Venture capital and incubators
Berlin can attract by far the most risk capital nationwide and is becoming the most important target area for foreign investors.
Of the six billion euros in venture capital that were invested in German startups in 2023, 39 percent, 2.4 billion euros, went to startups in Berlin. This makes Berlin the most important region for tech investments in Germany. In a European comparison, the German capital is also among the top, in 2022 it was third behind London and Paris.
Although the number of financing rounds has fallen nationwide, Berlin startups were able to claim one in three financing rounds with 286 financing rounds.
Local business angels, company owned and university related incubators, accelerators as well as national and international venture capital investors support Berlin’s young entrepreneurs in the foundation phase. Numerous successful startups have emerged that way, e.g. Zalando, Mister Spex, N26, SoundCloud, Wooga oder Delivery Hero.
