Top 30 VC Funds & Investors in Germany (September 2026)

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• Backd — Backd offers to maximize the power of assets and begin generating yield. Backd is a protocol for reactive liquidity decentralized finance (Defi).
• Contango — Contango is a decentralised exchange bringing expirable futures to DeFi. In DeFi, only perpetual futures exist. But since funding rates are unpredictable, traders do not have control over their costs. With expirable futures, a final price is paid upfront to avoid any bad surprises. Contango is here to bring futures with expiry dates.
• Polymer Labs — Polymer Labs is building a universal IBC routing/roll-up protocol to enable E2E IBC connectivity across ecosystems.

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• Upland — Play. Earn. Connect & Rebuild The World
• Wyden — Wyden is an institutional trading platform for banks and brokers, unifying digital asset execution, treasury, settlement, accounting, and connectivity through a single platform.
• Partex — Genuine OEM spare parts. Search by VIN or model. Fast, trusted delivery.

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• Predium — Every building owner, real estate portfolio holder, developer and investor faces the challenge that data on buildings, energy consumption, CO2 emissions, tenants and climate risks is either not available or scattered in different places. They also lack the tools to act on their ambitions to become sustainable while remaining profitable.Predium’send-to-end platform empowers you to efficiently manage key building data and cost-effectively identify renovation opportunities. Our proprietary technology helps you to:1) Automate data collection and monitor portfolio-wide ESG data in one dashboard 2) Prioritize renovation opportunities and identify subsidy and financial incentives 3) Track and communicate progress according to industry standards
• telli — A world where every interaction is worth having. https://t.co/Qa65ENaxKL
• Invenda Group — Smart vending software and hardware by Invenda Group AG that powers connected devices, turns transactions into insights, and drives revenue for brands, operators, and retailers.

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• Covalo — Covalo™ is disrupting how formulation-driven products are developed in the 3 trillion euro consumer goods industry so brands can reduce time to market by scouting ingredients and packaging, collaborating on projects, and purchasing -- all from one place. . Today it's one of the largest beauty ingredient search platforms that connects beautybrands with suppliers of ingredients, packaging, and services such as contract manufacturing, formulation, regulatory, compliance and testing. It also arms suppliers with the tools and real-time industry insights needed to effectively market products. Covalo launched in 2021 and is based in Switzerland.
• SOUS — One easy-to-use tool to grow traffic, make online sales, seamlessly handle orders and drive retention. Built for food entrepreneurs, built with taste.
• Promptwatch — PromptWatch is a platform designed for SEO professionals and digital marketers who want to stay ahead in the age of AI-driven search. As Generative AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity increasingly influence how users discover information, PromptWatch helps businesses ensure their brand is visible and relevant within these AI-generatedanswers. Our tool enables users to monitor mentions of their brand across leading AI engines, uncover where and how their business is referenced, and identify optimization opportunities to improve visibility. By tapping into Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), PromptWatch empowers marketers to adapt their strategies beyond traditional search engines—ensuring their content gets surfaced in the conversations and answers that matter most. PromptWatch is your essential toolkit for thriving in the next wave of search.

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• Bluerails — Payment infrastructure for the agentic economy. Get found, acted on, and paid by AI agents. Agent-ready checkout, global settlement, and compliance built in.
• Pave Bank — The world's first multi-asset and programmable bank
• Mento Labs — Mento is bringing FX onchain. We provide institutions with access to onchain FX at real-world rates.

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• Findery — Find and leave notes anywhere in the world, discover local knowledge, hidden secrets, and exciting stories. Share your travel knowledge, geoblog, or local news!
• GAMINSIDE — GAMINSIDE revolutionizes your relationship with your customers. As European full service provider, we deliver the complete package with solutions, services and software for gamified loyalty that is tailor-made and unique to your products, brands and customers. Integrate the best ideas from gamification and customer loyalty in your business areato exceed your commercial targets with GAMINSIDE.
• Polaron — Material Design. Supercharged with AI.

