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Venture capital and incubators

Berlin can attract by far the most risk capital nationwide and is becoming the most important target area for foreign investors.

Of the six billion euros of venture capital that flowed into German startups in 2023, 39% (2.4 billion euros) went to startups in Berlin. This makes Berlin the most important region for tech investments in Germany. In a European comparison, the German capital is also among the top, in 2022 it was third behind London and Paris.

Most of the money has been invested in software & analytics, followed by e-commerce, fintech/insurtech and health 3. place (Sources: EY Startup-Barometer Deutschland 2024, *EY Startup Barometer Europa 2022) 286 deals 33 % of nationwide deals 2.4 bn € invested in startups, nearly 39 % of the venture capital invested throughout Germany in European comparison* 269 startups received funding

Although the number of financing rounds has fallen nationwide, Berlin startups were able to win one in three of the 286 financing rounds.

Local business angels, company owned and university related incubators, accelerators as well as national and international venture capital investors support Berlin’s young entrepreneurs in the foundation phase. Numerous successful startups have emerged that way, e.g. Zalando, Mister Spex, N26, SoundCloud, Wooga oder Delivery Hero.

Venture capital and private equity companies in Berlin

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Berliner Startup Map

You can find an overview of Berlin Business Angels, Accelerators, Incubators and Venture Capital on the Startup Map.