Ontario adds $6M to Futurpreneur to back nearly 1,000 young founders
On June 22, 2026, Ontario announced an additional $6 million for Futurpreneur Canada, expected to help nearly 1,000 entrepreneurs aged 18-39 launch and grow businesses and support…
Founders News
Founders News, with a "so what for me?"
Page 27 of 39. Curated founder updates, each a verified fact plus a clear angle.
Canada adds $173.7M to Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, incl. microloans up to $50K
On June 22, 2026, ISED Minister Rechie Valdez announced $173.7 million over five years for the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, split across the Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund ($…
DPIIT publishes 107-page Startup Playbook mapping 65+ government schemes
In June 2026 DPIIT released the 'Playbook of Government Schemes and Initiatives for Startups', a 107-page official guide (dated 22 June 2026) that consolidates 65+ Central Governme…
Google for Startups Accelerator opens to NZ founders for the first time in 2026
Google announced on 21 June 2026 that its Google for Startups Accelerator: Australia and New Zealand includes Kiwi startups for the first time. The equity-free 10-week hybrid progr…
Australia proposes 50% CGT startup concession, new equity from 1 July 2027
On 18 June 2026 the Albanese government released a consultation paper for an 'innovative business CGT concession' that preserves a 50% capital gains discount for founders, employee…
LaunchVic funds 9 AI & deeptech pre-accelerators with $3.5M for Victorian founders
On 18 June 2026, Victoria's LaunchVic announced $3.5 million to fund nine pre-accelerator programs for early-stage AI and deeptech startups, with each provider receiving up to $400…
Victoria funds nine AI & deeptech pre-accelerators with $3.5M, up to $400k each
Announced 18 June 2026 at the Victorian Startup Gala, the Victorian Government is splitting $3.5 million across nine pre-accelerator programs, each receiving up to $400,000 to help…
China's Network Data Security Risk Assessment Measures take effect Aug 20, 2026
China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC), MIIT and Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Measures for Network Data Security Risk Assessment on June 18, 2026, effective Augu…
Australia unveils 50% CGT discount for startup founders, employees and early investors
In its 18 June 2026 tax-reform package, the Albanese Government proposed a new 'Innovative Business' CGT concession giving founders, employee share scheme participants and early-st…
China's 7-agency plan makes big platforms open tech, data and compute to SMEs
On June 18, 2026, seven agencies led by MIIT (with CAC, NDRC, MOST, MOFCOM, SAMR and the National Data Administration) issued the Action Plan for Coordinated Development of Large,…
BNDES and Finep launch FIP Conexoes Startups fund targeting up to R$250M
On June 18, 2026, BNDESPAR and Finep opened a public call to select the manager of the FIP Conexoes Startups, a private-equity fund with a target capital of R$250 million (minimum…
China's STAR Market reopens pre-profit IPO track to AI, quantum and deep-tech startups
On June 17, 2026, CSRC Chairman Wu Qing announced at the Lujiazui Forum that Shanghai's STAR Market Fifth Listing Standard would expand to let loss-making AI, quantum, biomanufactu…
China opens STAR Market pre-profit IPO track to AI, quantum and embodied-AI startups
On June 17, 2026, CSRC Chairman Wu Qing announced at the Lujiazui Forum that Shanghai's STAR Market 'fifth listing standard' — which requires no profit or revenue — now covers AI l…
China reopens STAR Market IPOs to unprofitable AI and deep-tech startups
On 17 June 2026 the CSRC and Shanghai Stock Exchange expanded the STAR Market's 'fifth listing standard,' effective immediately, letting pre-profit and pre-revenue hard-tech firms…
BNDES and Finep launch FIP Conexões Startups, a R$250M startup fund
On June 16, 2026, Brazil's BNDES and Finep opened a public call to select the manager of FIP Conexões Startups, a fund targeting R$250 million (BNDESPAR contributing R$40-100M; Fin…
BNDES and Finep launch FIP Conexoes Startups: R$250M VC fund for Brazilian startups
On June 16, 2026, BNDES and Finep announced the FIP Conexoes Startups, a venture capital fund with target capital of R$250 million. BNDESPAR commits R$40-100 million and Finep up t…
Sweden's overhauled competition rules take effect Aug 1, 2026; Konkurrensverket gains proactive powers
From 1 August 2026, Sweden's amended Competition Act and a new Public Sales Activities law (Lagen om offentlig säljverksamhet, LOS) take effect. Konkurrensverket can now open inves…
Sweden lifts work permit salary floor to SEK 34,470/month from June 2026
As of 16 June 2026 the Swedish Migration Agency set the national median salary at SEK 38,300, so a first-time work permit now requires a monthly salary of at least SEK 34,470 (90%…
NYC debt-collection SHIELD rule takes effect September 1, 2026
New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection amended debt-collection regulations, the SHIELD Rule, take effect September 1, 2026. They impose verification requireme…
Sweden mandates a consumer "withdrawal button" on online sales from June 19, 2026
From 19 June 2026, Swedish law requires any trader concluding distance contracts with consumers via a website or app to provide a clear, easily accessible "withdrawal button" that…