Startups are committed to contributing to a competitive, resilient, and innovative cloud ecosystem in Europe, which should continue benefiting from a wide array of cloud service providers. For this reason, we urge policy makers to refrain from adopting sovereignty requirements that would potentially exclude the products of crucial cloud suppliers from the European market. A …
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Allied for Startups sent an open letter highlighting the reasons why regulating GPAIs and foundation models will have detrimental effects on the startup ecosystem. Download the PDF here.
It’s our 9th time celebrating our AFS Annual Summit! Every year, we gather our members so startup communities can connect broadly and discuss our priorities, after which we vote on our Mandate for the following year. This year, for the very first time, we decided it was time to open the doors for everyone in …
[Brussels, 14 September 2023, contact natalia@alliedforstartups.org] Allied for Startups is proud to announce the appointment of its EU Director, Inés Moreno-Alonso, as an Advisory Board Member of the Europe Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA). Allied for Startups has been a supporter of ESNA and the Startup Nations Standard since its inception. Speaking about her appointment, Moreno-Alonso …
We have crafted an infographic to explain the current landscape of EU-US data transfers. It dives into how the successor to the Privacy Shield, the new Data Privacy Framework, holds great potential to facilitate the transfer of data from the EU to the US, in particular for startups. As Allied for Startups, an association that …
[Brussels, 11 July 2023, contact: jaime@alliedforstartups.org] The European Commission’s adoption of its adequacy agreement for EU-US personal data is a milestone decision. It is a crucial step towards an adequacy regime that will provide significant benefits for startups by enabling free and secure data flows across the Atlantic. The invalidation of the Privacy Shield in …
[Brussels, 27 June 2023, contact jaime@alliedforstartups.org] Allied for Startups welcomes policymakers’ ambition to harmonise rules on access and use of industrial data in the EU. By establishing rules of fair access and use of data, the Data Act has the potential to become a powerful instrument for startups to access and transfer relevant data. While …
Startups are global from day one. In today’s increasingly interconnected world, transferring data across borders is the bread and butter of every startup ecosystem. The sharp increase of complex data protection regulation over the last few years has become a burdensome process for smaller actors with limited resources. In this blogpost we have explored the …
AI Act Plenary vote: Startups call for a harmonised and proportionate AI Act [Brussels, 14 June 2023, contact maxime@alliedforstartups.org] With the adoption by the European Parliament plenary of the joint report on the Artificial Intelligence Act, Allied for Startups urges policymakers to consider startups’ perspective in its upcoming negotiations. Speaking about the adoption of the …
Allied for Startups sent an open letter highlighting key recommendations on the AI Act to Members of the European Parliament. The letter puts forward 3 main asks to ensure the text remains fair and proportionate for startups. Download the PDF here.
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