Hardware investors backing startups in Germany
30 investors hold two or more hardware startups in Germany each, 90 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (19), Bayern Kapital (10) and Helmholtz (10). 12 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in Germany
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 High-Tech GründerfondsAccelerator · Germany · kiutra, Synapticon, Instagrid | 19 | 48 | Nov 2026 |
 Bayern KapitalVenture capital · Germany · planqc, ProGlove, QuantumDiamonds | 10 | 24 | Aug 2026 |
| HHelmholtzAccelerator · Germany · Mynaric, Roboception, emmtrix Technologies GmbH | 10 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 Max Planck InnovationAccelerator · Germany · planqc, Menlo Systems GmbH, attocube | 10 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 UVC PartnersVenture capital · Germany · planqc, KONUX, 3YOURMIND | 9 | 15 | Sep 2026 |
 EcapitalVenture capital · Germany · Dryad Networks, temicon, VisioLab | 5 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Inuru, DeepDrive, Umeleon | 4 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 b2ventureAngel network · Switzerland · Codasip, DyeMansion, BigRep | 4 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 Bm TVenture capital · Germany · FluIDect, Altavo, Kompetenz in Druck, Klima, Leckage und Lüftung | 4 | 6 | Aug 2026 |
 CoCo FinanceVenture capital · Germany · Impossiblecloud, SONOTEC, Hyperganic | 4 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 AQAL Capital GmbHVenture capital · Germany · Semron, Black Semiconductor, Q.ANT | 4 | 4 | Jul 2026 |
 SquareOneVenture capital · Germany · Semron, Codasip, atmio | 4 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · CELUS, Scheidt & Bachmann, Veecle | 3 | 152 | Nov 2026 |
 EarlybirdVenture capital · Germany · QuantumDiamonds, eleQtron, CELUS | 3 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 DeepTech & Climate FondsVenture capital · Germany · planqc, ferroelectric-memory, 2026 xolo GmbH | 3 | 6 | Jul 2026 |
 APEX VenturesVenture capital · Austria · kiutra, planqc, Refined Diagnostics | 3 | 5 | Apr 2026 |
 Fraunhofer-GesellschaftAccelerator · Germany · SIMPL, Deep Breath, Enerthing GmbH | 3 | 2 | Mar 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · simplyblock, PCB Labs | 2 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 SpeedinvestVenture capital · Austria · planqc, CELUS | 2 | 30 | Nov 2026 |
 BMW i VenturesVenture capital · United States · KINEXON, DeepDrive | 2 | 13 | Aug 2026 |
 First MomentumAccelerator · United Kingdom · QuantumDiamonds, Muray | 2 | 10 | Oct 2026 |
 BMH Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft HessenVenture capital · Germany · Implify, Persival GmbH | 2 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 Scale CapitalVenture capital · Denmark · Quantica GmbH, INLEAP Photonics | 2 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Runa CapitalVenture capital · Luxembourg · Akhetonics, Ubitium | 2 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
 KIT GründerschmiedeAccelerator · Germany · emmtrix Technologies GmbH, OnSite Solutions | 2 | 2 | May 2026 |
 TechQuartierAccelerator · Germany · Core Sensing, JoS QUANTUM | 2 | 2 | Apr 2026 |
 LBBW Venture CapitalVenture capital · Germany · Impossiblecloud, 3YOURMIND | 2 | 2 | Mar 2026 |
 OccidentVenture capital · Switzerland · Core Sensing, Altavo | 2 | 2 | Aug 2026 |
 TU BerlinAccelerator · Germany · AdditiveStream, Green Fusion | 2 | 1 | May 2026 |
 ignitionAccelerator · Germany · RayVen Laser, SIMPL | 2 | – | Oct 2012 |
The most backed startups in Germany
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 planqc | 6 |
 DeepDrive | 4 |
 QuantumDiamonds | 4 |
 CELUS | 3 |
 ferroelectric-memory | 3 |
 ondeso | 3 |
 INLEAP Photonics | 3 |
 Altavo | 3 |
 SIMPL | 2 |
 Core Sensing | 2 |
 kiutra | 2 |
 VisioLab | 2 |
 Refined Diagnostics | 2 |
 Cycle Lasers | 2 |
 Codasip | 2 |
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Who invests in hardware startups in Germany?
30 investors hold two or more hardware startups in Germany each, 90 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (19), Bayern Kapital (10) and Helmholtz (10). 12 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.