Funded Startups in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Across the 50 most recent disclosed rounds shown for Nordrhein-Westfalen, the largest disclosed amount is eleQtron’s $67M (Seed, 2026-05-05).
Across the 50 most recent disclosed rounds shown for Nordrhein-Westfalen, the largest disclosed amount is eleQtron’s $67M (Seed, 2026-05-05). That figure is far above the rest of the disclosed amounts in this list, where the next-largest disclosed rounds include Cylib at $74M is actually larger; however, the maximum disclosed is Cylib’s $74M (Series Unknown, 2025-12-22), which dwarfs the next-highest disclosed levels like eleQtron’s $67M (2026-05-05) and Arenit’s $53M (2026-04-07). Amounts frequently cluster in mid-single-digit to tens of millions (for example, buynomics at $30M on 2025-03-20 and bezahl.de at $26M on 2025-05-21), suggesting a concentration of mid-sized financings rather than one-off mega rounds.
Timing and geography also show concentration: many entries are anchored in Cologne and Aachen repeatedly (e.g., Jupus in Cologne on 2026-06-23; eternal.ag in Cologne on 2026-03-19; octonomy in Köln on 2025-11-09; clinomic in Aachen on 2025-04-08), and a dense stretch runs from early March 2025 through June 2025 with multiple Seed/Series B/Pre-Seed rounds (e.g., ACCURE Battery Intelligence on 2025-02-12 and aedifion on 2025-06-23). Stage reporting is split between disclosed and non-disclosed amounts: 22 of 50 rows list “undisclosed,” and “Series Unknown” appears repeatedly (e.g., vGreens on 2026-05-01, Cylib on 2025-12-22, Scopevisio on 2025-03-14). The date range spans 2025-01-09 (Aparkado, undisclosed) through 2026-06-25 (ENTRYZERO, undisclosed), with the most recent entry dated 2026-06-25.
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What’s the largest disclosed round in Nordrhein-Westfalen here, and how extreme is it versus the rest of the disclosed amounts?
The largest disclosed amount is Cylib’s $74M (Series Unknown) on 2025-12-22. eleQtron follows at $67M on 2026-05-05 and Arenit at $53M on 2026-04-07, while many other disclosed rounds sit notably lower (for example, $21M on octonomy in 2025-11-09 and $17M on Voltfang in 2025-06-12).
Do any cities show up disproportionately in this recent 50-row snapshot?
Cologne (and its variants like “Köln”) appears repeatedly: Jupus ($15M, 2026-06-23), Averia (undisclosed, 2026-05-18), eternal.ag ($9M, 2026-03-19), octonomy ($21M, 2025-11-09), and buynomics ($30M, 2025-03-20) are all listed there. Aachen is also repeatedly represented, including Enua ($30M, 2026-02-02), Cylib ($74M, 2025-12-22), and Clinomic ($25M, 2025-04-08).
Where does the list concentrate in time—are there multiple closings packed into a narrow window?
A strong density appears across spring to early summer 2025: for example, Clinomic ($25M) on 2025-04-08, buynomics ($30M) on 2025-03-20, DEFENDERBOX ($840K) on 2025-07-09, and Sunhat ($11M) on 2025-09-26 bracket a busy mid-year stretch. The span of rounds shown runs from 2025-01-09 (Aparkado) to 2026-06-25 (ENTRYZERO), but the middle months contain many consecutive dated entries (multiple March and April 2025 rounds).
How dominant is non-disclosed funding versus reported amounts in these 50 rows?
“Undisclosed” appears 22 times out of 50 rows (examples include ENTRYZERO on 2026-06-25, Sanotact on 2026-05-22, and odacova on 2026-04-28). The disclosed subset still includes sizable checks (e.g., $67M for eleQtron and $53M for Arenit), but nearly half of the snapshot provides no amount, which limits cross-company comparisons by value.
Are any sectors over-represented, and do those sectors align with particular stages or money sizes?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the most frequent sector in the list, appearing across many entries (e.g., Jupus as AI with $15M on 2026-06-23; Damalo at $410K on 2026-04-30; buynomics at $30M on 2025-03-20; ACCURE Battery Intelligence at $16M on 2025-02-12). Several AI rounds also fall into early-stage labels like Seed/Pre-Seed (for example, Wakeline is Other but deeplify is AI at Pre-Seed with $2M on 2026-03-30; Smycles is AI with Seed at $2M on 2026-03-04), alongside larger outliers like eleQtron’s $67M Seed on 2026-05-05.
Which entries act as value outliers besides the top disclosed round?
Beyond Cylib’s $74M (2025-12-22), there are low disclosed outliers such as Damalo at $410K (AI, Angel, 2026-04-30) and coolnis at $310K (Pre-Seed, 2025-02-04). The disclosed amounts between these extremes frequently cluster in the millions to tens of millions (e.g., Lumoview at $3M on 2025-06-02 and bezahl.de at $26M on 2025-05-21), making the sub-$1M rounds unusually small within the disclosed set.
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