 10 Sep 2026, 11:18 PM
- Provider
- TechCrunch
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/european-founders-and-vcs-urge-lawmakers-to-get-eu-inc-right/
- Source URL
- https://techcrunch.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 2.0
- Created
- 10 Sep 2026, 11:21 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- saas_founders
What happened
European founders and VCs published an open letter urging lawmakers not to water down the proposed EU Inc corporate statute, which would create a Delaware C Corp equivalent across the EU bloc. With roughly 100 days before EU institutions go into winter recess, advocates are fighting to preserve key features like a single central registry and taxing employees on stock options only at disposal, amid pushback from national lobbies such as Germany's notaries.
Why it matters
Minimal direct impact for Malaysian builders — this is EU internal corporate law. Founders who incorporate or raise from European investors should note that EU Inc is not yet finalized and its usefulness depends on unresolved details around stock option taxation and registry consolidation.
Discussion angle
Brief mention only: contrast EU's fragmentation problem with Malaysia's existing single-registry SSM model, and whether Malaysian founders incorporating abroad should care about EU Inc if it passes.