Germany
271 labs and startups across 92 cities. 104 startups are AI-native; 21 new AI startups appeared in the last two years against 15 in the two before.
Cities
Unicorns
Helsing$14bn
AI software for defence.
Celonis$11bn
Software. Valued at $11bn (June 2021).
Personio$6.3bn
German provider of cloud-based HR software.
Trade Republic$5.3bn
Financial technology. Valued at $5.3bn (May 2021).
N26$3.5bn
Mobile bank licensed across Europe.
Contentful$3bn
Content management system. Valued at $3bn (July 2021).
Wefox$3bn
Insurance. Valued at $3bn (June 2021).
Mambu$2.1bn
German software company.
FlixMobility$2bn
Transportation. Valued at $2+bn (August 2019).
Solarisbank$1.65bn
Financial technology. Valued at $1.65bn (July 2021).
Forto$1.2bn
Software. Valued at $1.2bn (June 2021).
Staffbase$1.1bn
Software as a service. Valued at $1.1bn (March 2022).
GetYourGuide$1bn
Travel. Valued at $1+bn (May 2019).
Grover$1bn
E-commerce. Valued at $1+bn (April 2022).
Sennder$1bn
Logistics. Valued at $1+bn (January 2021).
Taxfix$1bn
Tax software. Valued at $1+bn (April 2022).
Volocopter$1bn
Research labs
Aleph AlphaLab
Sovereign AI stack for European enterprise and government.
Black Forest LabsLab
Image generation models, makers of FLUX.
DFKILab
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence.
EMBLLab
Europe's flagship life sciences laboratory.
Helmholtz Munich AILab
AI for health research at Helmholtz Munich.
hessian.AILab
Hessian centre for AI research.
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent SystemsLab
Research on perception, action and learning.
Tübingen AI CenterLab
Competence centre for machine learning.
Communities
Startups
TaktileHiring
Transform your decision-making with reliable AI agents in weeks, not…
voizeHiring
We build the AI companion for nurses, to create time for care.
Lio (formerly askLio)
The World's First Multi-Agent System for Procurement
PowerUs
LinkedIn for skilled blue-collar workers
KomboHiring
Unified API for HR, payroll and recruiting software
LangdockHiring
The all-in-one AI platform for companies.
Slite
The self-maintaining knowledge base
autarc
autarc is the agentic OS for energy installers.
Beglaubigt.deHiring
The legal backoffice for every company. For founders and AI agents.
Cloudchipr
The #1 Actionable FinOps Platform
Demodesk
AI-powered sales coaching
telliHiring
intelligent interactions
MercuraHiring
AI quote & order processing for technical distributors & manufacturers
Tiptap
The open-source document editor for humans and AI agents.
ComplyDoHiring
Global Compliance for Enterprises
HeyChargeHiring
Low-cost, high-scale EV charging platform for apartments (and more).
AccessOwl
Managing your Employees' Access to SaaS
TabulaHiring
Autonomous Accounting Software
Lamin
Open data platform for traceable, multimodal AI
Machine26
Marketplace for construction machines
Zeit AIHiring
The autonomous data engineer for the mid-market
FintoHiring
AI accounting for enterprise finance teams
InLoop RoboticsHiring
Robotic arms that pick and pack your orders.
CoCrafter
B2B construction marketplace to match contractors and subcontractors.
ComenaHiring
AI agents for distributors and manufacturers to automate order entry.
Invertix
AI that operates power plants
Lizza
AI-assitant for managing creator-brand partnerships
MesmerHiring
We build software factories for engineering teams
GetDotHiring
Your AI Data Analyst
Invitris
Creating new protein-based drugs at scale
Kitekraft
Building flying wind turbines.
Planet A Foods
Building the next generation food ingredient champion.
superglue
AI agents that run ERP implementations for consultants
Alpas
Software for procurement departments to find suppliers 10x faster
HeraHiring
The AI-native creative canvas
KugelAudioHiring
Kugel is an on-prem Voice AI model supporting 30+ languages
Lightmeter
Managed Sales Email Delivery For Cold Outreach
Rally
Financial OS for Modern Fleets
truemetrics
We show couriers where to park and enter a building.
Codyco
The AI Reservation Team for Hotel Groups
Powerdocs
Create professional proposals, quotes, and documents in seconds.
RATLOG
Reusable heavy-lift rockets
Sanvivo
Shopify for pharmacies in Europe
Cellbyte
AI Agents for Pharma Drug Launches
CONUSHiring
The AI knowledge layer for medical devices
DexterHiring
Spend Intelligence for Complex Enterprises
Ontora
AI agents that interviews every employee to hand context to AI tools.
Pairio
AI mobile app that helps factory technicians fix broken machines
PandasAI
PandasAI is an open-source conversational data analysis platform with…
Tenet Industries
AI-automated factory for PCBAs
transload
Measure freight with security cameras
BuildJet
High-performance computing cloud
Diffusion Studio
Turn your agent into a professional video editor
Hey TeloHiring
Voice AI for Home Services
Lunavo
Lunavo is the AI assistant for carriers.
Midplane
The safety layer between AI agents and your database
Pretzel AI
AI tooling
SitefireHiring
Marketing suite for the agentic web
omnidock
OS for global e-commerce expansion of brands & manufacturers
Raven
A new phone rebuilt around agents: more done, less time on screen.
The Robot Learning Company
Tools for the next era of physical automation.
A-Leecon GmbH
German educational company focused on AI training (founded 2023).
About You
German online fashion retailer.
aeqi
Company building the company OS for the agent economy.
AI Pirates
Artificial intelligence agency in Munich, Germany.
AI Techno Center GmbH
German company for AI consulting, AI automation and AI training based in Boppard.
Ainteg GmbH
AI integration partner for owner-led SMBs based in Germany.
aiomics
German health software company.
Alliance Healthcare Deutschland
amber
German enterprise software company.
apollon
German software company based in Pforzheim.
Applied Integral
German software and methodology company for organizational excellence.
AristaFlow
Assemble Entertainment
Video game publisher.
Atento Technology Germany GmbH
German gift voucher company based in Berlin.
Atolls
Online marketing company.
Audisto
Software company in Gernsbach, Baden-Württemberg.
Aumovio SE
German automotive-technology company.
Auralex
German AI company for skilled trades businesses, based in Schleswig-Holstein.
Autima
German agency for marketing and AI automation.
AUTO1 Group
AUTODOC
Online shop for auto parts.
Automotive Cells Company
Ayoxxa Biosystems
Bayescase
German innovation management software company.
Beautinda
German salon management software company.
BidFix
German software company for public procurement.
BikeExchange DE Vertriebs GmbH
Operator of BikeExchange bicycle marketplace in Europe.
Bitfall Studios
Blinkist
Book summary app.