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Top VCs for German startups

Updated 23 Oct 2026

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1,952
Startups in Germany with investors recorded
303
VCs backing 3 or more
38 / 50
Of the top list based in Germany
VC firms by startups backed in Germany, ten largestHTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfon…222Bayern Kapital67IBB Ventures62APX48Atlantic43HV Capital41Antler39Speedinvest38Earlybird Venture Capital37Capnamic30
Figure 1. VC firms by startups backed in Germany, ten largest. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 1,952.

Venture capital firms

#InvestorBased in StartupsSince 2024Best-funded companies
1 HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) Bonn, Germany 222 52 Tubulis, commercetools, Sdui
2 Bayern Kapital Landshut, Germany 67 19 Tubulis, commercetools, CatalYm
3 IBB Ventures Berlin, Germany 62 17 Qdrant, Aignostics, Latana Brand Tracking
4 APX Berlin, Germany 48 5 VisioLab, Smalt, askui
5 Atlantic Berlin, Germany 43 9 Stenon, SynthFlow AI, Heyflow
6 HV Capital Munich, Germany 41 16 FINN, NEURA Robotics, Scalable Capital
7 Antler Singapore, Singapore 39 18 Tapline, Scale Energy, Agenta
8 Speedinvest Vienna, Austria 38 17 TIER Mobility, CoachHub, FERNRIDE
9 Earlybird Venture Capital Berlin, Germany 37 14 Upvest, Quantum Diamonds, finmid
10 Capnamic Cologne, Germany 30 9 Staffbase, Adjust, LeanIX
11 Cherry Ventures Berlin, Germany 28 12 Moss, Numa, Tacto
12 468 Capital Berlin, Germany 27 12 Ostrom, Kombo, Metergrid
13 UVC Partners Garching, Germany 23 8 Tacto, Synera, Capmo
14 Angel Invest Berlin, Germany 22 10 CoachHub, Climatiq, feld.energy
15 Point Nine Berlin, Germany 22 7 Sereact, Procuros, CANDIS
16 b2venture Berlin, Germany 22 5 Blacklane, Edurino, Procuros
17 TGFS - Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen Leipzig, Germany 22 5 rooom, Altavo, Prodlane
18 Global Founders Capital Berlin, Germany 22 3 Personio, Moss, sevDesk
19 Redstone.VC Berlin, Germany 21 4 LIQID Investments, Kertos, Unchained Robotics
20 Wellington Partners Munich, Germany 21 4 MTM Laboratories, 4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals, Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation
21 seed + speed Ventures Berlin, Germany 20 7 Kertos, Meisterwerk, happyhotel
22 bmp Ventures Berlin, Germany 20 5 RAYDIAX, PerioTrap Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Baby Sweets
23 Insight Partners New York, United States 20 5 commercetools, Staffbase, Moonfare
24 Possible Ventures Munich, Germany 19 10 Orbem, AnyDesk, Tanso
25 BM H Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen Wiesbaden, Germany 18 9 etalytics, Ankaadia, leonardo. impact
26 Project A Ventures Berlin, Germany 17 7 LIQID Investments, ARX Robotics, ExpressSteuer
27 Picus Capital Munich, Germany 16 7 FINN, Hawk, Joblift
28 TechVision Fund Aachen, Germany 16 6 Vivalyx, Hemovent, PL BioScience
29 FTTF Munich, Germany 16 5 Logistikbude, AVES Reality, DGG
30 Enjoyventure Management Düsseldorf, Germany 16 3 Tandem, shipcloud.io, APPVISORY
31 IFB Innovationsstarter Hamburg, Germany 16 3 apoQlar, recalm, dealcode AI
32 Seedcamp London, United Kingdom 16 3 Buynomics, receeve GmbH, doctorly
33 La Famiglia Berlin, Germany 15 4 SPREAD AI, Buynomics, Y42
34 redalpine Zürich, Switzerland 15 4 Buena, vivenu, Apaleo
35 Senovo Munich, Germany 15 2 Riskmethods, Ryte, shyftplan
36 Target Partners Munich, Germany 15 0 hetras, Gpredictive, corrux
37 FJ Labs New York, United States 14 10 TIER Mobility, Raisin, Buena
38 BayBG Venture Capital Munich, Germany 14 1 leon nanodrugs, DRACOON GmbH, Loyalty Prime
39 EQT Ventures Stockholm, Sweden 13 6 AnyDesk, Buena, Payrails
40 Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company London, United Kingdom 13 5 bunch, trawa, Metergrid
41 bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thuringen Erfurt, Germany 13 4 rooom, PreciPoint, Altavo
42 Target Global London, United Kingdom 13 0 doctorly, HeavenHR, Demodesk
43 Auxxo Berlin, Germany 12 6 Ubimaster, Exakt Health, FINDIQ
44 Accel Palo Alto, United States 12 4 Helsing, Personio, commercetools
45 Allygatr Berlin, Germany 12 4 Ordio, Clypp, WAY.so
46 First Momentum Ventures Karlsruhe, Germany 12 4 Dive, InSpacePropulsion Technologies, Project B
47 DN Capital Menlo Park, United States 12 3 Hawk, Cognigy, Edurino
48 Neosfer Frankfurt, Germany 12 3 Daato, 21strategies, Bilendo
49 Mountain Partners Zürich, Switzerland 12 1 ExpressSteuer, YEAY, Myo
50 Vireo Ventures Berlin, Germany 11 7 Green Fusion, Pionix, suena

