Analysis

February 14, 2025

Munich founders fear talent war after OpenAI’s arrival: ‘Startups will struggle to compete’

Homegrown companies say they risk losing employees to newly-arrived ChatGPT-maker

German startups fear OpenAI’s plans for a new office in Munich will intensify an ongoing tech talent crunch.

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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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