Top 25 Social Impact Startup Investors in Germany in May 2026

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• E-Recycle — E-Recycle is an online and offline store that specializes in recycling used high-tech products such as mobile phones, tablets, and PCs.
• Plan A — Automate your company's ESG and carbon footprint reporting and reduce your emissions. Create decarbonisation plans plans based on data and science.
• BeFC Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells — Miniature batteries are complex, expensive and unecological to collect and recycle. Our thin, light-weight and flexible paper-based biofuel cells are biodegradable, environmentally friendly and economically viable.

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• askui — Use natural language to automate your UI tests. Our UI test solution is based on visual features and offers a real no-code black-box test.
• CYCLE — GetHenry is a rapidly growing subscription service for market-leading delivery companies. We make sure that thousands of couriers are on the move safely, quickly and comfortably every day. In this way, we not only create added value for delivery services, but also help to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions on the last mile.
• Genie — Genie is a productive web development framework in Julia. Build web applications, UIs, backends, integrate with databases, set up web services and APIs.

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• CleanHub — Become plastic neutral with CleanHub and prevent ocean bound plastic before it can cause damage
• Openvolt — A developer friendly API for unlocking access to smart meter data across Europe. Build more impactful apps in Energy Efficiency, ESG, EV Charging, Demand Response and a host of other use cases.
• E-mobilio — E-mobilio is a consulting and mediation platform for electromobility.

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• Embat — Keep your cash flows, cash accounts, debt positions and forecasts monitored and automated real time.
• Auctree — Auctree is an online trading platform for real estate investors.
• Nory AI — Transform your hospitality business with Nory's AI-driven OS. Elevate profitability, centralise operations, and empower your workforce.

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• Finoa — Finoa is the leading European crypto-asset management platform, empowering businesses and institutions to engage with crypto safely and intuitively.
• ContractHero — ContractHero is a leading digital contract management solution for business customers. The smart and easy-to-use software provides an overview of all current contracts, quickly identifies unnecessary costs and reduces risks from missed contract deadlines. As a result, companies have full control over their contracts and avoid missed deadlines andunnecessary costs.
• Finanzguru — Finanzguru is an AI based financial assistant.

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• Amparo — We empower amputees so they can live life to the full. Amparo is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of prosthetic components. It developed the Confidence Socket, which is the interface between the patient's residual limb and the prosthetic leg itself. 1) The fitting process is as fast as 1h time; 2) The material can be remolded 10times, saving huge costs of health providers; and 3) All tools fit into a sports bag. making it possible to service amputee anywhere in the world.
• medflex — Telefonassistent, Patientenanfrage-Management, DSGVO-konformer medizinischer Messenger und KBV-zertifizierte Videosprechstunde. Jetzt mehr erfahren >
• Mammoth Hunters — Mammoth Hunters is a 360° wellness solution offering accessible functional training, natural nutrition and lifestyle advice packaged as a mobile/web based SaaS. The founders come from a scientific background and use discoveries in human physiology and evolution to create personalized fitness journeys. The program is designed toeliminate all barriers that prevent people from leading a healthy lifestyle - lack of time, knowledge and motivation. The company employs 12+ people in Barcelona Spain and has key partnerships with fitness experts, healthcare companies, and sports technology companies.

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• deskbird — Most intuitive and people-centric - deskbird's hybrid workplace solution that employees will love. For all flexibe companies, from startup to corporate.
• retraced — The future of fashion is transparency
• Pliant — Pliant makes the latest generation of corporate credit cards that adapt perfectly to business processes and needs.

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• Agreena — Agreena is working to enable environmental and financial sustainability in agriculture - farmers first!
• ecoplanet — Maximale Kontrolle bei minimalem Aufwand. ecoplanet ist Ihr externer Energiemanager.
• Isar Aerospace — Isar Aerospace is a space technology company that builds rockets in an automated production. It offers launch services dedicated to deploying and resupplying satellite constellations and to ensure low-cost space access for small satellites. The company was founded in 2018 in Europe.

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• UNOWN — Unown is a service and SaaS provider for the fashion industry. Our goal is to revolutionize the way we buy & sell clothing and thereby save 100,000 tons of CO2e every year. We believe that through our leasing, subscription and pre-loved services, we can use resources smarter and create higher value per asset.We enable brands to secure theirshare in the growing secondary markets. They lease out their assets through our revenue share model and get access to deep usage data. We enable customers to experience fashion with a completely new mindset. Our service allows them to rotate their wardrobe while maintaining an efficient and conscious lifestyle.

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• Doctify — Doctify is capturing the voice of patients. Read over hundreds of thousands of verified reviews for your specialist, dentist, hospital or care home.
• VonWood — Your digital marketplace for professional timber. Buy your timber quick and easy. Directly from the sawmill, directly to you.
• Fiscozen — Il futuro della Partita IVA

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• Milluu — Helping places become homes! Milluu is the app that gets personal, relevant and smart about rent.We believe that things are done properly when you're personally invested. And we invest our technology & smart tools to help you find your next home or your next ideal tenant!We have created a service app that connects directly listers andtenants based on their preferences.Based on AI and ML, our Milluu Bot is the friendly face of the app, assisting you permanently in your rental journey, making suggestions for great matches and helping you close the deal.
• MOCAPP — Find influencers. Run campaigns. Get results.
• Munevo — Munevo empowers people with disabilities by using smart and innovative technology.

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• WeProfit — The B2B marketplace for software development. Hire curated and vetted development companies and bid on world class projects.

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• WeProfit — The B2B marketplace for software development. Hire curated and vetted development companies and bid on world class projects.

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• WeProfit — The B2B marketplace for software development. Hire curated and vetted development companies and bid on world class projects.

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• WeProfit — The B2B marketplace for software development. Hire curated and vetted development companies and bid on world class projects.

