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BERLIN: STARTUP REPORT

It is impossible to imagine Berlin without startups. And Berlin cannot be excluded from the startup world. In recent years, Berlin's startup ecosystem has grown steadily and gained a lot of economic weight. An up-to-date overview and status of the Berlin ecosystem is provided by the Berlin Startup Monitor published in March.In exchange with the Berlin startup ecosystem the report provides important facts from analyses to strengthen the future development of the startup ecosystem in Berlin and illustrates where the needs are. 

    The findings are presented in the following focus areas and also identify the key challenges facing the ecosystem:

    • A diverse funding landscape
    • Record inflow of capital
    • Economic importance of startups
    • Jobs and talent search
    • Enabling employee participation
    • Women are significantly underrepresented
    • Universities as nucleus for startups
    • Startups and SMEs are growing together
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