European tech funding raised by Germany startups during 2018.
In 2018, 348 startups in Germany raised a combined €3.1B across 365 funding rounds. Software was the most active sector, and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) was the most active investor. Data as of 21 Aug 2026.
59 exits · €1.3B disclosed.
| Delivery Hero Germany | Acquisition | Apr 2018 | €930M |
| Finanzcheck | Acquisition | Mar 2018 | €285M |
| Playa Games | Acquisition | Apr 2018 | €41M |
| Givve | Acquisition | Mar 2018 | €20M |
| Handygames | Acquisition | Mar 2018 | €1.0M |
| €88M |
| Design Offices | Other | Feb 2018 | €60M |
| Sonnen | Series D+ | Feb 2018 | €60M |
| SolarisBank | Other | Jan 2018 | €57M |
| smava | Other | Jan 2018 | €54M |
| Lampenwelt | Debt | Jan 2018 | €54M |
| Dreamlines | Series D+ | Feb 2018 | €45M |
| Tado | Series D+ | Oct 2018 | €43M |
| FinLeap | Seed | Nov 2018 | €42M |
| WeQ | Other | Feb 2018 | €40M |
| Celonis | Other | Feb 2018 | €40M |
| Freeletics | Series A | Dec 2018 | €39M |
