Energy and climate investors backing startups in Germany
73 investors hold two or more energy and climate startups in Germany each, 167 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (27), Helmholtz (16) and BRYCK Startup Alliance (13). 20 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 6 Nov 2026
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Investors backing startups in Germany
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 High-Tech GründerfondsAccelerator · Germany · envelio, Proxima Fusion, node.energy | 27 | 47 | Nov 2026 |
| HHelmholtzAccelerator · Germany · adjusted flow, AssetEnergy, INERATEC | 16 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 BRYCK Startup AllianceAccelerator · Germany · Einklang, Nanolope GmbH Impressum Nanolope GmbH Geschäftsführer: Dr, Alteva | 13 | 4 | Jan 2026 |
 Bayern KapitalVenture capital · Germany · Proxima Fusion, tado°, Marvel Fusion | 10 | 25 | Aug 2026 |
 Future Energy Ventures GmbHVenture capital · Germany · tado°, nuventura, thermondo | 9 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 UVC PartnersVenture capital · Germany · Proxima Fusion, TWAICE, STABL Energy | 8 | 15 | Sep 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · SachsenEnergie, CAALA, EcoG | 7 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 SpeedinvestVenture capital · Austria · TWAICE, trawa, cylib | 7 | 31 | Oct 2026 |
 better venturesVenture capital · Germany · ABSORA, Encosa Energy, autarc | 7 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 IBB VenturesVenture capital · Germany · ubitricity, thermondo, Spark e-Fuels GmbH | 7 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 RedstoneVenture capital · Germany · thermondo, Voltfang, node.energy | 6 | 16 | Sep 2026 |
 CoCo FinanceVenture capital · Germany · thermondo, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, aedifion | 6 | 6 | Aug 2026 |
 SET VenturesVenture capital · Netherlands · GALVANY, Instagrid, metergrid | 6 | 6 | Jul 2026 |
 KIT GründerschmiedeAccelerator · Germany · adjusted flow, Arteus Energy, Rement | 6 | 2 | May 2026 |
 Extantia CapitalVenture capital · Germany · Bees & Bears, PHLAIR, INERATEC | 5 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 DeepTech & Climate FondsVenture capital · Germany · Rabot Energy, Proxima Fusion, node.energy | 5 | 6 | Jul 2026 |
 Planet AAccelerator · Germany · PHLAIR, INERATEC, Deutsche Energie-Agentur | 5 | 3 | Aug 2026 |
 BonVenture Management GmbHAccelerator · Germany · node.energy, FENECON, ChargeX | 5 | 2 | Mar 2026 |
 TU BerlinAccelerator · Germany · Nanolope GmbH Impressum Nanolope GmbH Geschäftsführer: Dr, Green Fusion, Blindleister | 5 | 1 | May 2026 |
 Energy Impact PartnersVenture capital · United States · zolar, Instagrid, Reverion | 4 | 19 | Sep 2026 |
 Picus CapitalVenture capital · Germany · thermondo, Solarize, SpotmyEnergy | 4 | 14 | Nov 2026 |
 Project AVenture capital · Germany · Atmen, ENAPI, AZOWO GmbH | 4 | 13 | Sep 2026 |
 Contrarian VenturesVenture capital · Lithuania · Bees & Bears, Meta Fuels, Cariqa | 4 | 7 | Jul 2026 |
 Omnes CapitalVenture capital · France · Proxima Fusion, ILOS Projects GmbH & Co. KG, ENOVA Energiesysteme | 4 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
| GGGFVenture capital · WeSort.AI, Reverion, Re-Twin Energy | 4 | 4 | Nov 2026 |
 arise – Der Deep-Tech AcceleratorAccelerator · Germany · adjusted flow, Golf Strom, Cyclize | 4 | 3 | Apr 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · HeyCharge, autarc, Kitekraft | 3 | 255 | Oct 2026 |
 NorrskenVenture capital · Sweden · 1Komma5, trawa, SpotmyEnergy | 3 | 15 | Oct 2026 |
 Point NineVenture capital · Germany · Reonic, Solarize, Ampere Cloud | 3 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 b2ventureAngel network · Switzerland · 1Komma5, Marvel Fusion, Electrochaea GmbH - Power-to-Gas Energy Storage | 3 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 AtlanticVenture capital · Germany · PHLAIR, tozero, volytica | 3 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 EcapitalVenture capital · Germany · 1Komma5, node.energy, Heliatek | 3 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 FoundamentalVenture capital · Germany · Enter, VARM, Reneo | 3 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 BMH Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft HessenVenture capital · Germany · Focused Energy, etalytics, Adaptive Balancing Power | 3 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
| VVorwerk VenturesVenture capital · thermondo, SpotmyEnergy, Resourcify | 3 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Übermorgen VenturesVenture capital · Luxera Energy, Einhundert, Green Fusion | 3 | 4 | Aug 2026 |
 Founders BayAccelerator · Germany · DoppelErnte, Nanolope GmbH Impressum Nanolope GmbH Geschäftsführer: Dr, avanera | 3 | 3 | Aug 2026 |
 PT1 VenturesVenture capital · Germany · Voltfang, autarc, 42watt | 3 | 3 | Jun 2026 |
 Max Planck InnovationAccelerator · Germany · Proxima Fusion, terraplasma GmbH, Batene GmbH | 3 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
| BBitstoneVenture capital · node.energy, aedifion, Green Fusion | 3 | 1 | Feb 2026 |
The most backed startups in Germany
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Proxima Fusion | 10 |
 node.energy | 6 |
 thermondo | 6 |
 EcoG | 5 |
 Resourcify | 5 |
 Encosa Energy | 5 |
 INERATEC | 5 |
 PHLAIR | 4 |
 Rabot Energy | 4 |
 Schüttflix | 4 |
 Fuchs & Eule | 4 |
 cylib | 4 |
 Reverion | 4 |
 trawa | 4 |
 Cariqa | 3 |
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Who invests in energy and climate startups in Germany?
73 investors hold two or more energy and climate startups in Germany each, 167 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (27), Helmholtz (16) and BRYCK Startup Alliance (13). 20 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 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 6 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0