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• seedtrace — seedtrace is a SaaS startup from Berlin that develops a digital platform for businesses to manage, prove and communicate the social and ecological impact of their products. The startup focuses on bringing transparency into complex supply chains by fostering the cooperation between actors along the chain, building an ecosystem of organizations thatconfirm their claims and tracing products from seed to shelf.
• deltaVision — We dated this letter 2030. We are writing it in 2026. Orbital refuelling, fluidic systems, and the engineers building the future of space infrastructure.
• Focused Energy — Focused is the leading Laser Fusion company pursuing the most promising path to clean, limitless fusion power... unlocking civilization's next great chapter of growth.

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• Cashlink — The financial technology start-up (Fintech) Cashlink has developed one of Europe's leading Tokenization-as-a-Service solutions. A modular, technological infrastructure enables the legally compliant issuance and management of digital securities for banks and investment platforms as an all-in-one solution. Compared to a traditional security,tokenized financial instruments create significant cost reductions and opportunities for opening up new markets and products, giving issuing companies, banks and investment platforms a sustainable competitive advantage. Renowned companies such as the Frankfurt securities specialist Bankhaus Scheich are already successfully using the Cashlink solution today. Cashlink is an official partner of Deutsche Börse Venture Network and completes its comprehensive range of digital securities by cooperating with experienced and specialized partners such as the globally operating law firm Ashurst. Renowned European investment companies such as the listed FinLab AG and the seed + speed-VC of the Maschmeyer Group are invested in the Fintech. As a founding member of the European forum "International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications" (INATBA), the Hesse regional group of the Blockchain Bundesverband and the International Token Standardization Association (ITSA), Cashlink is already shaping tomorrow's capital market today.

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• Trustap — Learn how we make buying & selling online safe & secure, every time. Create an account for free today!
• Capsa AI — Providing next-generation investors with a competitive edge.
• Range — The financial control layer for companies operating across stablecoins, crypto and fiat rails.

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• Lissi — We provide software for organisations to interact with EUDI-Wallets #eIDAS 2.0
• Antrok — Antrok specializes in supply chain, plant and mechanical engineering, planning and foundry services.
• Eduneon — Eduneon is developing a digital platform to help schools and municipalities plan and manage digital educational change in a systematic and ongoing manner. It uses software solutions to deliver sustainable and pedagogically meaningful media education.

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• Aescuvest — Frankfurt-based VC boutique. We source, structure, and co-invest in Healthtech rounds alongside business angels, family offices, and corporate partners. One deal at a time, since 2014.
• Let's Flow — Let's Flow connects positive psychology to activities like skiing, yoga, and hiking. They offer services that include golf, mountain biking, snowshoeing, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and yoga.

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• Cashlink — The financial technology start-up (Fintech) Cashlink has developed one of Europe's leading Tokenization-as-a-Service solutions. A modular, technological infrastructure enables the legally compliant issuance and management of digital securities for banks and investment platforms as an all-in-one solution. Compared to a traditional security,tokenized financial instruments create significant cost reductions and opportunities for opening up new markets and products, giving issuing companies, banks and investment platforms a sustainable competitive advantage. Renowned companies such as the Frankfurt securities specialist Bankhaus Scheich are already successfully using the Cashlink solution today. Cashlink is an official partner of Deutsche Börse Venture Network and completes its comprehensive range of digital securities by cooperating with experienced and specialized partners such as the globally operating law firm Ashurst. Renowned European investment companies such as the listed FinLab AG and the seed + speed-VC of the Maschmeyer Group are invested in the Fintech. As a founding member of the European forum "International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications" (INATBA), the Hesse regional group of the Blockchain Bundesverband and the International Token Standardization Association (ITSA), Cashlink is already shaping tomorrow's capital market today.
• Nanda Technologies — Nanda Technologies was founded in 2006 in Munich. They are an international team of experienced engineers and managers from the semiconductor/high-tech industry. They are in the process of bringing their new product to the market by working together with selected lead customers.
• Sloning BioTechnology — Sloning BioTechnology has developed a unique and patented technology platform to build DNA molecules with exceptional features regarding sequence limitations, reliability and production cost on an industrial scale robotic system the Slonomics technology platform.

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• Aescuvest — Frankfurt-based VC boutique. We source, structure, and co-invest in Healthtech rounds alongside business angels, family offices, and corporate partners. One deal at a time, since 2014.

