The COVID-19 pandemic has placed digital mental health startups in the spotlight. The demand for accessible mental health solutions has paved the way for startups to innovate and deliver access to mental health and psychosocial support services online. Just over a year ago, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Looking back, this …
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May 5, 2021
Is the European Union promoting entrepreneurship and innovation?
Supporting startups is not just a question of money, regulation should also encourage starting and scaling up. In its working programme, the European Union has made the promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship one of its priorities. Through numerous funding programmes and initiatives, the European Union is making efforts to step up its game to become …
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April 27, 2021
A worldwide Startup Nations Standard: An 8-step recipe for global recovery.
It’s not a coincidence that countries such as Estonia, the UK or the US have some of the highest startup rates in the world. They offer regulatory, administrative and financing conditions that are attractive to entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are naturally attracted to start up in an ecosystem that maximises their chance to scale-up. They consider factors …
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April 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE : Designing Artificial Intelligence requirements that consider startups will allow for innovation to thrive.
[Brussels, 22 April 2021] Allied for Startups (AFS) welcomes the European Commission’s Artificial Intelligence Act and efforts to lay down harmonised rules for Artificial Intelligence uptake in Europe, however warns about potential regulatory complexity for startups. AFS supports the proposed initiatives to encourage AI innovation in Europe such as regulatory sandboxes and measures aimed to …
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April 15, 2021
How would an EU Digital Levy impact startups?
Going global is in startups’ DNA, they create products designed with a global mindset and their objective is to compete internationally. A conducive environment for global innovation is one in which policy makers strive to avoid fragmentation so that startups only have to scale-up once. For that reason, we’ve always been supportive and have called …
DTX Startups
April 7, 2021
5 startups improving access to healthcare
On the occasion of World Health Day, we are sharing the inspiring stories of startups who are leveraging technology to improve access to healthcare. Happy World Health Day, everyone! This day is celebrated globally every year since the founding of the World Health Organisation in 1948. This year, the theme is Building a fairer, healthier …
Latest News Press Release Startup Nations Standard
March 18, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: An ambitious Startup Nations Standard can put the EU on route to being the scale-up continent.
Brussels, 19 March 2021, Allied for Startups welcomes the Startup Nations Standard (SNS) which was presented today by the European Commission. The Standard consists of a set of best practices that address key hurdles startups in the European Union face. Following extensive and in-depth consultations with startup communities across Europe, the European Commission is setting …
DTX
March 18, 2021
What do digital health startups need to thrive post-COVID?
Startup entrepreneurs are driving the digital transformation of healthcare but regulatory fragmentation hinders their potential. European policy makers can support startups scaling digital health innovation across borders by building a level playing field. The digital health sector has grown exponentially in the last year. Venture funding totalled a record $14.8 billion globally, a 66% increase …
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March 8, 2021
Choose to challenge (the lack of) diversity in entrepreneurship.
If you were to think about 5 amazing entrepreneurs, how many would be women? The theme of this year’s international women’s day is “choose to challenge the status quo”. We want to change the status quo in entrepreneurship, which stands as follows: according to Forbes, only 10% of startups are founded by women in the …
Startups
March 3, 2021
Wildlife protection by startup innovation
On the occasion of World Wildlife Day, we share the stories of startups who are leveraging technology to support wildlife protection. Since 2013, the United Nations World Wildlife Day is celebrated on March 3 every year to highlight the importance of biodiversity and to raise awareness about the urgent need to tackle human-induced reduction of …