Funded Startups in Hessen
The largest disclosed round in this Hessen set is ABO Energy’s $281M (Series Unknown) on 2025-08-25, which dwarfs the next-largest disclosed amounts: Quali…
The largest disclosed round in this Hessen set is ABO Energy’s $281M (Series Unknown) on 2025-08-25, which dwarfs the next-largest disclosed amounts: Qualifyze’s $54M (2024-09-10), Link11’s $29M (2023-12-20), and Hygraph’s $30M (2023-03-29). By contrast, the smallest disclosed amount is circolution at $250K on 2023-02-01, creating a very wide disclosed-range spread.
Rounds cluster heavily around Frankfurt and the surrounding major cities: Frankfurt-based companies include Meet5 ($9M, 2025-09-12), Akribion Genomics ($8M, 2025-02-04), Qualifyze ($54M, 2024-09-10), Threedy’s $10M is Darmstadt (2024-02-20), while many other entries also anchor in Darmstadt (e.g., Genow Ai $2M on 2025-08-18; Hygraph $30M on 2023-03-29). Temporal coverage runs from 2022-10-24 (Proemion) to 2025-09-12 (Meet5). Stage disclosure is also uneven: 18 of 50 rows are “undisclosed” on amount and another 9 are “Series Unknown,” so disclosed-size comparisons are driven by a minority of entries.
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What stands out on deal size, and is there a clear outlier among disclosed rounds?
ABO Energy’s disclosed $281M on 2025-08-25 is the single largest amount in the list and is well above the next-largest disclosed rounds such as Qualifyze’s $54M (2024-09-10) and Hygraph’s $30M (2023-03-29). At the other end, circolution’s $250K on 2023-02-01 is the smallest disclosed amount shown.
Do the rounds concentrate in a narrow city cluster, or are they spread across Hessen?
There is a pronounced hub effect around Frankfurt and Darmstadt. Frankfurt appears repeatedly (e.g., Meet5 $9M on 2025-09-12; Qualifyze $54M on 2024-09-10; Link11 $29M on 2023-12-20), while Darmstadt also recurs (e.g., Genow Ai $2M on 2025-08-18; Hygraph $30M on 2023-03-29; Akribion Genomics $8M is listed in Zwingenberg, adjacent regionally but also reflecting concentrated Rhine-Main activity).
How much of the list falls in the most recent quarter of round dates?
Within the most recent ~90 days covered by the table window, several rounds sit in mid-to-late 2025, including Meet5 on 2025-09-12 ($9M), ABO Energy on 2025-08-25 ($281M), and Genow Ai on 2025-08-18 ($2M). The distribution then continues back into 2025 with additional entries like node.energy on 2025-04-23 ($17M) and Green Banana Group on 2025-05-02 ($2M).
Which stage labels dominate the dataset, and how often is stage or amount missing?
“Series Unknown” appears in 9 of 50 rows, and “undisclosed” amounts appear in 18 of 50 rows (e.g., Emidat on 2025-07-21 is “undisclosed,” and Wingcopter on 2025-06-26 is also “undisclosed”). That means many comparisons by disclosed size rely on a smaller subset of entries where amounts are provided.
Are any sectors over-represented, or are sectors highly dispersed?
Sectors are mixed, but several repeat with multiple entries: AI/software-adjacent themes show up across companies such as Genow Ai (Software Development, Seed, 2025-08-18), FlyPix AI (Artificial Intelligence (AI), 2024-10-07, undisclosed), and Finanzguru (Artificial Intelligence (AI), Series B, $14M on 2023-04-04). Energy is also repeatedly represented (e.g., ABO Energy $281M on 2025-08-25; node.energy $17M on 2025-04-23; Giga.Green $27M on 2024-07-11).
What timing edge cases are visible in the date range of this Hessen list?
The newest row is Meet5 on 2025-09-12 ($9M), while the oldest row shown is Proemion on 2022-10-24 ($33M). Between those edges, the table includes multiple mid-2024 entries such as Qualifyze on 2024-09-10 ($54M) and Threedy on 2024-02-20 ($10M), indicating activity is not confined to a single year.
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