Germany startup funding in H1 2024

European tech funding raised by Germany startups during H1 2024.

In H1 2024, 299 startups in Germany raised a combined €5.7B across 306 funding rounds, up 3.2% versus H1 2023. Software was the most active sector, and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.

Total funding

€5.7B

+3.2% vs H1 2023

Funding rounds

306

-25.2% vs H1 2023

Companies

299

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

11.4% of European funding

Debt financing

€1.3B

22.8% 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 H1 2024

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Enpal	Debt	Mar 2024	€1.1B
Sunfire	Other	Mar 2024	€500M
DeepL	Other	May 2024	€277M
Everphone	Series D+	Jan 2024

View all 306 Germany deals in H1 2024 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2024, by deal count

High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)24 deals
Bayern Kapital9 deals
HV Capital8 deals
Earlybird Venture Capital7 deals
Cherry Ventures7 deals
Project A Ventures6 deals
Speedinvest6 deals
Motive Ventures5 deals
UVC Partners5 deals
Robin Capital4 deals

← All 2024 Germany funding