European tech funding profile
5,267 startups in Germany have raised a combined €113B across 7,245 funding rounds and recorded 1,555 exits. Software is the most active sector, and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is the most active investor. Data as of 7 Aug 2026.
#2 in Europe by capital raised — 16.0% of all European startup funding.
UK-based lender iwoca secured a €292M debt round on 27 July 2026. This adds to a broader debt pattern in the UK's 30-day window, where debt financing across 4 deals totals €1.7B, well above Germany's …
Germany-based companies raised €6.8B in the recent 90-day window versus €1.5B in the prior period, a 4.5x increase, while deal count stayed nearly flat at 112 versus 113. This places Germany second by…
| Fintech | €20B | |
| E-commerce | €17B | |
| Software | €13B | |
| Transportation | €13B | |
| Foodtech | €9.4B | |
| Energy | €7.6B |
| 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) | 473 |
| Bayern Kapital | 166 |
| HV Capital | 123 |
| Cherry Ventures | 116 |
| Earlybird Venture Capital | 115 |
| Speedinvest | 111 |
| Project A Ventures | 108 |
| HV Holtzbrinck Ventures | 93 |
| IBB Ventures | 87 |
| 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 | €54B | 3,097 | |
| Munich | €24B | 1,230 | |
| Dusseldorf | €4.1B | 86 | |
| Hamburg | €3.7B | 434 | |
| Dresden | €1.9B | 72 | |
| Stuttgart | €1.8B | 118 | |
| Zurich | €1.6B | 14 | |
| Cologne | €1.6B | 256 |
