Software and SaaS investors backing startups in Germany
124 investors hold two or more software and SaaS startups in Germany each, 333 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (35), CoCo Finance (21) and xdeck (16). 25 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 9 Nov 2026
investors
124
portfolio startups
333
of them raised in 12 months
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accelerators
25
Investors backing startups in Germany
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 High-Tech GründerfondsAccelerator · Germany · Lone Wolf Technologies, Chaos, LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions | 35 | 48 | Nov 2026 |
 CoCo FinanceVenture capital · Germany · Choco, Sastrify, commercetools | 21 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
| XxdeckAccelerator · Germany · LawX, Sastrify, Ordio | 16 | 9 | Sep 2026 |
 IBB VenturesVenture capital · Germany · vetevo, SuitePad, Smart Host | 16 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Cogram, Comena, Kombo | 15 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 Bayern KapitalVenture capital · Germany · DRIMCO, Lone Wolf Technologies, commercetools | 15 | 24 | Aug 2026 |
 LEA Partners GmbHVenture capital · Germany · Easybill, Chaos, AOE | 14 | 6 | Jul 2026 |
 b2ventureAngel network · Switzerland · Join, i2x, Atlas Metrics | 13 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
| HHelmholtzAccelerator · Germany · bliro, adjusted flow, AssetEnergy | 13 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · i2x, Automation Hero, Flip | 12 | 152 | Nov 2026 |
 UVC PartnersVenture capital · Germany · Kuro, i2x, Tanso | 12 | 15 | Sep 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Choco, Staffbase, TeamViewer | 11 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 Point NineVenture capital · Germany · Reonic, Lone Wolf Technologies, Container xChange | 10 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 AtlanticVenture capital · Germany · Choco, Rows - Your new AI Data Analyst, Clue | 10 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 CapnamicVenture capital · Germany · Staffbase, Tanso, Ordio | 10 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 Cherry VenturesVenture capital · Germany · Climatiq, Cosuno, Moss | 9 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Framer, Rows - Your new AI Data Analyst, charles | 8 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 SpeedinvestVenture capital · Austria · Taxfix, forward earth, Kittl | 8 | 30 | Nov 2026 |
 RedstoneVenture capital · Germany · i2x, node.energy, Atlas Metrics | 8 | 16 | Sep 2026 |
 EarlybirdVenture capital · Germany · Hakuna GmbH, SimScale, Workist | 8 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 CoparionVenture capital · Germany · FastBill, 3YOURMIND, shyftplan | 8 | 2 | Sep 2026 |
 VisionariesVenture capital · Germany · n8n, Choco, Rows - Your new AI Data Analyst | 7 | 13 | Nov 2026 |
 Elvaston CapitalPrivate equity · Germany · kraftwerk, Step Ahead, HUMERA | 7 | 2 | Sep 2026 |
 Cusp CapitalVenture capital · Ahron, akeno, leadity | 7 | 2 | Apr 2026 |
 Project AVenture capital · Germany · Spryker, Atmen, Root Global | 6 | 13 | Sep 2026 |
 D11Z. VenturesAccelerator · Germany · Join, clockin, Alago | 6 | 9 | Nov 2026 |
 NewionVenture capital · Netherlands · Parloa, clockin, PartsCloud | 6 | 6 | Jul 2026 |
 42CAPVenture capital · Germany · ARC Intelligence, simplyblock, ENLYZE | 6 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 Growth Capital Management GmbHVenture capital · Germany · Cerpro, finperks, Futurised | 6 | 4 | Aug 2026 |
 KIT GründerschmiedeAccelerator · Germany · adjusted flow, NextStepHR, Klangio GmbH | 6 | 2 | May 2026 |
 Fraunhofer-GesellschaftAccelerator · Germany · Artesa, MotionMiners, Ampeers | 6 | 2 | Mar 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Raklet - Join Corporate Membership, Cerpro, Ninox Software GmbH | 5 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Choco, TeamViewer, Capmo | 5 | 69 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Claro, simplyblock, Qorelo | 5 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 PartechVenture capital · France · Makersite, Seatti, Greenlyte | 5 | 28 | Oct 2026 |
 La FamigliaVenture capital · Germany · Luminovo, SPREAD, Flowers-Software | 5 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 bmp VenturesVenture capital · VISARIGHT, HelloTwin, byte robotics | 5 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 AuxxoVenture capital · Germany · Emidat, anybill, findIQ | 5 | 8 | May 2026 |
 arise – Der Deep-Tech AcceleratorAccelerator · Germany · 2zero, adjusted flow, greenventory | 5 | 3 | Apr 2026 |
 SenovoVenture capital · Germany · Parloa, shyftplan, findIQ | 5 | 1 | Mar 2026 |
The most backed startups in Germany
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Choco | 9 |
 Xentral | 7 |
 Synera | 7 |
 commercetools | 6 |
 Localyze | 6 |
 n8n | 5 |
 Tacto | 5 |
 Flip | 5 |
 SimScale | 5 |
 plancraft | 5 |
 Atlas Metrics | 5 |
 node.energy | 5 |
 ecoworks | 5 |
 BRYTER | 4 |
 Celonis | 4 |
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Who invests in software and SaaS startups in Germany?
124 investors hold two or more software and SaaS startups in Germany each, 333 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are High-Tech Gründerfonds (35), CoCo Finance (21) and xdeck (16). 25 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.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,417 portfoliosUpdated 9 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0