https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/20/german-startups-could-use-more-venture-capital-but-germanys-government-has-a-plan/

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Reading recently about Germany’s €30 billion plan for its startups, I was intrigued. Did the country start to envy La French Tech? Is it hoping to rival post-Brexit U.K.? Perhaps both, but it also has a national goal — making sure that profits from homegrown successes stay home. Let’s explore. — Anna