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Moehring: Berlin is Europe's second-ranked tech hub by momentum

Philipp Moehring · 20 VC: Philipp Moehring, Head of AngelList Europe on Scaling Seed Stage Funding and Why 500 Is Not Your Traditional VC · Jan 6, 2016 · at 15:47

Philipp Moehring, Head of AngelList Europe, compares momentum across European startup hubs.

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“It's also pretty clear that in terms of momentum, Berlin is probably or is, in my eyes, the clear number two in Europe.”

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