Biotech investors backing startups in Germany
27 investors hold two or more biotech startups in Germany each, 116 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (35), Helmholtz (25) and Max Planck Innovation (16). 10 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in Germany
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 High-Tech GründerfondsAccelerator · Germany · Irubis, Pacira, Heidelberg Epignostix GmbH | 35 | 48 | Nov 2026 |
| HHelmholtzAccelerator · Germany · Tcelltech, BioRN, Panosome | 25 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 Max Planck InnovationAccelerator · Germany · MorphoSys, ALACRIS Theranostics, Proteros | 16 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 Bayern KapitalVenture capital · Germany · Insempra®, T-Curx, Dynamic Biosensors | 10 | 24 | Aug 2026 |
 IBB VenturesVenture capital · Germany · ucaneo, Level Nine Labs, OMEICOS | 6 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 better venturesVenture capital · Germany · Level Nine Labs, BIOVOX, PL BioScience | 5 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 Bm TVenture capital · Germany · FluIDect, LEcta GmbH, Dynamic42 | 5 | 6 | Aug 2026 |
 LBBW Venture CapitalVenture capital · Germany · Bluu Seafood, ActiTrexx, Umlaut | 5 | 2 | Mar 2026 |
 arise – Der Deep-Tech AcceleratorAccelerator · Germany · VUSE-XR, Phase Form, Opto Biolabs | 4 | 3 | Apr 2026 |
 NRW.BANKCorporate VC · Germany · Refoxy Pharmaceuticals GmbH, 4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH, DISCO Pharmaceuticals GmbH | 3 | 4 | May 2026 |
 BRYCK Startup AllianceAccelerator · Germany · 2NA FISH, BIOVOX, VitrofluidiX | 3 | 3 | Jan 2026 |
 KIT GründerschmiedeAccelerator · Germany · CAVIGEN, jovoco GmbH, PHABIOC GmbH | 3 | 2 | May 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · ucaneo, eversyn | 2 | 152 | Nov 2026 |
 BlueYard CapitalVenture capital · Germany · Insempra®, CPTx | 2 | 18 | Aug 2026 |
 M VenturesVenture capital · Netherlands · Formo, DISCO Pharmaceuticals GmbH | 2 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 bmp VenturesVenture capital · eversyn, PerioTrap | 2 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 Omega FundsVenture capital · United States · Evotec, Catalym | 2 | 5 | May 2026 |
 APEX VenturesVenture capital · Austria · Yuri Gravity, Refined Diagnostics | 2 | 5 | Apr 2026 |
 BMH Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft HessenVenture capital · Germany · BIOVOX, Akribion Therapeutics | 2 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
| WWürttembergAccelerator · Germany · Yuri Gravity, Schnaitec GmbH | 2 | 4 | Apr 2026 |
| SSTS VenturesVenture capital · Germany · detechgene.de, VitrofluidiX | 2 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 AI NATIONAccelerator · Germany · Lucid Genomics, Provolut | 2 | 3 | Aug 2026 |
 CoparionVenture capital · Germany · Tubulis, Catalym | 2 | 2 | Sep 2026 |
 Nextech InvestVenture capital · Switzerland · Airna, Tubulis | 2 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
 TU BerlinAccelerator · Germany · ImpactNexus, LiquidLoop | 2 | 1 | May 2026 |
 Ampersand Capital PartnersPrivate equity · United States · ProtaGene, GENEWIZ from Azenta Life Sciences - Europe | 2 | – | – |
 KfW CapitalVenture capital · Germany · Wellington Partners, TVM Capital Life Science | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in Germany
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 BIOVOX | 4 |
 eversyn | 3 |
 Catalym | 3 |
 OMEICOS | 3 |
 Tubulis | 3 |
 ucaneo | 2 |
 DISCO Pharmaceuticals GmbH | 2 |
 Evotec | 2 |
 ActiTrexx | 2 |
 LEcta GmbH | 2 |
 Umlaut | 2 |
 Refoxy Pharmaceuticals GmbH | 2 |
 Primogene | 2 |
 Refined Diagnostics | 2 |
 PreOmics GmbH | 2 |
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Who invests in biotech startups in Germany?
27 investors hold two or more biotech startups in Germany each, 116 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (35), Helmholtz (25) and Max Planck Innovation (16). 10 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for Germany when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,417 portfolios.