Top Startup Accelerators, Incubators and VCs in Germany [2024]

Antler Germany

Berlin

We identify and invest in exceptional people

Entrepreneur First - Berlin

Berlin

Find a cofounder at the world’s leading talent investor.

Wayra Germany

Munich

Welcome to the most global, connected and tech-driven open innovation hub in the world.

Techstars and Audi Denkwerkstatt Founder Innovation Lab

Berlin

Building a customer-centric digital ecosystem centered around the car:

Techstars Berlin Accelerator

Berlin

The worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed in 150+ countries

PlugAndPlay - FinTech Accelerator

New York, NYC, and 5 more

We connect the best tech startups and world’s largest corporations

PlugAndPlay - Mobility Accelerator

Tokyo, Stuttgart, and 1 more

We connect the best tech startups and world’s largest corporations

PlugAndPlay - Travel and Hospitality

Hamburg, Arkansas, and 1 more

We connect the best tech startups and world’s largest corporations

Startupbootcamp

Amsterdam, Milan, and 14 more

A Global Family Of Industry-Focused Startup Accelerators

EIT Food Accelerator

Lausanne, Bilbao, and 4 more

A multi-location accelerator that will support 50 high-impact food-space startups over a four month program.

Iconic Lab Accelerator

Berlin

Investing capital and resources into the most promising blockchain and crypto projects. Top Accelerator in Germany in 2018

APX Axel Springer and Porsche Accelerator

Berlin

More than a VC. We work with startups directly to deliver a tailor-made program for each team.

Wellington Partners

Munich, Bayern

Wellington Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in technology and life sciences companies.

Ventech

Paris, Munich, and 3 more

Ventech is a European & Chinese early-stage investment fund that invests in the digital economy.

Quake Europe 5G Accelerator

Köln

An early stage international accelerator that targets seed level investments in consumer focused 5G tech ventures

Startup Autobahn

Stuttgart

The ultimate innovation platform that connects startups of all development stages with industry-leading corporate partners to pilot their technology and drive the ultimate goal: a successful production-ready implementation.

NMA Venture Capital

Hamburg

The premier hub for media innovation in Europe.

Founders Accelerator - Founders Foundation

Bielefeld

We are the best connected B2B accelerator in Germany

Acton Capital

München

Acton Capital is a leading growth venture capital investor in tech-enabled business models, headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Ananda Impact Ventures

Munich

Let's build stuff that truly matters! We back game-changing companies across Europe to achieve global impact.

Angel Invest

Berlin

Angel Invest is one of Europe's most active angel funds

APX

Berlin

APX invests up to EUR 500K in startups until a series A starting with a quick EUR 50K investment.

Astutia Ventures

Munich

Astutia Ventures is an independent private equity investment company that finances early- and growth-stage companies.

Atlantic Labs

Berlin

Atlantic Labs is an early-stage venture capital investment firm that is based in Berlin, Germany.

Axel Springer Digital Ventures

Berlin

Axel Springer Digital Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Axel Springer and is focused on investing in early stage companies.

BayBG Venture Capital

München

BayBG Venture Capital is a private investment company that invests in straight equity.

Bayern Kapital

Landshut

Bayern Kapital is a venture capital company that offers finances for R&D, market launch of new products, and product diversification.

Berlin Ventures

Berlin

Berlin Ventures invests in new and innovative internet companies as entrepreneur-driven pre-seed, seed and growth capital investors.

BitStone Capital

Cologne

BitStone Capital an internationally operating venture capital firm investing in Real Estate and Construction Technology startups.

BlueYard Capital

Berlin

BlueYard seeks to invest in founders with transforming ideas that decentralize markets.

bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thuringen

Erfurt

bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thüringen is a regional venture capital and private equity company with fokus on Thüringen/ Germany only.

bmp Ventures

Berlin

bmp Ventures is a venture capital firm.

Brandenburg Kapital

Potsdam

Brandenburg Kapital invests in technology-orientated companies throughout the whole life-cycle.

btov Partners

Berlin

Btov Partners is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in digital and industrial technology companies.

Capnamic Ventures

Cologne

Capnamic is a venture capital firm from Berlin/Cologne doing early-stage investments in outstanding teams in Germany/Austria/Switzerland.

Cavalry Ventures

Berlin

Cavalry is a Berlin-based early-stage Venture Capital fund.

Cherry Ventures

Berlin

Cherry Ventures is a seed fund, founded by entrepreneurs with substantial experience in building fast-scaling technology companies.

CommerzVentures

Frankfurt

CommerzVentures specializes in early- and growth-stage companies in the financial services and insurance sectors.

Conrad Startup Program

Hirschau

Renowned for its excellence in innovation and technology ever since its formation in 1923 in Germany

coparion

Cologne

Coparion provides venture capital to accelerate momentum and growth.

Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments

Bonn-lengsdorf

Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments is managed by Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, the investment management Group of Deutsche Telekom.

