Analysis

March 14, 2024

VCs are eagerly funding startups trying to plug the green transition labour gap

Startups in Germany, the UK and France have popped up in recent years to address the labour shortage in green energy installation


Anne Sraders

9 min read

Various startups working on the green transition labour gap

In a rented office space in the centre of Berlin, scribbles on a whiteboard map out how an 11-month-old startup plans to eventually help fill a labour shortfall of millions in Europe’s green economy. 

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A view inside La Solive's three-month-long green skills programme
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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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