Funded Startups in Saarland
Among the 6 Saarland entries shown, Kraftblock’s $22M Series B (2023-08-10) is a clear size outlier: the next-largest disclosed rounds are $3M (aumio on 20…
Among the 6 Saarland entries shown, Kraftblock’s $22M Series B (2023-08-10) is a clear size outlier: the next-largest disclosed rounds are $3M (aumio on 2022-05-19; Seawater Cubes on 2021-11-24), with two $2M rounds (QuantPi on 2022-10-07; enduco on 2022-07-10) and a lowest disclosed $1M (emlen on 2020-08-15). The rest of the list concentrates in a relatively tight window from 2021-11-24 to 2023-08-10, suggesting more recent funding clustering rather than steady spacing.
Geographically, Saarbrücken appears repeatedly: QuantPi (2022-10-07, $2M), enduco (2022-07-10, $2M), Seawater Cubes (2021-11-24, $3M), and emlen (2020-08-15, $1M) all list Saarbrücken, while other cities (Sulzbach, Eppelborn) appear once. Stage and sector mix are narrow in the rows shown: 3 of 6 entries are classified as Seed (QuantPi’s Pre-Seed is the other early-stage label, not “Seed”), and energy is represented once versus AI, education, health care, agriculture, and information technology each appearing in single entries.
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Frequently asked
What stands out as the largest and smallest disclosed rounds in this Saarland list, and how extreme is the gap?
Kraftblock’s $22M Series B on 2023-08-10 is the only disclosed round above $20M, dwarfing the next-largest $3M rounds (aumio on 2022-05-19 and Seawater Cubes on 2021-11-24). The smallest disclosed amount is emlen’s $1M on 2020-08-15.
Are Saarbrücken-based startups over-represented among the 6 most recent rows?
Yes. Four of the 6 rows list Saarbrücken: QuantPi ($2M, 2022-10-07), enduco ($2M, 2022-07-10), Seawater Cubes ($3M, 2021-11-24), and emlen ($1M, 2020-08-15). The remaining two are in Sulzbach (Kraftblock, $22M, 2023-08-10) and Eppelborn (aumio, $3M, 2022-05-19).
Is there a cluster of funding dates in the more recent years shown?
Most disclosed rounds fall between late 2021 and 2023: Seawater Cubes (2021-11-24), aumio (2022-05-19), enduco (2022-07-10), QuantPi (2022-10-07), and Kraftblock (2023-08-10). The only earlier entry is emlen on 2020-08-15.
How does the stage mix look across these entries—are early-stage rounds dominant?
Early-stage classifications dominate the list: QuantPi is Pre-Seed ($2M, 2022-10-07) and there are two Seed rounds (enduco $2M on 2022-07-10; aumio $3M on 2022-05-19). Later-stage appears once as Series B (Kraftblock $22M on 2023-08-10) and once as Series A (Seawater Cubes $3M on 2021-11-24), with emlen’s stage left blank on 2020-08-15.
Any outliers besides the largest round, such as unusual sector placement or missing stage labels?
The biggest economic outlier is Kraftblock’s $22M (2023-08-10) relative to the rest ($3M max after it). Separately, emlen’s stage is blank on 2020-08-15 with a $1M disclosed amount, making the only missing stage label in the shown rows.
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