We are frontrunners

Our mission

We believe in Europe's future 
- but only shaped by startups

The world has never seen so many opportunities unfold. New technology can empower us on so many different levels, from combating climate change to compensating people with disabilities. But with all new things, we need to learn and adapt our rulebook. We are looking to the digital frontrunner countries that have shown they can take us to the right path of the crossroad. These countries represent the future for both startups and the whole of Europe.
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Priorities

Joint advocacy

Frontrunners Alliance’s focus is to create a platform for a joint advocacy towards the D9+ and the EU. We bring together a shared voice from startup organisations across the frontrunner countries.

Digital frontrunners

The world has never seen so many opportunities unfold. New technology can empower us on so many different levels, from combating climate change to compensating people with disabilities. But with all new things, we need to learn and adapt our rulebook.

Reinvent Europe

Our call is to reinvent Europe as a startup continent. Especially post Covid-19, the importance of innovation has only become more evident, and startups and businesses are inevitably part of Europe’s green economic recovery. .

Guiding principles

  • We are coming together as a group with the aim of engaging collaboratively and constructively to help the startup sector in Europe and to ensure it becomes a global leader in terms of innovation, employment and exports.

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  • Startups and technology are ever changing. We ask for flexible and agile legislation to facilitate innovation and growth which benefit both the individual and society.

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  • We need to make sure that any legislation works as intended. We ask for agile and evidence-based legislation.

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  • When considering legislation, there needs to be consideration of the ‘opportunity cost’. It is important that there is an early assessment of the impact of planned legislation on startups and scale-ups to complement the SME test in EU policy-making.

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  • Startups spend money and time on innovation. Additional administrative requirements will force startups to divert resources from what they do best: Innovate. We ask for proportionality, not one size fits all legislation.

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  • Scaling to new regulatory frameworks is costly for startups. We ask for a final push to complete the Single Digital Market in the EU and to improve access to third countries. We ask politicians and policy makers to have a positive vision for Europe’s future.

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  • Policy makers and startups exist in different worlds. We ask for constructive and mutually beneficial dialogue and particularly before, during and after any legislative process to assess the impact on innovation.

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  • For startups, capital and competences are like oxygen. We are seeking strong incentives for people to invest in and work for startups in Europe from across the world

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  • Startups are conscious about their role and responsibilities in society. We want to make a positive change in the world and this needs to be recognised.

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"When the winds of change blow, 
some build walls; others build windmills"

About us

We believe in Europe’s future - but only shaped by startups

Frontrunners Alliance is an independent voluntary coalition.
Our main goal is to strengthen the framework and conditions for European entrepreneurs to thrive and achieve their dreams in dialogue with D9+ Governments.

The network will meet virtually 2-4 times a year for an exchange of views, experiences and new initiatives aimed at improving the conditions for startups in Europe.

The network is structured, setting agendas and responding to issues and debate.

Frontrunner organizations

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Join us

We aim at having a representative from each of the D9+ national startup organisations.
Several organisations from the same country can be members.

Contact

Frontrunners Alliance

Peter Kofler, Coordinator
peter@frontrunners-alliance.eu

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