Germany startup funding in H2 2016

European tech funding raised by Germany startups during H2 2016.

In H2 2016, 164 startups in Germany raised a combined €1.2B across 174 funding rounds, up 18.4% versus H2 2015. Fintech was the most active sector, and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.

Total funding

€1.2B

+18.4% vs H2 2015

Funding rounds

174

-19.8% vs H2 2015

Companies

164

Top sector

Fintech

Rank in Europe

13.9% of European funding

Debt financing

€294M

24.7% of total

Top-10 round share

54.7%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top sectors

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2016

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Auxmoney	Debt	Dec 2016	€150M
HelloFresh	Series D+	Nov 2016	€85M
Giesecke & Devrient	Debt	Nov 2016	€80M
Sonnenbatterie	Series D+	Sep 2016

View all 174 Germany deals in H2 2016 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2016, by deal count

← All 2016 Germany funding

Exits & M&A

42 Acquisition · 3 Merger · 2 Buyout · 1 IPO

48 exits · €13B disclosed.

Drillisch	Acquisition	Dec 2016	€8.5B
Trivago	IPO	Aug 2016	€3.6B
1&1 Internet	Buyout	Aug 2016	€450M
PTV Group	Acquisition	Sep 2016	€300M
Jochen Schweizer	Acquisition	Sep 2016	€108M
InnoGames	Acquisition	Oct 2016	€83M