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Startup Darling Berlin – Dethroned at Home?

Berlin’s global fame as a thriving startup ecosystem is under attack.  “NRW overtook Berlin”: The headlines,  circulating across leading media outlets in Germany, were sending a wave of shock across the Republic, as the region NRW – short for North-Rhine Westphalia, dethroned the capital as the region with most startups in the study “Startup monitor” published recently. Has Berlin become too comfortable resting on its laurels?

Valentina Cullmann: As the editor of 150sec, Valentina is fascinated by the diversity and creativity of Europe's startup scenes. If she is not hunting a new story on disruptive startup innovations, she is working as an expert on private sector issues in developing countries from Asia to Latin America.
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