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• fulfin — Beantragen Sie Ihre Finanzierung jetzt und wachsen Sie mit Fulfin!
• Heycater! — heycater! is an online platform for ordering quality business catering.They help organize delicious food for team by connecting with outstanding local caterers.
• Stylique — Stylique operates as an interior design platform that connects relevant B2B partners directly with each other and with customers.Stylique gives B2B partners a platform for multi-level direct sales and marketing (SaaS) and customers a one-stop-shop for interior design and renovations (marketplace).The company was founded in 2017 and is based inDüsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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• Binect (formerly MAX21 AG) — Binect is a platform-based software and fulfillment solution for the security and easy digitization of medium-sized companies. It actively supports its customers in digitizing their document processes. The standardized software solutions (digital outgoing mail, incoming mail, etc.) will in the future mainly be offered as SaaS services on a commonplatform, supplemented by complementary services for the outsourcing of document management (e.g. printing, franking, delivery, or scanning of business documents).
• Project Q — European defence integration. Deployed with Bundeswehr, validated at NATO. Open-core, ITAR-free, no vendor lock-in. Connect sensors to C2 in seconds.
• Hundeland.de — Hundeland.de is retails pet food online.

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• nu:legal — nu:legal is a unique legal system designed for European businesses in collaboration with top lawyers and law firms.
• Aisel Health — Aisel Health provides AI that imitates psychiatrists for psychiatric clinics and hospitals to ensure efficient patient access to care.
• Epitome Therapeutics — Epitome Therapeutics is an early-stage biotechnology company developing CADENCE, a next-generation epigenome editing platform for precise, durable, and context-dependent control of gene expression without altering the underlying DNA sequence, with the aim of establishing a new therapeutic modality for diseases driven by dysregulated gene activity.

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• nyris — Our custom search engines make it easy for people to find products, spare parts, and components for industry and eCommerce
• Qdrant — Qdrant - Open-Source Vector Search Engine
• Synctive — Synctive enables equipment-as-a-service and pay-per-use business models for machine and plant manufacturers.

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• Flagship Founders — Flagship Founders invests in maritime technology, logistics, and shipping firms.

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• Exein — Exein develops embedded cybersecurity solutions designed to secure Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices. The company provides a platform that integrates security directly into the firmware of embedded systems, enabling real-time threat detection, monitoring, and response. Exein’s technology focuses on runtime protection and behavioranalysis at the edge, helping manufacturers secure devices without requiring major hardware changes or external software agents. Its solution is compatible with widely used real-time operating systems (RTOS) and Linux-based environments, allowing for flexible integration across different devices. The company also offers tools for vulnerability assessment and threat intelligence tailored for firmware-level defense. Exein supports developers with APIs and SDKs to incorporate security features during the product development phase. Through its platform, the company addresses growing security risks in critical sectors such as automotive, industrial automation, and consumer electronics.
• Flip — The AI employee experience platform for frontline workers without a company email. Flip unites comms, HR, identity and AI in one app. Book a demo.
• Ore Energy — Ore Energy is creating a new generation, cost effective, long-duration energy storage solution which will enable a decarbonized energy future by utilizing some of the most readily available materials

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• HUNTY — HUNTY is a platform that help people find jobs by connecting them with world class mentors who prepare them for the job search process. And people only pay when they get hired.
• Lastro — Lastro is building Lais, an autonomous AI worker for real estate agencies, starting in Brazil. Our AI agent initially automated lead engagement and qualification via WhatsApp, helping brokerages boost revenue and improve marketing ROI. In each brokerage, Lais acts as a personalized AI “team member” that engages with leads instantly, searches forproperties and answers common inquiries. Brokerages that have Lais in their teams are growing quickly and reporting up to 60% increases in lead conversion rates.
• Wash Wise — Meet Reset Spray: the dry shampoo for clothes. Refresh lightly worn garments in seconds by neutralizing odors, lifting away sweat and body oils, and releasing wrinkles between washes.

