The 4th German Startup Monitor (DSM) was presented in Berlin on 18 October 2016. The 4th DSM represents 1,224 startups, 3,043 founders and 14,513 employees. The aim of the study is to bring transparency to the German startup ecosystem. The DSM is a study initiated by the Bundesverband Deutsche Startups e.V. (German Startup Association) and produced in cooperation with the Chair of E-Business and E-Entrepreneurship at the University of Duisburg-Essen. The sponsor and publisher is KPMG in Germany. The three most striking developments are
- Berlin is still the startup capital, but other startup hubs are catching up: the Hanover/Oldenburg region is defined as its own startup hub for the first time this year due to the high number of startups based there
- Proportion of women among founders higher than ever before at 13.9
- Workforce and market strategy of German startups is becoming increasingly international
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