Manufacturing investors backing startups in Germany
64 investors hold two or more manufacturing startups in Germany each, 169 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (23), Helmholtz (20) and Bayern Kapital (10). 16 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 10 Nov 2026
investors
64
portfolio startups
169
of them raised in 12 months
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Investors backing startups in Germany
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 High-Tech GründerfondsAccelerator · Germany · Alpine Eagle, EcoPals, Cyclize | 23 | 49 | Nov 2026 |
| HHelmholtzAccelerator · Germany · flexlog, enabl, Kamedi GmbH | 20 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 Bayern KapitalVenture capital · Germany · DRIMCO, Isar Aerospace, Hivemq | 10 | 24 | Aug 2026 |
 CoCo FinanceVenture capital · Germany · Isar Aerospace, thermondo, Fernride | 9 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 b2ventureAngel network · Switzerland · Ambio, The Exploration Company, Cybus | 8 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 Project AVenture capital · Germany · Laserhub, Black Semiconductor, montamo | 7 | 13 | Sep 2026 |
 Bm TVenture capital · Germany · Peeriot - Decentralized IoT for a Connected Future, Applyo Jena, ROBUST AO | 7 | 6 | Aug 2026 |
 KIT GründerschmiedeAccelerator · Germany · Aicorn, Kamedi GmbH, Rement | 7 | 2 | May 2026 |
 Pinova CapitalPrivate equity · Germany · Asutec, Raynet, Clarus Films | 7 | – | – |
 IBB VenturesVenture capital · Germany · thermondo, Wonnda, Quantistry | 6 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 FTTFVenture capital · EcoPals, MotionMiners, ROBUST AO | 6 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 UVC PartnersVenture capital · Germany · Isar Aerospace, Cyclize, DyeMansion | 5 | 15 | Sep 2026 |
 better venturesVenture capital · Germany · ABSORA, Greenlyte, nuuEnergy | 5 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
| XxdeckAccelerator · Germany · DeepSynergy.AI, Packmatic, Sentics | 5 | 9 | Sep 2026 |
 ignitionAccelerator · Germany · Synctive, Osphim, RayVen Laser | 5 | – | Oct 2012 |
 AtlanticVenture capital · Germany · Wandelbots, Again, Endless Industries: Automated Carbon Fiber Manufacturing | 4 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Fraunhofer-GesellschaftAccelerator · Germany · MotionMiners, SIMPL, 3D Spark GmbH | 4 | 2 | Mar 2026 |
 TU BerlinAccelerator · Germany · Endless Industries: Automated Carbon Fiber Manufacturing, Syncrobot, Green Fusion | 4 | 1 | May 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · AISuperVision, Kitekraft, Pairio | 3 | 259 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Scheidt & Bachmann, truckoo, voraus robotik GmbH | 3 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 SeedcampAccelerator · United Kingdom · Vanilla Steel, CNC24, Kraka | 3 | 64 | Nov 2026 |
 SpeedinvestVenture capital · Austria · Fernride, Ambio, One | 3 | 30 | Nov 2026 |
 PartechVenture capital · France · The Exploration Company, Greenlyte, Metycle | 3 | 28 | Oct 2026 |
 EarlybirdVenture capital · Germany · Isar Aerospace, Hivemq, Greenlyte | 3 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 BMW i VenturesVenture capital · United States · KINEXON, BMW Group, Synera | 3 | 13 | Aug 2026 |
 AuxxoVenture capital · Germany · Greenlyte, One, DUDE CHEM | 3 | 10 | Nov 2026 |
 bmp VenturesVenture capital · aevoloop, AMW GmbH, HelloTwin | 3 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 EcapitalVenture capital · Germany · Heliatek, 4JET – Alle Rechte vorbehalten, AM Polymers | 3 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 DeepTech & Climate FondsVenture capital · Germany · The Exploration Company, Fernride, Synera | 3 | 6 | Jul 2026 |
 Venture StarsVenture capital · Germany · enabl, Synera, goaudio | 3 | 6 | Aug 2026 |
| GGGFVenture capital · Greenlyte, One, Re-Twin Energy | 3 | 4 | Nov 2026 |
 arise – Der Deep-Tech AcceleratorAccelerator · Germany · Cyclize, Bilfinger, TOOLPLACE | 3 | 3 | Apr 2026 |
 Planet AAccelerator · Germany · traceless, C1 Green Chemicals AG, One | 3 | 3 | Aug 2026 |
 SquareOneVenture capital · Germany · Wandelbots, PartsCloud, C1 Green Chemicals AG | 3 | 2 | Oct 2026 |
 Invest AGPrivate equity · Austria · Vaventus, ALVÁRIS PROFILE SYSTEMS GMBH, GT Gerätetechnik GmbH | 3 | – | – |
 Orlando CapitalPrivate equity · Germany · LKE Group, Lomotex, Secop | 3 | – | – |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Hypersonica, Smalt | 2 | 123 | Nov 2026 |
 Entrepreneur FirstAccelerator · United Kingdom · Alcemy, sensmore | 2 | 65 | Oct 2026 |
 Battery VenturesVenture capital · United States · AnalytiChem, Vercore | 2 | 37 | Nov 2026 |
 Molten VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Isar Aerospace, Hivemq | 2 | 29 | Oct 2026 |
The most backed startups in Germany
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Greenlyte | 6 |
 Synera | 6 |
 The Exploration Company | 6 |
 Isar Aerospace | 5 |
 thermondo | 5 |
 One | 4 |
 Alcemy | 4 |
 Fernride | 4 |
 SIMPL | 3 |
 Green Fusion | 3 |
 Hivemq | 3 |
 DUDE CHEM | 3 |
 enabl | 3 |
 Packmatic | 3 |
 Cyclize | 3 |
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Who invests in manufacturing startups in Germany?
64 investors hold two or more manufacturing startups in Germany each, 169 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (23), Helmholtz (20) and Bayern Kapital (10). 16 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 2,418 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,418 portfoliosUpdated 10 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0