Data Report
State of Germany Startup Funding 2026
Documented venture funding into startups headquartered in Germany — totals, the largest rounds, stage mix, and the quarterly trend.
Data as of September 2026 · Updated continuously · Figures in USD
$101.4B
Total Documented Funding
1,833
Funding Rounds
1,143
Companies Funded
$3.2B
Largest Round
Funding Trend
Documented capital raised per quarter. The current quarter is still filling in.
Peak quarter '25 Q3 at $5.3B. Latest complete quarter (2026Q2): ▲ 55% QoQ · ▲ 39% YoY. Current quarter (QTD) is still filling in.
Largest Rounds
The biggest documented Germany funding rounds. Tap any company for its full profile.
AutoScout24
Private Equity · Germany
$3.2B
Jun 2020
Axel Springer
Corporate Round · Germany
$3.2B
Jun 2019
Energie Baden-Württemberg
Corporate Round · Germany
$3.1B
Jul 2025
Software AG
Private Equity · Germany
$2.8B
Apr 2023
IFCO
Private Equity · Germany
$2.5B
Feb 2019
.png)
Helsing
Series E · Germany
$1.8B
Jul 2026
Scout24
Private Equity · Germany
$1.5B
Jan 2013
Neura Robotics
Series C · Germany
$1.4B
Jun 2026
Quantum Systems
Series D · Germany
$1.2B
Jul 2026
Delivery Hero
Venture Round · Germany
$1.2B
Sep 2014
ProSiebenSat.1 Media
Private Equity · Germany
$1.2B
Aug 2003
FREE NOW
Corporate Round · Germany
$1.1B
Feb 2019
FlixMobility
Series G+ · Germany
$1.0B
Jul 2024
Gorillas
Series C · Germany
$1.0B
Oct 2021
Celonis
Series D · Germany
$1.0B
Jun 2021
Rounds by Stage
How documented rounds break down by funding stage.
Explore More
Methodology
Figures are aggregated from Indexed's live database of 74,496+ private companies and 21,117+ investors. Every funding round is sourced from a verifiable public record; duplicates are merged and only rounds meeting a confidence threshold are counted. Amounts are whole USD; undisclosed rounds are excluded from dollar totals but counted where noted. "Documented" means announced with a citable source — true market totals are higher. Data as of September 2026 and updated continuously. Free to cite with attribution to Indexed.