Digital Transformation Capital Partners GmbH

Hamburg

Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners Management GmbH is a private equity, venture debt firm

Digital+ Partners

Munich

Digital+ Partners is a growth equity investor focused on B2B technology companies.

DvH Ventures

Köln

Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures) is one of the leading European early-stage investors.

Earlybird Venture Capital

Berlin

Earlybird is a venture capital investor focused on European technology innovators.

eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS

Münster

eCAPITAL is a venture capital firm that provides early to growth stage funding to technology companies.

Enjoyventure Management

Düsseldorf

The EnjoyVenture Management is a private equity company that focuses its investments on the seed and early-stage companies.

Evonik Venture Capital

Hanau

Evonik Venture Capital is the corporate venture arm of Evonik Industries AG, a global specialty chemicals company.

FinLab

Frankfurt

FinLab is a Germany-based investment company engaged in the building of companies in the financial services technologies.

finleap

Berlin

finleap is Europe's #1 fintech ecosystem. In addition to access to capital, it offers a network of investors as well as partners and talent.

First Momentum Ventures

Karlsruhe

Dedicated VC for Pre-Seed and Tech Founders

Flash Ventures

Berlin

Flash Ventures provides pre-seed capital to talented founders, supporting them to build game-changing businesses.

Fly Ventures

Berlin

Fly Ventures is a specialized VC for technical founders solving hard problems. Fly invests from day-zero to seed.

FoodLabs

Berlin

FoodLabs is a venture studio and investor for startups that shape the future of nutrition, sustainability and health.

Foundamental

Berlin

Foundamental is the global investor in construction, renovation and design technology.

Founders Bay Accelerator

The Founders Bay Accelerator is an equity-free, 6-month, intensive program for startups.

Fraunhofer Venture

Munich

Fraunhofer Venture acts as a partner of founders, start-up companies, Fraunhofer institutes and investors.

Freigeist

Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Unleashing European Tech Founders

Freigeist Capital

Bonn

Freigeist is a venture capital fund specialized on deep tech seed stage investments.

FTTF

Munich

Pre-Seed, Seed, Deeptech, Start-ups using Fraunhofer technologies

Future City Incubator

Berlin

Future Energy Ventures

Essen

Future Energy Ventures is a Venture capital and collaboration platform that brings together corporate partners and start-ups.

German Media Pool

Berlin

German Media Pool is independent media for equity fund combining television, out of home, print, and radio.

Global Founders Capital

Berlin

GFC is a globally oriented, stage agnostic venture fund that empowers gifted entrepreneurs.

Global Life Science Ventures

München

Global Life Science Ventures is a swiss investment fund focusing exclusively on the life sciences sector.

Good Seed Ventures

Rheine

We leverage our capital and industry specific knowledge to accelerate the transition to a sustainable food system.

Grazia Equity

Stuttgart

Grazia Equity is a venture capital firm investing in innovative, technology driven startups with high potential.

Greenfield

Berlin

Greenfield is a European crypto investment firm.

Gründungswerft

Berlin

We are the state-wide startup scene in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Heliad Equity Partners

Frankfurt

Heliad Equity Partners (ISIN: DE000A0L1NN5) is a growth equity company investing across verticals and regions pre-, at-, and post-IPO.

High-Tech Grunderfonds

Bonn

High-Tech Grunderfonds specializes in investments in seed or startups, early venture, seed capital, and mezzanine financing.

Hubraum

Berlin

Hubraum connects tech entrepreneurs and startup companies with the network, capital and business opportunities of Deutsche Telekom.

HV Capital

Munich

HV Capital is a venture capital firm that supports founders in developing their internet companies.

IBB Ventures

Berlin

IBB Ventures invests in technology-oriented companies and companies from the creative industries.

IFB Innovationsstarter

Hamburg

The IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH is an innovation funding and investment company of the City of Hamburg providing grants and investments.

Investitionsbank Berlin

Berlin

Investitionsbank Berlin is a business development and promotion bank that finances small and medium businesses.

Join Capital

Berlin

Join Capital is a Berlin-based early stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise technology and industry 4.0 startups.

KfW

Frankfurt

KfW is a German state-owned development bank.

KIZOO Technology Capital

Karlsruhe

KIZOO provides mentoring, seed and early-stage financing with a focus on rejuvenation biotech.

La Famiglia

Berlin

La Famiglia is an early-stage venture capital fund backing the best tech entrepreneurs across Europe and the US.

LBBW VC

Stuttgart

LBBW Venture invests in brilliant entrepreneurs raising a late seed, Series A or Series B round within the DACH region.

leAD Sports and Health Tech Partners

Berlin

leAD sources, funds, and drives growth of early-stage sports and health tech startups globally.

LeadX Capital Partners

München

LeadX Capital Partners is an investor backing growth-stage technology companies driving the digital transformation of consumer industries.

Loric Ventures

Munich

Loric invests in innovative and disruptive solutions globally, with a focus on fin- and urbantech and impact.

