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April 8, 2024

‘We will lose amazing technology in the long run’: Deeptech founders still struggle to win state support

State support for deeptech still pales in comparison to the US and Asia, says Planted cofounder

Securing state subsidies remains a “huge challenge” for European deeptech companies, one that could cost the continent some of its most innovative technologies, says Christoph Jenny, cofounder of Swiss plant-based food startup Planted.

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Christoph Jenny, cofounder of Swiss plant-based food startup Planted.
Christoph Jenny, cofounder of Swiss plant-based food startup Planted.
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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.

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