IT investors backing startups in Germany
20 investors hold two or more IT startups in Germany each, 53 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (12), Helmholtz (6) and Bayern Kapital (5). 4 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in Germany
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 High-Tech GründerfondsAccelerator · Germany · SereneDB, Hornetsecurity, gridscale | 12 | 47 | Nov 2026 |
| HHelmholtzAccelerator · Germany · ask_ui, x1F, ACQUIFER Imaging GmbH | 6 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 Bayern KapitalVenture capital · Germany · planqc, Hivemq, Memtime | 5 | 24 | Aug 2026 |
| XxdeckAccelerator · Germany · accompio, Sastrify, Stackgini | 5 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 LEA Partners GmbHVenture capital · Germany · Code Sphere, Q.ANT, ask_ui | 4 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 EMERAM Capital PartnersPrivate equity · Germany · diva-e, ]init[, Matrix42 | 4 | – | – |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · TeamViewer, LeanIX, TELEPORT | 3 | 81 | Oct 2026 |
 42CAPVenture capital · Germany · ARC Intelligence, simplyblock, Code Sphere | 3 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 CoCo FinanceVenture capital · Germany · Sastrify, PETE Technologies, Philipps Byrne | 3 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 CapnamicVenture capital · Germany · LeanIX, Synctive, Userlane | 3 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 KIT GründerschmiedeAccelerator · Germany · Sliplane, Nodeline, mobilion.eu | 3 | 2 | May 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · TeamViewer, TELEPORT | 2 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 Amplify PartnersVenture capital · Prisma, Cedardb | 2 | 23 | Oct 2026 |
 UVC PartnersVenture capital · Germany · planqc, Q.ANT | 2 | 15 | Sep 2026 |
 EarlybirdVenture capital · Germany · Hivemq, B2X Care Solutions GmbH | 2 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 Cherry VenturesVenture capital · Germany · Q.ANT, deeploi | 2 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Angel InvestAngel network · Germany · Hyground, Everphone | 2 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 AuxxoVenture capital · Germany · Fides Technology GmbH, Noxon | 2 | 7 | May 2026 |
 Invest AGPrivate equity · Austria · CANCOM, DIGIT4U Business Solutions | 2 | – | – |
 Adelis Equity PartnersPrivate equity · Sweden · EITCO, Plenticon | 2 | – | – |
The most backed startups in Germany
Noxon
Q.ANT
TeamViewer
TELEPORT
Hivemq
Code Sphere
ask_ui
Sastrify
Stackgini
LeanIX
Userlane
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planqc
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Who invests in IT startups in Germany?
20 investors hold two or more IT startups in Germany each, 53 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (12), Helmholtz (6) and Bayern Kapital (5). 4 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.