The Engine Team 3/12/26 The Engine Team 3/12/26

Startups need foundational digital trade policy made permanent

At the end of this month, a critical digital trade policy relied upon by startups is set to expire unless policymakers act. March 26–29, the World Trade Organization's (WTO) 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) will convene in Yaoundé, Cameroon, where the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions will expire if it is not renewed.

The Engine Team 2/27/26 The Engine Team 2/27/26

Startup News Digest 02/27/26

Trump pivots to new tariffs after Supreme Court loss

The Engine Team 2/13/26 The Engine Team 2/13/26

Startup News Digest 02/13/26

Startups need trade certainty to compete globally

The Engine Team 1/30/26 The Engine Team 1/30/26

Engine releases 2026 Startup Agenda

Today, Engine published the 2026 Startup Policy Agenda, highlighting the policy issues coming up this year that will impact startups.

The Engine Team 11/5/25 The Engine Team 11/5/25

Comments of Engine Advocacy on the Operation of the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada

Engine weighed into the U.S. Trade Representative's review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement with comments highlighting how essential provisions in the Agreement's digital trade chapter are delivering for startups.

The Engine Team 10/30/25 The Engine Team 10/30/25

Comments of Engine Advocacy on Significant Foreign Trade Barriers for the 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report

Engine submitted comments to the U.S. Trade Representative as the agency compiles the 2026 National Trade Estimate Report on foreign trade barriers.

The Engine Team 7/31/25 The Engine Team 7/31/25

Startup News Digest 08/01/25

Amid trade pronouncements, startups look for digital trade details

The Engine Team 7/31/25 The Engine Team 7/31/25

Tech, Trade, and Tariffs: the consequences of erecting barriers to startup success

A look at how punitive trade policy that focuses on the imposition of new tariffs undermines goodwill with trading partners, invites retaliatory trade barriers, and threatens the vitality of digital trade policies relied upon by startups.

The Engine Team 4/4/25 The Engine Team 4/4/25

Startup News Digest 04/04/25

Trade uncertainty stalls American innovation

The Engine Team 3/17/25 The Engine Team 3/17/25

Startup News Digest 03/17/25

Trade policy should reduce barriers, not invite new ones

The Engine Team 2/10/25 The Engine Team 2/10/25

Startup News Digest 02/10/25

Tariffs invite retaliation that will harm startups

The Engine Team 1/27/25 The Engine Team 1/27/25

Engine releases 2025 Startup Agenda

Engine released the 2025 Startup Policy Agenda showcasing how smart, thoughtful policy facilitates and encourages startup activity, leading to more innovation and more economic and job growth. The Agenda gives those working on policy an overview of the issues that are currently impacting—and the debates that stand to impact—startups.

The Engine Team 1/27/25 The Engine Team 1/27/25

Engine releases Startup Policy Playbook for 2025

Engine released the 2025 Startup Policy Playbook to give members of the startup ecosystem—founders, employees, investors, and support organizations—an overview of the policy conversations happening this year and how they can get involved in amplifying the startup voice. There’s lots to do, and lots to do better, and this playbook highlights why shaping innovation-friendly policies matters to startups.