Recently Funded Startups in Germany
Updated Sep 2026
Funded startups in Germany number 1,812 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Germany, along with the 100 most recently funded startups in the country.
Startups in Germany closed 695 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 369 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $20B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $6.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.6M and $19M. Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Information Technology hold the most companies by sector. Berlin and Munich hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country.
Berlin and Munich attract a mix of venture capital and strategic corporate backing. AI and Financial Services dominate the activity. Early stage labels indicate a preference for high risk and early entry. Approaching these firms requires a strategy tailored to Seed stage needs. Expect a heavy presence of local European funds and global venture firms chasing deep tech and biotech plays.
Germany funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026. Investors appearing most often across Germany funding rounds: IBB Ventures, Cherry Ventures, HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds), 42CAP, better ventures.
100 most recently funded startups in Germany
100 of 1,812Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
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Germany startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Germany closed 695 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 369 of them in the last 12, adding up to $20B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $6.5M, with the middle half running from $2.6M to $19M. 551 of 695 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Information Technology hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 256. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
IBB Ventures, Cherry Ventures and HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) appear most often across funded startups in Germany on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in Germany
Sector counts across all 1,812 tracked companies in Germany. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Germany?
Where funded startups in Germany are based, by the city on the company record.
Top investors in Germany startups
The investors named most often across funded startups in Germany.
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
Funding stages in Germany
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Germany break down by stage.
A further 199 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Germany startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 1,812 funded startups in Germany currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (144 of 695 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Germany is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Germany?
FundedIQ tracks 1,812 funded startups in Germany. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Germany raised?
Startups in Germany tracked by FundedIQ have raised $20B in disclosed capital across 695 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 369 rounds in the last 12 months. 551 of those 695 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Germany?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 256 companies, followed by Financial Services (144), Information Technology (128) and Biotechnology (109). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Germany?
Berlin leads with 678 companies, then Munich (292), Hamburg (118) and Cologne (62).
Which investors back the most startups in Germany?
IBB Ventures, Cherry Ventures, HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds), 42CAP and better ventures appear most often across funded startups in Germany in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Germany?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $6.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.6M and $19M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Germany?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 212 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (110) and Series A (99). A further 199 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Germany startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Germany is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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