Venture capital firms by startups in Germany in their portfolio. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 1,952 startups.

Accelerators, incubators and public funders

#InvestorTypeBased in StartupsSince 2024
1 Techstars Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm New City, United States 45 12
2 KfW Government investment office, Investment bank, Venture capital firm Frankfurt, Germany 39 0
3 Y Combinator Startup accelerator Mountain View, United States 29 17
4 NRW.BANK Government investment office, Investment bank Düsseldorf, Germany 27 6
5 Plug and Play Startup accelerator, Co-working space, University program, Venture capital firm Sunnyvale, United States 26 10
6 VentureOut Startup accelerator, Startup incubator New York, United States 25 8
7 European Innovation Council Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Brussels, Belgium 20 11
8 Brandenburg Kapital Government investment office, Venture capital firm Potsdam, Germany 18 6
9 coparion Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Cologne, Germany 17 4
10 SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator Startup accelerator, Co-working space, Entrepreneurship program, Startup incubator Leipzig, Germany 14 4
11 EIT Digital Accelerator Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Brussels, Belgium 10 1
12 Hubraum Startup accelerator, Startup incubator, Venture capital firm Berlin, Germany 10 1
13 NCA Startup accelerator Hamburg, Germany 10 1
14 Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator Startup accelerator Berlin, Germany 10 0
15 German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space Government investment office Bonn, Germany 9 4
16 Microsoft Accelerator Berlin Startup accelerator Berlin, Germany 9 0
17 EIC Accelerator Startup accelerator Brussels, Belgium 8 7
18 Campus Founders Startup accelerator, Entrepreneurship program, Startup incubator, Micro VC fund Heilbronn, Germany 8 0
19 Next Media Accelerator Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Hamburg, Germany 8 0
20 ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator Startup accelerator Munich, Germany 8 0

Accelerators, incubators and government investors by startups in Germany. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 1,952 startups.

Method

A startup counts for an investor when the investor is among the investors recorded for the company across all its rounds. The startups are companies headquartered in Germany whose most recent round is pre-seed, seed, angel or Series A through J. "Since 2024" counts the companies whose most recent round is dated 1 January 2024 or later. Venture capital firms are investors typed as venture capital or micro VC and not also as accelerator, incubator or government office. An investor needs 3 companies to be ranked. Ties go to the higher count since 2024. Best-funded companies are the three with the most total funding.

Other countries

United States3,096 China574 United Kingdom438 India263 Canada227 France219 Israel168 Singapore166 South Korea137 Japan130 Brazil111 Australia102 Spain84 The Netherlands78 Switzerland66 Mexico54 Indonesia47 Poland45 Sweden44 United Arab Emirates40 Turkey40 Italy36 Finland36 Denmark31 Saudi Arabia28 Belgium26
Cite: FundingWatcher, top vcs for german startups, 23 October 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/top/germany/