Exploring Germany’s Startup Strategy With Digital Commissioner Anna Christmann

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Executive SummaryGermany has adopted a startup strategy for the first time One should pay attention if Europe s largest economy makes such a step The ten bn Future Fund and others are part of the program which channels billions in investments to startups in Europe and especially Germany Therefore this episode has a special guest the Commissioner for Startups and Digital Economy for Germany Dr Anna Christmann a Bundestag the German federal parliament member MdB We touch on some of the ten points of the strategy and their criticism The money comes from the ten bn startup program aka Future Fund we covered with her predecessor in June 2021 YouTube https youtu be kZxoEUa 6Uk during the Merkel government We also brush the topics of the German Deep Tech and Climate Fund worth one bn and the European Tech Champion Initiative a fund of funds worth four bn and how they fit into the programs Subscribe Herehttps linktr ee startupradioOur Sponsor StartupravenSign up here https startupraven com The Commissioner for Startups and Digital nbsp EconomyOur special guest is the Commissioner for Startups and Digital Economy for Germany Dr Anna Christmann a Bundestag the German federal parliament member This video follows her predecessor s interview from June 2021 where we explored how Germany will spend ten bn in the newly set up startup program YouTube https youtu be kZxoEUa 6Uk She is a Green Party Die Gr nen member one of the three parties forming Germany s coalition government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz The Startup nbsp StrategyIn broad terms the strategy has 10 points in our show notes links to further readings and the full policy document in English Link below Strengthen financing for startupsHelp startups to attract talent including through improved employee ownership opportunities Develop a spirit of entrepreneurship and facilitate the setting up new digital businesses Strengthen female entrepreneurs and support diversity in startupsFacilitate startup spin-offs from science and universitiesImprove the policy environment for startups that serve the common goodMobilise startup competencies for public contractsMake it easier for startups to access dataStrengthen regulatory sandboxes and facilitate access to them for startupsPut the focus on startupsTen Billion Euro Future nbsp FundWe already covered the ten bn startup program aka Future Fund with the predecessor of Mrs Christmann in June 2021 This fund is the source of money to be invested in different initiatives some mentioned in the interview and shortly covered below DTCF and ETCI You can learn more in this interview here on YouTube https youtu be kZxoEUa 6Uk Deep Tech and Climate Fund nbsp DTCF The one bn deep tech and climate fund is newly set up as part of the government program European Tech Champions Initiative ETCI Germany also invests one bn in the European Tech Champions Initiative Five EU Member States launched the European Tech Champions Initiative ETCI a Fund of Funds that will channel much-needed late-stage growth capital to promising European innovators At the time of the recording four bn have been committed to the Click here to visit this podcast episode