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February 1, 2024

Could Bavaria — finally — become the ‘California of Europe’?

The German state of Bavaria's local ministry is keen for the region to be known for its tech scene


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The German state of Bavaria is known for its pretzels, freakishly large glasses of beer and Lederhosen — but the local ministry is keen for the region to be known for something else too: tech.

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

John Thornhill

John Thornhill is Sifted’s founder and innovation editor of the Financial Times. He tweets from @johnthornhillft

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