Startups and VC in Germany, 2017 Edition
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2 min readJan 24, 2017
The highest level of international VC participation in Europe has fueled the growth of dozens of German-born, global, and European champions. As Zalando approaches ‘decacorn’ status and Trivago IPOs on the NASDAQ stock exchange, it is no longer a question of “if” Germany can become a major tech hub, but rather will it emerge as the leading startup destination in Europe.
has teamed up with (big thanks to !) to produce what we believe is the most comprehensive view of startups and venture capital in Germany.
In this deck you will find:
- Funds raised of all active German VCs
- VCs and incubators from seed to late stage
- % of VC rounds with an international investor
- Total funds raised vs. invested in EU cities (London, Paris, Stockholm)
- How global VCs are positioning themselves to do more German deals
- Funding rounds led by non-locals (in Berlin, this is 77%!)
- Recent transactions in Germany (N26, Service Partner One)
- Investment activity: Quarterly VC funding, # of companies
- 40+ of Germanys most successful tech companies
- Profiles of 4 leading German VCs (, , , Holtzbrinck Ventures)
- ‘Who to know’ — investors on the German VC scene (, , Lakestar, , , )
- Accelerators and corporate VCs in Germany (, , , , )
- Typical valuations for early-stage investors
- Strengths and weaknesses of German tech companies
- Incubated startup trends
- 4 sectors where German startups have succeeded: adtech, leisure, fintech, and eCommerce
- 16 early-stage companies to watch in 2017
- 20+ notable Internet exits
- 9 new funds in Germany in 2016
- Predictions for 2017
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