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24 leading venture capital and growth investors have founded the German Venture & Growth Forum (GVGF) and published a shared playbook designed to facilitate institutional investors’ entry into venture and growth capital. According to the initiators, this could mobilize up to 15 billion euros of private capital annually for German growth companies.

With the “Built in Europe” initiative, Balderton Capital is launching a Europe-wide campaign to showcase the successes of the European tech ecosystem. Across Europe, more than 100 founders and CEOs support the initiative, including executives from Revolut, Mistral AI, Wayve, ElevenLabs, Synthesia and Lovable. Munich companies are also participating.

German startups raised €1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2026. According to KfW Research, the volume increased by 6 percent. International investors provided more than 75 percent of the funds.

Germany records a new startup record with 3,622 new foundings in 2025, while the number of funding rounds simultaneously declines by 12 percent to 1,547. Particularly notable is the influence of artificial intelligence: 33 percent of startups in the first quarter of 2026 are already using AI – with noticeable effects on business models and capital requirements, as the latest Startupdetector Report shows.

Bosch, BMW i Ventures and Earlybird are expanding funds for technology-oriented startups. This opens up new financing opportunities for Munich startups in artificial intelligence, deeptech and industry.

Innovis VC offers students the entry into the VC world. Gain practical experience, build your network, and start your career in venture capital.

The investor is complementing its early-stage approach with growth capital and wants to accompany investments in later financing rounds going forward.

New venture capital funds are bringing fresh capital to the market. Voyager Ventures, b2venture and Munich-based VC Vanagon Ventures invest in different phases and technologies – from industrial foundational technologies to pre-seed deep tech.

The German federal government plans to integrate the DeepTech & Climate Fund into the High-Tech Gründerfonds. This creates a comprehensive financing platform for technology-oriented startups from founding to scaling.

LfA Development Bank Bavaria and the European Investment Fund continue to invest in Bavaria’s startup scene. The additional funds strengthen technology-oriented founders through an increased venture capital base.

Marie-Helene Ametsreiter is General Partner at Speedinvest. In 2023, she was named Germany’s #1 top investor by XTB. She focuses on climate and industrial technologies and brings startups together with established companies. How does she see the market and what drives her? She reveals this in the “Women in Tech” interview.

UVC Partners, the venture capital company behind the UnternehmerTUM innovation center, has raised 250 million euros for its fourth fund in just six months. This increases the company’s assets under management to over 600 million euros.