Germany’s startup ecosystem continued to attract investor interest in 2025, ranking as the fourth most funded country globally in the first nine months of the year, ahead of Canada and France.
Tracxn’s Germany Tech – 9M 2025 Report shows that startups across the country raised $5.3B (nearly €4.59B), led by sectors such as enterprise applications, aerospace, and energy tech.
Funding activity varied across stages: Seed stage investments stood at $412M, early stage at $2B, and late stage at $2.9B. Germany also recorded 12 funding rounds above $100M, three IPOs, two new unicorns, and 104 acquisitions, including BioNTech’s $1.3B acquisition of CureVac.
Germany’s position in the DACH ecosystem
According to NGP Capital’s latest data-driven analysis of the DACH startup landscape, startups across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland collectively raised $12.1B in the past 12 months. Of this, German startups accounted for $8.47B (nearly 70 per cent of the total), marking a 22 per cent increase from $6.96B the previous year.
The report also highlights a shift in Europe’s venture capital rankings. Germany has overtaken France in startup funding for the first time. In 2023, French startups raised 12 per cent more than German startups, but by 2024, Germany had taken the lead, with France 14 per cent behind. As of 2025, the gap has widened further, with France now 32 per cent behind based on annualised data.
Germany is also closing in on the UK, Europe’s largest venture capital market. Its funding levels have grown from 48 per cent of the UK’s total in 2023 to 51 per cent as of mid-2025, signalling a gradual narrowing of the gap.
Berlin’s startup activity
Within this landscape, Berlin remained one of the country’s key startup hubs, accounting for 30 per cent of total funding, just behind Munich at 33 per cent.
In October 2025, Berlin-based startups secured $243M across 10 funding rounds, a significant rise from the $49M raised through 39 rounds in September.
As the city strengthens its role in Germany’s startup ecosystem, we are highlighting the Berlin-based startups that raised funding in October 2025 and are currently hiring.
Check them out below!
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Note: Certain details of these startups, such as founders’ names and the funding amount, have been sourced from Dealroom.
AnyTax
Founder(s): Moritz Kuder, Yash Gadiya, Kirill Luzhnov
Capital raised: €1M in pre-seed round
Hiring: Yes, apply here
AnyTax offers ready-to-use, API-based tax solutions that financial platforms can integrate into their products. Its modular, AI-driven infrastructure enables platforms to add tax services as a new offering.
Financial and tax advisors can also use AnyTax’s white-label tools to deliver digital tax services under their own brands.
Zeeg
Founder(s): Florian Horbach
Capital raised: €1.1M in pre-Seed round
Hiring: Currently not hiring
Zeeg is a booking CRM platform that connects appointment scheduling with customer management in one system. Each booked appointment creates a CRM entry through automation. This process removes the need for manual data input or tool changes and maintains data protection standards.
Every Health
Founder(s): Dimitri Bilyarchyk, Alexander Petrow
Capital raised: €1.1M in Seed round
Hiring: Yes, apply here
Every Health is a digital health platform that provides healthcare services for the LGBTQIA+ community in Germany. Its creation was driven by the founders’ experiences with discrimination and limited access to suitable medical support in conventional healthcare.
Every Health focuses on reducing health inequalities among queer individuals through tailored and culturally aware care.
roclub
Founder(s): Matthias Issing, André Glardon
Capital raised: $11.7M
Hiring: Yes, apply here
roclub is a B2B SaaS company developing a platform for operating technology remotely. The company connects secured machines and equipment to a managed IoT system. Through this platform, organisations can access qualified technicians worldwide for remote control, support, and training.
roclub’s initial focus is on healthcare, specifically diagnostic imaging, with plans to expand into other fields. Its aim is to establish a leading position in teleoperation.
Arbio
Founder(s): Constantin Schröder, Paul Bäumler
Capital raised: $36M (€31.1M) in Series A round
Hiring: Yes, apply here
Arbio is an AI-first property management system for alternative accommodations.
The company is building an AI-native operating system that acts as a full-stack property manager. It automates distribution, accounting, operations, guest communications, and dynamic pricing, delivering higher revenues, lower costs, and peace of mind for owners.
On the other hand, guests benefit from personalised stays, faster responses, and standardised quality. Currently, the company already manages over 1,000 properties across Germany and Austria.
Kapnative
Founder(s): Philipp Hemmersbach, Ben Auld, Christian Maria Kreuser
Capital raised: Undisclosed funding and strategic partnership
Hiring: Currently not hiring
Kapnative is a platform for investment and management of alternative assets. It enables wealth managers, banks, family offices, and liability umbrellas to guide clients in accessing private market investments. The platform allows providers to complete purchases through a single KYC and risk profile process.
IVY OAK
Founder(s): Caroline Gentz
Capital raised: Undisclosed
Hiring: Yes, apply here
IVY OAK is a fashion brand that focuses on craftsmanship, design, and production. Its collections bring together traditional tailoring and modern forms. The brand’s work supports transparent pricing, sustainable sourcing, and mindful consumption.
IVY OAK seeks to influence the fashion industry through responsible methods and social awareness. After its online launch, the company has grown into a label with a global presence.
PraxiPal
Founder(s): Daniel Woelki, Martin Graf
Capital raised: $6.7M in Seed round
Hiring: Yes, apply here
PraxiPal operates under the product name Luna, described as an AI receptionist tailored for medical practices. The system handles incoming calls and processes tasks such as booking, rescheduling or cancelling appointments, directly within the practice management system.
Luna engages with callers through consent-based interaction, conducts conversations and directs unresolved cases to human staff when needed. The platform integrates with existing telephone numbers via call forwarding and supports practices in specialties such as orthodontics and dentistry, with plans to expand to further specialisations.
Bees & Bears
Founder(s): Jakob von Egidy, Marius Schondelmaier
Capital raised: €5M in Seed round
Hiring: Yes, apply here
Bees & Bears aims to address the global sustainability investment gap, which requires loan capital to close. It connects manufacturers and sellers of sustainable energy products with financing solutions through its platform.
The company simplifies the installation process for sustainable energy solutions by allowing tradesmen to create offers and input financial and customer details into a web form. After a real-time credit check, instalment payments are approved, with state subsidies pre-financed.
N8n
Founder(s): Jan Oberhauser
Capital raised: $180M (€154.9M) in Series C round
Hiring: Yes, apply here
n8n is a workflow automation platform that combines AI capabilities with business process automation, giving technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code.
The company supports workflows for more than 3,000 organisations. It allows users to integrate any large language model (LLM) with custom code and includes mechanisms for human oversight.
Unlike other AI platforms that either rely fully on autonomous decision-making or strict, rule-based systems, n8n claims to offer a flexible middle ground.
