«Kenne mehrere Leute, die weggezogen sind»: Die Startup-Szene befürchtet, dass Berlin wegen der Politik gerade seinen Status als Gründermetropole verspielt
Bald könnte in der deutschen Hauptstadt eine Partei regieren, die den Kapitalismus bekämpfen will. Manche Gründer sind alarmiert. Andere finden: War politisch doch schon immer schwierig hier.
In Berlin, known as Germany's founder capital, there are fears that the city might be losing its status due to current political policies. Christian Miele, a partner at Headline, a risk capital provider and a member of the CDU, says he knows several founders who have recently left the city because of the political atmosphere. Miele believes that while these cases might be isolated for now, more founders could leave soon due to their concerns about the political state of the city.
Recently, there have been demonstrations against startups and even attacks on Kaffeeketten like LAP, which has been criticized for aggressive low-price policies that drive small baristas out of business. The recent election of the city's representative council saw the left-wing party gain the most votes at 25.7%. This left-wing party has been making campaign promises like "market failure" or "confiscations."
Some founders have already left the city for Hamburg, Munich, or even Switzerland. Miele, however, believes that more founders might follow suit due to their worries about the political environment in Berlin. There have been speculations about a possible leftist government in the city, which has left many entrepreneurs and founders feeling nervous.
The left-wing party has suggested that they would revive their support program for founders, which was stopped due to cost reasons, and address the issues of research and university networks, as well as the concerns about the "gig economy" and its impact on young startups.
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