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December 22, 2023

German tech in 2023: What happened and why it matters

Sifted wraps up the key moments of an eventful year in German tech


Credit: Florian Wehde

For many German founders, 2022 was a tough year — but 2023 may have been even tougher. 

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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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