The startup scene here in Germany is pretty healthy and vibrant. All startups together collected $1 Billion venture capital last year. But the scene here is small compared to the $15 Billion VC of California alone ;-)
After almost ten years of working for a big company, I joined a startup some months ago to design and develop a new generation infotainment platform for the Volkswagen group. I enjoy the flat hierarchies, lightweight processes, direct communication, friendly environment, and free time planning.
The German startup scene is very crowded around the three cities Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich. It seems harder for startups to collect venture capital when their residency is somewhere else located. A new trend here in Germany is crowdfunding for startups and blockchain based currencies - let's see how it will change the venture capital scenery. I'm very excited!