While fewer people founded a start-up in Germany in 2023, the number of new AI companies increased. The founders have great ambitions – but how does it compare internationally?
The German start-up scene has been under a lot of pressure recently. After central banks raised interest rates, investors increasingly pushed for profits rather than growth. Capital for start-ups became scarce, start-ups went bankrupt or had to lay off scores of people. This also had an impact on new companies, According to the start-up association, this will increase by five percent in 2023 went back to the mood.