FundedIQ holds 87 funded startups in Hessen and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Hessen, along with the 87 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $8.4M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.7M and $52M. Financial Services, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies by sector. Frankfurt and Darmstadt hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Hessen. Startups in Hessen closed 25 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 12 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $3.6B in disclosed capital.
Fintech and logistics dominate this region. The heavy presence of early stage ventures means the segment consists of small teams. Filtering by sub-sector reveals specialized industrial software that often hides under broader labels. This mix creates a concentrated pool of lean operations focused on financial infrastructure and supply chain efficiency.
Hessen funded startup statistics
Funded startups in Hessen
87
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
12
25 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$3.6B
16 of 25 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$8.4M
middle half $1.7M to $52M
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
87 most recently funded startups in Hessen
87 shown
Ordered 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.
Startups in Hessen closed 25 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 12 of them in the last 12, adding up to $3.6B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $8.4M, with the middle half running from $1.7M to $52M. 16 of 25 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 9. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Hessen
Sector counts across all 87 tracked companies in Hessen. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
A further 9 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Hessen 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 87 funded startups in Hessen currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (9 of 25 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 Hessen is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 87 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 Hessen?
FundedIQ tracks 87 funded startups in Hessen. This page lists the 87 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 Hessen raised?
Startups in Hessen tracked by FundedIQ have raised $3.6B in disclosed capital across 25 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 12 rounds in the last 12 months. 16 of those 25 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Hessen?
Financial Services has the most, with 9 companies, followed by Information Technology (9), Artificial Intelligence (8) and Energy (7). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Hessen?
Frankfurt leads with 48 companies, then Darmstadt (15), Wiesbaden (4) and Fulda (3).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Hessen?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $8.4M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.7M and $52M. 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 Hessen?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 8 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (4) and Pre-Seed (3). A further 9 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Hessen 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 Hessen is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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