Berlin's Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Operations, Stephan Schwarz (non-party), underlined the relevance of the start-up scene for Berlin: " As a leading start-up location, we have also sent a clear message with this: Berlin stands firmly by its entrepreneurs, in good times and in times of crisis. The start-up scene is an important driver for our economy and makes our city strong - and at the same time it played its part in the fact that we lost less economic power in the Corona crisis and were able to recover faster than others."