Analysis

April 4, 2024

‘We can’t find a single German or European applicant’: Deeptech startups feel bite of talent shortage

Intel's expansion in Eastern Germany could worsen talent bottlenecks

When Münster-based startup Pixel Photonics wants to add to its 35-person team, it has to advertise roles far beyond Germany — and hire from countries such as Turkey, India and Iran.

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The founding team of Pixel Photonics: Dr. Wladick Hartmann,
Christoph Seidenstücker, Fabian Beutel, Nicolai Walter and
Martin Wolff (from left). © Peter Leßmann, Münster, 2022."
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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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