I've seen some demand for C++ in job advertisements in Germany and the Netherlands for startups. These startups tend to be doing things with devices of various

I've seen some demand for C++ in job advertisements in Germany and the Netherlands for startups. These startups tend to be doing things with devices of various kinds and need developers to write software for them. I've seen a few that are also using C++ for high-performance, real-time sort of software that isn't device-related. So I'd say that while it's less common to see startups doing anything with C++, they certainly do exist.