Welcome to ‘The Startup State’ - a weekly bulletin from the GEN Policy and Research team highlighting key entrepreneurship news, reports, commentary and features from around the world.
Global Startup Ecosystem Report
The Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER 2023) by Global Entrepreneurship Network and Startup Genome was launched this week at The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam.
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News
- On Monday, Nato launches Diana (the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic) - a €50m/year accelerator that will seek to bring new a generation of technology to European and North American militaries (Sifted)
- Thailand is seeking to replicate a Singaporean policy that allows VC firms and other investors to benefit from tax-free capital gains from the sale of startup shares (Nikkei Asia)
- Germany is set to make it easier for international tech talent to get work visas (TNW)
- Malaysia has announced its intention to reform the startup ecosystem, including plans for a single-window digital platform and policies to increase angel and seed investment (The Sun Daily)
Comment
- Asian entrepreneurship has room to grow (Harley Finkelstein, president, Shopify)
- Will African countries align with the OECD framework on digital service tax? (Amam Okafor, senior consultant TechCabal Consult)
- How Israel can build its AI industry (Eric Reiner, founder and managing partner, Vine Ventures)
- Beyond military tech: Emerging trends in Ukraine’s early-stage startup scene for investors to look after (Oleksandra Balkova, partner & head of portfolio, Startup Wise Guys)
- Can our current intellectual property system(s) support innovation? (Nyangala Zohlo, policy learning designer, Innovation Growth Lab)
Features
- Sifted: Liberty, equality, growth equity: Inside Macron’s plan to boost France’s tech IPOs
- Politico: Joe White is leading the British charm offensive in Silicon Valley
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