Place
Berlin: startups, funding and events
Capital tracked€3,507,312,434
Rounds120
Startups123
Events tracked15
Stories4
€3.5B
Capital tracked
120
Disclosed rounds
€500M
Biggest round
123
Startups tracked
Berlin, in numbers
120 rounds on record · 116 with a disclosed amount
Rounds by stage
Series A 29%
Seed 28%
Pre-seed 12%
Series C 7%
Growth 7%
Capital by year
Share of rounds
Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →
Largest rounds tracked
Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates
| Company | Round | Sector | Lead | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARK Germany | Series C | Defence Tech | Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund | €500M |
| Dunia Innovations Germany | Undisclosed | Advanced Materials | - | €280M |
| Forto Germany | Series D+ | Last-Mile Logistics | Disruptive, SoftBank Vision Fund, Northzone | €224M |
| Taxfix Germany | Series D+ | Accounting Automation | Teachers' Venture Growth (Ontario Teachers') | €199.1M |
| Upvest Germany | Series D+ | Capital Markets Tech | Sapphire Ventures, Tencent | €108.2M |
| Upvest Germany | Undisclosed | Capital Markets Tech | - | €108M |
What we have written
4 stories on Berlin
12Oct OllyGarden raises $4M seed to clean up telemetry data Berlin's OllyGarden raised a $4M seed to clean telemetry before it reaches the observability bill -… News 09
Oct Finmid raises €17M to take embedded lending into vehicles finmid adds €17M from Big Pi Ventures and Mainset and takes embedded lending beyond cash advances:… News 04
Oct Deepslate raises €7.7M seed for European speech-to-speech AI Berlin's Deepslate raised a €7.7M seed led by 42CAP to train Opal, a speech-to-speech AI model… News 02
Oct Restate raises $20M Series A to make AI agents crash-proof Apache Flink co-creator Stephan Ewen has raised again: Paris fund Singular leads a $20M Series A… News
Startups in Berlin
From the directory
Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Singular
Seed–Series A · AI
Led 3 of 3 rounds tracked in Berlin. Singular is a Paris venture capital firm with a London office, investing…
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IBB Ventures
Pre-seed–Seed
Led 3 of 3 rounds tracked in Berlin. IBB Ventures invests in Berlin-based founders from pre-seed to Series A across…
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Motive Partners
Growth–Series C · Fintech
Led 3 of 3 rounds tracked in Berlin. Motive Partners is a fintech investor founded in 2016, working from New…
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Next up
The Berlin calendar · 15 tracked
20Oct NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026 Conference · Berlin, Germany 3 days 02
Nov Nullcon Berlin 2026 Conference · Berlin, Germany 5 days 06
Nov Falling Walls Science Summit 2026 Summit · Berlin, Germany · 2270 4 days 16
Nov ML Conference Berlin 2026 Conference · Berlin, Germany · 500 5 days 16
Nov AI Engineering Summit 2026 Summit · Berlin, Germany 5 days 03
Feb FRUIT LOGISTICA 2027 Tradeshow · Berlin, Germany · 90000 3 days
Programs in Berlin
Open calls first
Falling Walls Science Summit – Falling Walls Venture 2026
Competition
Twenty-five finalists are flown in to pitch venture capitalists and global science leaders in Berlin, with accommodation and part of the travel costs covered, full access to the Falling Walls Science Summit and its networking events, professional video and photography of the pitch, and membership of the Falling Walls community. The winner presents again on Breakthrough Day and takes the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year title in the Science Start-Ups category. · None
Rolling
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Smart Country Convention – Startup Area 2026
Startup zone
A ready-to-use 3 sqm booth with lockable counter, power and WiFi, company name signage, access to the startup networking area, five visitor tickets and two exhibitor passes, plus a logo listing on the website and event app. The basic package is EUR 2,500 and the EUR 3,000 package adds a pitch slot on the Startup Stage; prices exclude VAT. · None
Rolling
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IFA Next Pitch Battle 2026
Competition
Startup pitch competition on the Dream Stage at IFA Next, where semi-finalists pitch to global investors.
Dates not announced
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