MakeUp Hardtech Innovation

Berlin

We want to MakeUp for all the innovations that didn’t happen in the past.

Media Lift

Hamburg

Content & Tech Incubator: Turning ideas into innovation

Media Ventures

Cologne

Media Ventures is an private venture capital company.

METRO Xcel

Berlin

METRO Xcel is a selective sales driven program for technology startups targeting hospitality and retail industries.

MIG Capital

München

MIG is a leading German VC investor, focused on early to mid-stage Deep Tech and Life Science companies.

Monkfish Equity

Leipzig

Monkfish Equity is a venture capital firm that prefers to invest in seed or pre-seed stage companies.

Munich Venture Partners

Munich

Munich Venture Partners is a Venture Capital firm that provides early to growth stage funding to technology companies.

NCA

Hamburg

NCA is a multi-corporate, single industry focused innovation network, startup acceleration program and investment fund.

neosfer (formerly main incubator)

Frankfurt

neosfer (formerly main incubator) is the early stage venture capital arm of Commerzbank Group

Neuhaus Partners

Hamburg

Neuhaus Partners is a recognized venture capital fund and has as a member of the Federal Association of German Equity Investment Companies

Next Media Accelerator

Hamburg

Next Media Accelerator is a pan-European startup program for innovation in media & marketing.

OCCIDENT

Munich

The Entrepreneural Venture Capital Investor

Picus Capital

Munich

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy.

Point Nine

Berlin

Point Nine Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments related to SaaS and digital marketplaces.

Project A Ventures

Berlin

Project A is an early-stage venture capital firm, combining financial and operational support for technology companies.

Redstone

Berlin

Redstone is a Berlin-based Venture Capital firm, managing investment funds structured around various sector verticals.

Rheingau Founders

Berlin

Rheinhau Founders is a Berlin&Munich based venture capital firm

RI Digital Ventures

Berlin

Raffay is an investment group with early stage venture capital and real estate as its primary focus.

Saarbruecker 21

Berlin

Saarbruecker21 invest in young startups, either individually or collectively as a group.

seed + speed Ventures

Berlin

Seed + Speed Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed investments.

Seed Fonds Aachen

Aachen

Seed Fond Aachen provides start-up companies with long term equity.

Senovo

München

Senovo focuses on early stage B2B SaaS investments.

SHS Capital

Tübingen

SHS is an independent private equity company focus on investments in the MedTech and Life Sciences sectors.

Signals Venture Capital

Berlin

Signals Venture Capital is an early stage enterprise & B2B investor.

Sirius Venture Partners

Wiesbaden

Sirius Venture Partners is a private-owned Venture Capital company based in Wiesbaden und Düsseldorf, Germany.

Smac Partners

Unterhaching

Smac Partners focused on early-stage ICT technologies and services of start-ups.

SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator

Leipzig

Rated one of the top 3 Startup Accelerators in Germany

SquareOne

Berlin

SquareOne is a Venture Capital investor based in Berlin focusing on early-stage and seed investments.

Star Ventures

München

Star Ventures ia a venture capital firm.

Statkraft Ventures

Düsseldorf

Statkraft Ventures is a European venture capital firm providing early stage and growth financing to companies.

TA Ventures

Frankfurt

TA Ventures is an international venture capital firm backing ambitious founders of technology companies across Europe and North America.

Target Global

Berlin

Target Global is a venture capital firm that invests in tech companies across all stages of their lifecycle.

Target Partners

Munich

Target Partners is a German venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies.

TEV Ventures

Essen

Venture Capital for Europe's Most Ambitious.

TGFS - Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen

Leipzig

TGFS invests in start ups and young companies in the high technology area headquartered or located in Saxony.

The Delta

Berlin

The Delta is a Venture Catalyst based in Berlin, Germany and Cape Town, South Africa. We build and invest into ventures.

Think.Health

Fürstenfeldbruck

Think.Health invests as a boutique risk-taker in healthcare ventures.

UVC Partners

Munich

We partner with Europe's most ambitious early-stage B2B tech startups.

Venista Ventures

Cologne

Venista backs aspiring founders in Pre-Seed and Seed, focussing on tech-driven enterprise and consumer startups

Visionaries Club

Berlin

Visionaries Club is a venture capital fund backed by European digital founders and family business entrepreneurs.

Vorwerk Ventures

Berlin

Vorwerk Ventures is an independent €150m Venture Capital Fund grown out of the Vorwerk Group focusing on consumer-centric businesses.

WestTech Ventures

Berlin

WestTech Ventures is a pre-seed & seed VC in Berlin focusing on Enterprise SaaS as well as New Work and Mobility.

WFP Innovation Accelerator

Munich, Bayern

The WFP Innovation Accelerator identifies, supports and scales high-potential solutions to hunger worldwide.

Yabeo Capital

Grünwald

Yabeo Capital focuses on financial purposes and internet related business.