European tech funding raised by Germany startups during H1 2016.
In H1 2016, 192 startups in Germany raised a combined €1.1B across 196 funding rounds, down 40.7% versus H1 2015. Software was the most active sector, and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Fashion Group | Growth/Late | Mar 2016 | €330M |
| SoundCloud | Series D+ | May 2016 | €87M |
| Brillen.de | Growth/Late | Jun 2016 | €45M |
| eGym | Series C |
39 exits · €447M disclosed.
| Parship Elite Group | Acquisition | Feb 2016 | €300M |
| SinnerSchrader | Acquisition | Jun 2016 | €100M |
| Stylefruits | Acquisition | Jan 2016 | €29M |
| Pixi Software | Acquisition | Jan 2016 | €9.2M |
| StudiVZ | Acquisition | Jun 2016 | €9.1M |
| Feb 2016 |
| €41M |
| Number26 | Series B | May 2016 | €36M |
| Finanzcheck.de | Series C | Mar 2016 | €33M |
| Lamudi | Growth/Late | Jan 2016 | €29M |
| Celonis | Series A | May 2016 | €25M |
| Thermondo | Series C | Apr 2016 | €23M |
| Allecra Therapeutics | Series B | May 2016 | €22M |
| Tado | Series C | Mar 2016 | €20M |
| Orderbird | Series C | Apr 2016 | €20M |
| AEVI | Growth/Late | Apr 2016 | €20M |
| Home24 | Growth/Late | Feb 2016 | €20M |
| HomeToGo | Series B | Mar 2016 | €18M |