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December 7, 2023

Germany’s budget crisis throws deeptech and climate tech startups into uncertainty

Billions of dollars in tech subsidies have been put on hold as the country grapples with the fallout from a court ruling


Intel computer chip by Slejven Djurakovic

Germany’s budget crisis has thrown into question whether state subsidies for deep tech and climate tech startups will go ahead as planned. 

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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.

Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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