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December 14, 2020

Germany launches €10bn ‘Future Fund’ for startups. But will it go far enough?

Key figures in the German startup ecosystem say there are still big questions about the fund, such as who will get the money, and how useful it will be in bolstering startups. 


After a long 17-hour budgetary meeting, the German Bundestag late last month approved a multi-billion-euro “Future Fund” to help late-stage startups expand their businesses. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the DACH region and the future of work, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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