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• Cashlink — The financial technology start-up (Fintech) Cashlink has developed one of Europe's leading Tokenization-as-a-Service solutions. A modular, technological infrastructure enables the legally compliant issuance and management of digital securities for banks and investment platforms as an all-in-one solution. Compared to a traditional security,tokenized financial instruments create significant cost reductions and opportunities for opening up new markets and products, giving issuing companies, banks and investment platforms a sustainable competitive advantage. Renowned companies such as the Frankfurt securities specialist Bankhaus Scheich are already successfully using the Cashlink solution today. Cashlink is an official partner of Deutsche Börse Venture Network and completes its comprehensive range of digital securities by cooperating with experienced and specialized partners such as the globally operating law firm Ashurst. Renowned European investment companies such as the listed FinLab AG and the seed + speed-VC of the Maschmeyer Group are invested in the Fintech. As a founding member of the European forum "International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications" (INATBA), the Hesse regional group of the Blockchain Bundesverband and the International Token Standardization Association (ITSA), Cashlink is already shaping tomorrow's capital market today.
• nextmarkets — Nextmarkets is dedicated to `helps private investors to operate in a sustainable and better educated manner on the stock exchange.For this purpose, the company developed a very easy-to-use trading platform in which private investors can trade more than 1,000 CFDs on equities , foreign exchange ( forex , FX ), bonds and commodities veryintuitively - via web and mobile apps . It is scientifically proven that more than 80 percent of all private investors fail on the stock market . This has predominantly behavioral economic reasons.
• Stableton Financial — Explore private blue-chip tech investment opportunities with Stableton. Diversify your portfolio with top private tech companies, offering liquidity, transparency, and growth potential.

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• XMOS — In 2005, a small team assembled to create a fast and flexible microcontroller that would enable designers to respond quickly to diversifying market demand. The first (XS1) and second (xcore-200) generation processors put unprecedented I/O capability (available through software for the first time) alongside significant DSP and controlprocessing – establishing XMOS as a name in the audio sector.The vision quickly shifted towards AI. Caught between two very different technical and commercial models, Graphcore was formed to focus on server-side AI, and XMOS continued the quest towards low-cost embedded intelligence (edge-AI). Most recently XMOS enabled voice to become mainstream, releasing the XVF3510 – a disruptive high-performance, low cost far-field 2-mic voice interface. This was followed up with xcore.ai – a new crossover processor for the AIoT that brings AI, DSP, control and I/O together in a single device.
• MAIA Technology — MAIA is a front-to-back asset management technology suite born out of an established asset management business with the pedigree of a decade of development and refinement.
• Mobile Travel Technologies — Mobile Travel Technologies (MTT) is the leading mobile travel technology specialist for airlines, hotels and travel intermediaries with an extensive customer base across the global travel industry.MTT’s advanced mobile travel platform powers some of the most successful and highest revenue generating mobile channels in the travel industry. As apioneer in this space having first launched mobile bookings for airlines in 2006, MTT has remained a first mover in mobile travel and has picked up many awards along the way for its successful, customer focused travel apps & mobile sites. MTT offers its clients unrivalled travel industry expertise, world-class mobile development, creative design, mobile usability expertise and a sophisticated mobile travel platform. MTT clients include Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), the flag carrier for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, LAN Airlines in Chile and TAM Airlines in Brazil (the LATAM Airlines Group), easyJet, transavia.com of the Air France KLM Group, Flybe, Jumeirah Group and Atlantis The Palm, Dubai.

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• Rebike Mobility — Rebike Mobility purchases new E-Bikes from tier 1 manufacturers and brands like Winora/Haibike, Husqvarna, Flyer, KTM, and Orbea. After renting the E-Bikes to businesses and consumers subscription, the fully refurbished E-Bikes are sold with a 2 yr. warranty on rebike.com. Rebike Mobility also purchases used stock of E-Bikes and sell themfully refurbished to consumer.
• Blickfeld — Discover the world's first smart LiDAR solution that combines state-of-the-art hardware with powerful software to digitalize whole industries!
• Planted Foods — Planted is an ETH Spinoff that uses cutting-edge technology to turn four natural ingredients into plant-based meat that mimics the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of traditional animal meat. It takes only the best raw materials from plants and creates that tasty, nutritious, high-protein, and juicy planted that the customers love.It was founded in2019 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland.

