Tech-Szene: 500.000 Dollar aufwärts im Jahr: Was junge Deutsche in San Francisco erwartet

In San Francisco's Mission District, a brewery named Standard Deviant offers a variety of beers, including a German Founder Mixer featuring Oktoberfest beer. Marvin Gabler, a young German with a neat haircut and glasses, attends a networking event for founders and investors, calculating that a 25-year-old with $400,000 in cash on hand may be better off than working at a large corporation like Bosch.

Gabler sees this as an example of the classical corporate career route he wishes to avoid. At 30 years old, he has already made his decisions and moved to San Francisco two and a half months ago to build a new company. The specifics of the venture remain undisclosed, but the goal is to simulate the physical world using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop new materials, such as "machines that invent machines."

Gabler and his co-founders are seeking capital and talent to achieve this goal. In Europe, Gabler believes that there is no alternative to the growing wave of interest in San Francisco. He points to examples of PhD graduates from Germany who are being paid millions by American AI labs. Gabler is convinced that the wave of interest in AI will only grow stronger.

On tech events, in startups, or AI labs, young Germans are increasingly visible, seeking their fortune in California, sometimes before even graduating. German venture capitalists confirm this exodus, even though there are no studies or official statistics yet. Some representatives from funds like Pointnine or 468 Capital travel regularly from Berlin, Munich, or Stuttgart to invest in teams from Germany on the West Coast. The never-before-seen gold rush is attracting everyone.