European tech funding profile
5,316 startups in Germany have raised a combined €114B across 7,304 funding rounds and recorded 1,566 exits. Software is the most active sector, and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is the most active investor. Data as of 29 Sept 2026.
#2 in Europe by capital raised — 15.9% of all European startup funding.
Germany recorded €5.29B across 95 deals in the recent 90-day window, up from €2.76B across 97 deals in the prior period. Deal count fell slightly while capital raised rose 92%.
German space company The Exploration Company closed a €387M Series C round on 8 September 2026, ranking among the largest European rounds of the past 30 days.
| Fintech | €20B | |
| E-commerce | €17B | |
| Software | €13B | |
| Transportation | €13B | |
| Foodtech | €9.4B | |
| Energy | €7.7B |
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Hero | Other | Jan 2020 | €2.3B |
| Helsing | Series D+ | Jul 2026 | €1.6B |
| Auxmoney | Debt | Jan 2017 | €1.5B |
| Delivery Hero | Debt | Apr 2022 | €1.4B |
| High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) | 479 |
| Bayern Kapital | 168 |
| HV Capital | 124 |
| Cherry Ventures | 118 |
| Earlybird Venture Capital | 115 |
| Speedinvest | 111 |
| Project A Ventures | 108 |
| HV Holtzbrinck Ventures | 93 |
| IBB Ventures | 93 |
| Capnamic Ventures |
| Delivery Hero | Debt | Sep 2021 | €1.3B |
| Neura Robotics | Series C | Jun 2026 | €1.2B |
| Enpal | Debt | Mar 2024 | €1.1B |
| Quantum Systems | Series D+ | Jul 2026 | €1.1B |
| Cloover | Debt | Jan 2026 | €1.0B |
| finn | Debt | Feb 2025 | €1.0B |
| 84 |
| Berlin | €55B | 3,118 | |
| Munich | €24B | 1,244 | |
| Dusseldorf | €4.1B | 87 | |
| Hamburg | €3.7B | 436 | |
| Dresden | €1.9B | 73 | |
| Stuttgart | €1.8B | 119 | |
| Cologne | €1.7B | 257 | |
| Zurich | €1.6B | 14 |
