Investments
€ 6.6B
raised by Berlin startups on average per year (2020-22)
Global Connectivity
69%
of founders in Berlin are foreign-born
Popularity
37%
Of all startups want to move to Berlin (#1 in Europe)
DISCOVER Berlin startups
Funding data and any possible statistic on Berlin startupsand the local ecosystem. See how the local ecosystem scores against the European competition of startup hubs in the statistics below. If you have your own startup company find funding calls and accelerator programs to apply to, see statistics on previous participants of these programs. You can see the statistics on total investment raised, female founders or foreign-born and migrant founders in this tech hub.
All of the data is curated by the DEEP research team and comes from 1st party sources like the Annual Startup Heatmap Survey or our monitor for job creation, news mentions and female founders. Other data comes from 3rd party sources like Dealroom, Crunchbase or Stackoverflow.
To get a list of the best startup cities you can find Europe's top ecosystems in our search or get a ranking of the best accelerators in Europe.
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Startup Success Stories
Infarm
Berlin-based Infarm is Europe´s largest vertical farming company, running highly efficient farms that use little water and land. Founded in 2013, the startup has reached a “unicorn” valuation of over $1 billion in 2021.
Among its investors are Atomico and Balderton. Infarm partners with more than 30 retail chains and serves 2 million customers in 11 countries.
Enpal
Regarded as Germany´s first green unicorn, Enpal is a photovoltaics leasing firm that provides solar power systems (“Solar-as-a-Service“). As of 2022, Enpal has over 2400 employees and serves 20.000 customers. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Berlin.
ECOSYSTEM Data and statistics on Berlin startups
What do I see here?Ecosystem Data is based on 1st and 3rd party research. Each source is individually checked and validated.
TECH NEWS
FOUNDER Opinions
Miriam Santer
Co-founder and COO at theblood
“Berlin is very open minded and with our product we do get a lot of polarized opinions. Even though menstruation is not a taboo topic anymore, we’re still confronted with stigmas and biases. For a disruptive company like theblood it’s easier to find early adopters and first users in an environment that is open to innovations and especially open to delicate topics.
On the other side, we have both been in Berlin for a very long time and also want this to be the home of our company.”
Mattia Marco Caruson
Co-founder and CEO at mama health
“In Berlin you can breathe creativity, innovation and technology – building a startup is not a niche activity anymore. Many students here graduate with the ambition to start a company (or join a fast-growing one), and you have a whole ecosystem of previous founders who can help you with your daily challenges because they went through the same ones!
The best place to start a company is where you can find others who have already done it, and Berlin hosts one of the best founders’ ecosystems in Europe.”
Susana Gomez
Co-Founder at LÆMON
“Berlin is the place to be for young entrepreneurs if they want to be seen and recognized internationally. Especially when you are just getting started, Berlin offers a huge network of aspiring entrepreneurs and a public support structure that is unmatched, in my opinion.“
Adam Rumjahn
Co-Founder at Orion Additive Manufacturing GmbH
“[What] really brought us here to Berlin was just the sheer amount of innovation and technology that’s happening here.
And of course Berlin is also just such a vibrant city with so much history and so much culture and art. It’s hard not to love it here.“
Elena Poughia
Founder at Data Natives
“Berlin is a vibrant place, quite raw with a high potential to establish a very unique startup culture. It attracts a lot of tech talent and interesting individuals with artistic background. I would highly recommend establishing a company here!”
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