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• delphai — More, better, faster company intelligence. Create company lists.
• NamPower — NamPower is the national power utility of Namibia and specializes in the generation and transmission of electricity.
• Claims Conference — The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), a nonprofit organization with offices in New York, Tel Aviv and Berlin secures material compensation for Holocaust survivors around the world. Founded in 1951 by representatives of 23 major international Jewish organizations, the Claims Conference negotiates for anddisburses funds to individuals and organizations and seeks the return of Jewish property stolen during the Holocaust

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• bNear — bNear is the digital space for all distributed- & hybrid teams - Safe and convenient in Microsoft Teams!
• Catch — Catch is a HR SaaS Company
• Refined Laser Systems — Refined Laser Systems is a dynamic biophotonics company.It specialises in creating innovative laser systems for SRS-microscopy and quantum technology.

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• EGYM — EGYM makes the gym work for everyone. They provide gym operators, trainers and members with the technology to advance the user experience and thus make gyms more profitable. There is their own EGYM cloud where they connect all hardware on the training floor (supplier independent) into one cloud and they provide trainers and members via theirTrainer App and Member App access to that data. As the strength area is typically purely mechanical they have even developed their own smart strength machines-connected to their cloud as well.
• sewts — Founded in 2019 and based in Munich, sewts GmbH provides cutting-edge perception software, pushing the boundaries of robotics in processing of easily deformable materials. sewts has developed and demonstrated a unique technology that uses high-precision finite element method (FEM) simulations to efficiently train machine learning algorithms. Theintelligent software solution enables countless applications in industrial automation like the handling of textiles in industrial laundries or the manufacturing of garment. sewts is backed by APEX Ventures, Bayern Kapital, High-Tech Gründerfonds, UnternehmerTUM Initiative for Industrial Innovators and a couple of highly experienced business angels.
• ChargeX — ChargeX provides electric car charging solutions. Tobias Wagner, Michael Masnitza, and Johannes Engeln founded it in 2017, with its headquarters in Munich in Germany.

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• XO Life — We connect patients, experts and pharma for a better life We enable all pharma companies and experts to provide their patients with the best digital treatment support. I am curious Check out our pitch The opportunity Patients demand and need better treatment support Patients increasingly demand better treatment information, continuous support and want insights from ... Read more
• Lillian Care — Lillian is building a nationwide network of health facilities in Germany.
• medikura.com — We connect patients, experts and pharma for a better life We enable all pharma companies and experts to provide their patients with the best digital treatment support. I am curious Check out our pitch The opportunity Patients demand and need better treatment support Patients increasingly demand better treatment information, continuous support and want insights from ... Read more

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• WeProfit — The B2B marketplace for software development. Hire curated and vetted development companies and bid on world class projects.

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• cabuu — cabuu creates scalable interactive educational content for simple fact learning
• Krankenhaus — Krankenhaus operates as an e-health startup. The Krankenhaus.de portal sees itself as a digital helper in finding the right clinic.
• Meter friends — Meter friends produces intelligent measuring systems (smart meters) and helps save energy.

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• Bob W — Book the smartest alternative to hotels and random rentals. Climate-neutral and locally designed apartments in handpicked districts. Stay days, weeks or months.
• Elicit — Elicit is an artificial intelligence research assistant that uses language models to help users automate research workflows. This research assistant finds relevant papers without a perfect keyword match, summarizes takeaways from the papers, and extracts key information from the papers.
• Plan A — Automate your company's ESG and carbon footprint reporting and reduce your emissions. Create decarbonisation plans plans based on data and science.

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• Blaue Helden — Blaue Helden set up a DTC operation producing and selling sustainable cleaning products.
• leonardo. impact — Impact investing is a $2.3 trillion industry. Per definition the investment should be linked to positive outcomes that benefit people & planet. Measuring impact is a complex and expensive process, which has led to institutions using their own unique methodology to suit their needs and budget. This leads to reporting errors at best. At worst, itleaves the industry vulnerable to greenwashing. A standardised and automated approach would result in millions in savings, more accuracy & trust.leonardo's B2B SaaS solution combines effective & trustworthy impact measurement with the challenges of fund management & investor relations. We enable effective primary data collection to provide actionable insights into the actual effects of products & services on people & planet through automatically generated surveys and API connections to IoT devices & third party software. With the tool being used by impact businesses & their capital providers, leonardo provides streamlined data pipelines and consistent communication throughout the entire capital flow. The high quality impact data is compliant with regulatory requirements & acknowledged impact reporting standards. Additionally, we leverage machine learning at several stages. First, recommendation engines help the user to select the right frameworks & standards. Large language models help to extract qualitative information from interviews & reports and to utilise it for impact calculations. Most importantly, ML-powered data validation enables us to assess the impact and strongly increases data quality & reporting credibility, thus mitigating the risk for greenwashing while reducing the need for third-party audits.
• Quantagonia — Advanced quantum algorithms, for your most important business problems, delivering breakthrough performance on today's high-performance computers, with seamless migration for later use on quantum computers.

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• memtime — memtime shows you everything you worked on during the day. Each program is recorded so that you can quickly remember. Add-on available for any software. | memtime
• ChargeOne — The complete charging solution for your e-mobility.
• SUSHI Bikes — SUSHI Bikes has developed the perfect e-bike for modern urban people.

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• Mapbox — Integrate custom live maps, location search, and turn-by-turn navigation into any mobile or web app with Mapbox APIs & SDKs. Get started for free.
• Stack AV — Stack AV - Revolutionizing the Transportation of Goods
• Better.com — Buy or refinance your home with Better Mortgage for a seamless online mortgage experience backed by superior customer support. Not available in all states. See better.com/about-us/licensing-disclosure.