Geographies/Germany/2026/January

Germany startup funding in January 2026

European tech funding raised by Germany startups during January 2026.

In January 2026, 47 startups in Germany raised a combined €1.8B across 48 funding rounds, up 17.9% versus January 2025. Software was the most active sector, and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.

Total funding

€1.8B

+17.9% vs January 2025

Funding rounds

+17.1% vs January 2025

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

35.6% of European funding

Debt financing

€1.0B

57.0% of total

Top-10 round share

93.9%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Top sectors

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Exits & M&A

9 Acquisition · 1 Merger

10 exits · €294M disclosed.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in January 2026

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Cloover	Debt	Jan 2026	€1.0B
Parloa	Series D+	Jan 2026	€301M
osapiens	Series C	Jan 2026	€86M
RobCo	Series C	Jan 2026

View all 48 Germany deals in January 2026 →

Top investors

most active in January 2026, by deal count

High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)4 deals
Bayern Kapital3 deals
TGFS Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen2 deals
General Catalyst2 deals
Lakestar2 deals
STS Ventures2 deals
LBBW Venture Capital GmbH2 deals
Alexander Schwörer1 deals
Achim Berg1 deals
Altimeter Capital1 deals

← All 2026 Germany funding

Kaia Health	Acquisition	Jan 2026	€239M
Plan A	Acquisition	Jan 2026	€55M