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• Coredinate — COREDINATE is a fully integrated, professional and innovative solution for security companies, maintenance companies and care providers that helps optimize your processes, help you maintain your quality, and help you satisfy your customers. Whether it's control system, tour planning, task management or event capture: COREDINATE security ,maintenance or maintenance automates all your daily tasks and optimizes monitoring
• BlueID GmbH — Smart locks for professionals. BlueID delivers flexible, secure and convenient smart locks for all doors in and around your office.
• OMEICOS Therapeutics — OMEICOS Therapeutics is developing a novel, first-in-class, small molecule utilizing a new Mode of Action. OMEICOS' novel therapeutic strategy is based upon the discovery of natural metabolites of omega-3 fatty acids that mediate a strong anti-arrhythmic effect. In contrast to all other anti-arrhythmic drugs, OMEICOS' substances activatean endogenous cardio-protective signaling pathway that not only stabilizes the heart rhythm but shall provide curative effects to the diseased organ by preventing its electrical and structural remodeling.

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• Tryp.com — Cheap trips and travel deals to destinations worldwide. Compare top offers, discover new places and grab the best price on your next getaway.
• Hundeland.de — Hundeland.de is retails pet food online.
• Startup Insider — Startup Insider is an industry portal for the startup scene in Germany, Austria and Switzerland helping them grow.

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• Two — Buy Now, Pay Later for your business customers. Two makes it easy and safe to offer invoice as a payment method on your e-commerce site.
• Forti Foods — The mission of Forti Foods is to enhance communities and change lives beyond the plate by fostering resilience and dignity via sustainable food innovation.
• RubiLabs — RubiLabs Inc provides a platform for unifying, monitoring, and analyzing organizational data. RubiLabs software enables analysts and operators across risk, compliance, and security teams to collaborate and interpret large volumes of information in real time. The company’s platform is designed to help institutions make sense of complex, fragmenteddata by transforming it into a coherent operational picture for risk detection, continuous monitoring, and investigative workflows.

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• Hydrogrid — All-in-one solution for optimizing hydropower plants. Increase revenues by up to 18%, reduce spill by up to 12%, and save valuable time with Hydrogrid Insight.
• watttron — Watttron invents a revolutionary heating system that can heat up surfaces heterogeneously.Watttron develops an innovative heating technology that can be used in various industrial processes. It is superior to current heating systems in many ways and offers a number of advantages. On the following pages, you will find information about possibleapplications and opportunities.The company is located in the Technologie- und Gründerzentrum Freital – a technology and start-up center on the outskirts of Dresden, the state capital of Saxony.
• Neural Concept — Neural Concept is the first AI software for enhanced engineering. Leverage your historical CAD and CAE data to drastically shorten and improve your design cycles.

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• Flagship Founders — Flagship Founders invests in maritime technology, logistics, and shipping firms.

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• NaroIQ — Discover how we make Money Matter through out innovative fund infrastructure, enabling fair and redistributive earnings in the ETF and fund market.
• Smalt — Smalt recruits and trains young tradespeople in our innovative hybrid academies. Our B2B customers can also take advantage of our world-class, digitised installation services. Our highly skilled staff are outfitted with cutting-edge technology to provide high-quality installations for our partners.
• comstruct — comstruct is working on a platform that will allow construction companies to digitize and automate material purchasing. All delivery bills, invoices, and purchase orders, as well as processes such as invoice verification, can be exchanged digitally with suppliers. All data pertaining to the purchasing process is made available for documentation,evaluation, and process optimization.

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• zero44 — Effortlessly manage your carbon regulations compliance with zero44 software solutions. Streamline your EU ETS and CII management vessel by vessel, charter by charter, and DoC by DoC for effective and hassle-free carbon regulation management.
• Avocargo — Avocargo provide services involving shared electric freight bikes to urban users. Their application is used to rent their cargo bikes anywhere in their business areas and enabling users to carry goods in the bikes.
• Flagship Founders — Flagship Founders invests in maritime technology, logistics, and shipping firms.