Embracing Regulation There is clear evidence of a strong desire from within Europe to build bridges between the There is, however, clear evidence of a strong desire from within Europe to build bridges between the tech and tech and policy spheres. A majority of founders, investors and policymakers agree that policy spheres. A majority of founders, investors and policymakers agree that there should be stronger ties there should be stronger ties between European tech startups/scaleups and governments. between European tech startups/scapeups and governments European tech startups and scale-ups need stronger ties with governments Founder or startup/scale-up employee LEGEND Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Venture capitalist Policymaker or employee in the public sector 0 20 40 60 80 100 % of respondents Source: & 91 In Partnership with www.thestateofeuropeantech.com Photo: Sami Heiskanen