Place
Berlin: startups, funding and events
Capital tracked€3,264,662,434
Rounds106
Startups104
Events tracked9
€3.3B
Capital tracked
106
Disclosed rounds
€500M
Biggest round
104
Startups tracked
Berlin, in numbers
106 rounds on record · 102 with a disclosed amount
Rounds by stage
Series A 30%
Seed 27%
Pre-seed 10%
Growth 8%
Series C 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 |
Startups in Berlin
From the directory
WA
Warehousing1
SaaS · Series A
Marketplace and software linking e-commerce brands to a European network of fulfilment warehouses.
Series A · €10,000,000
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TA
Talon.One
SaaS
API-first promotion and loyalty engine for coupons, discounts, referrals and rewards.
€3,000,000
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QD
Qdrant
AI · Series B
Open-source vector database and search engine for AI and retrieval workloads.
Series B · €43,406,546
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Partech
Seed–Series A
Led 2 of 3 rounds tracked in Berlin. Partech invests from seed to growth across Europe, North America and Africa…
EUR 300k–EUR 100M
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Motive Partners
Growth–Series C · Fintech
Led 2 of 2 rounds tracked in Berlin. Motive Partners is a fintech investor founded in 2016, working from New…
Ticket undisclosed
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seed + speed Ventures
Pre-seed–Seed
Led 2 of 2 rounds tracked in Berlin. seed + speed Ventures invests at pre-seed and seed in B2B software…
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Next up
The Berlin calendar · 9 tracked
04Sep IFA Berlin Tradeshow · Berlin, Germany · 220000 5 days 22
Sep InnoTrans Tradeshow · Berlin, Germany · 170000 4 days 13
Oct Smart Country Convention Conference · Berlin, Germany · 23000 3 days 06
Nov Falling Walls Science Summit Summit · Berlin, Germany · 2270 4 days 16
Nov ML Conference Berlin Conference · Berlin, Germany 5 days 03
Feb FRUIT LOGISTICA 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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GITEX Europe — Supernova Challenge 2026
Competition
Pitch final and investor exposure · None
Closed
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