01.04.2026

Deal of the Month |

March |

2026

German startup Upvest secures $125M for strategic expansion in Europe

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: $125M €

USD 735m

Valuation

Investors: The USD 90m equity round is led by Sapphire Ventures and Tencent, with support from Bessemer Venture Partners and BlackRock

23.03.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 12 |

2026

German startup Upvest secures $125M for strategic expansion in Europe

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: $125M €

USD 735m

Valuation

Investors: The USD 90m equity round is led by Sapphire Ventures and Tencent, with support from Bessemer Venture Partners and BlackRock

02.02.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 5 |

2026

RobCo Secures $100 million to Scale Autonomous Industrial Robotics

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 100m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: The round was co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lingotto Innovation, an investment firm owned by Exor, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital, Leitmotif, and The Friedkin Group

02.02.2026

Deal of the Month |

January |

2026

Parloa Raises $350M Series D at $3B Valuation

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 350m €

USD 3b

Valuation

Investors: The round was led by General Catalyst and joined by existing investors such as EQT Ventures, Altimeter Capital and Durable Capital Partners

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19.01.2026

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 3 |

2026

Parloa Raises $350M Series D at $3B Valuation

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 350m €

USD 3b

Valuation

Investors: The round was led by General Catalyst and joined by existing investors such as EQT Ventures, Altimeter Capital and Durable Capital Partners

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01.01.2026

Deal of the Year |

2025

Stuttgart’s Q.ANT raises €62M to scale energy-efficient photonic processors for AI and high-performance computing

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 62m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Verve Ventures, Venionaire Capital, UVC Partners, TRUMPF, Onsight Ventures, LEA Partners, L-Bank, imec.xpand, Grazia Equity, Cherry Ventures

15.12.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 50 |

2025

Green Energy Origin completed a Series B financing round of $110 million, with Light Source Capital serving as the exclusive financial advisor.

Founded: 2023

Investment Raised: USD 110m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: This round was led by BlueCrest Capital Management, joined by Qiming Venture Partners, as a new investor, along with existing shareholders Sofina, HSG, and NIO Capital. Light Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor for this round.

09.12.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 49 |

2025

Black Forest Labs raises $300M at $3.25B valuation

Founded: 2024

Investment Raised: USD 300m €

EUR 3.25b

Valuation

Investors: The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP), and saw participation from a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, BroadLight Capital, General Catalyst, Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, Air Street Capital, Visionaries Club, Canva, and Figma Ventures.

02.12.2025

Deal of the Month |

November |

2025

Peter Thiel-backed Quantum Systems triples valuation to €3B with €180M funding

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 180m €

EUR 3b

Valuation

Investors: The round was led by Balderton Capital and joined by investors including Peter Thiel, Porsche Automobil Holding SE and Notion Capital

01.12.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 48 |

2025

Peter Thiel-backed Quantum Systems triples valuation to €3B with €180M funding

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 180m €

EUR 3b

Valuation

Investors: The round was led by Balderton Capital and joined by investors including Peter Thiel, Porsche Automobil Holding SE and Notion Capital

06.11.2025

Deal of the Month |

October |

2025

Munich-based Tubulis secures €308 million to advance antibody-drug conjugate innovation

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: EUR 308m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Led by Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, with participation from Wellington Management and Ascenta Capital, alongside existing investors including Nextech Invest, EQT Life Sciences, Frazier Life Sciences, Andera Partners, Deep Track Capital, Bayern Kapital, Fund+, OCCIDENT, Seventure Partners, and HTGF.

20.10.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 42 |

2025

Munich-based Tubulis secures €308 million to advance antibody-drug conjugate innovation

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: EUR 308m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Led by Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, with participation from Wellington Management and Ascenta Capital, alongside existing investors including Nextech Invest, EQT Life Sciences, Frazier Life Sciences, Andera Partners, Deep Track Capital, Bayern Kapital, Fund+, OCCIDENT, Seventure Partners, and HTGF.

10.10.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 41 |

2025

n8n Secures $180 Million Series C Funding, Hits $2.5 Billion Valuation to Lead AI-Powered Workflow Automation

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: USD 180m €

USD 2.5b

Valuation

Investors: Led by Accel, with support from Meritech, Redpoint, Evantic and Visionaries Club. Corporate investors NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm) and T.Capital also join the round, with previous backers including Felicis Ventures, Sequoia, Highland Europe and HV Capital making follow-on investments.

18.08.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 33 |

2025

Sequoia leads $62M round, valuing Stark at $500M as it ramps up AI-powered battlefield drones

Founded: 2024

Investment Raised: USD 62m €

USD 500m

Valuation

Investors: Thiel Capital, Sequoia Capital, Project A Ventures, NATO innovation fund, IQT, Doepfner Capital, 8VC

11.08.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 32 |

2025

Tanso raises €12M to grow ESG software for industry

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 12m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Capnamic, Fortino Capital, henQ, UVC Partners

25.07.2025

Deal of the Month |

Calendar Week # 30 |

July |

2025

Stuttgart’s Q.ANT raises €62M to scale energy-efficient photonic processors for AI and high-performance computing

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 62m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Verve Ventures, Venionaire Capital, UVC Partners, TRUMPF, Onsight Ventures, LEA Partners, L-Bank, imec.xpand, Grazia Equity, Cherry Ventures

25.07.2025

Deal |

Calendar Week # 30 |

2025

GV and 20VC back Buena’s vision to reinvent property management through AI-powered rollups

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 49.42m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Capnamic, Google Ventures, Stride.VC, The Twenty Minute VC

25.07.2025

Deal |

2025

German AI startup Makersite raises €60 million to accelerate product sustainability in the design process

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 60m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Hitachi Ventures, KOMPAS VC, Lightrock, Partech, Planet A Ventures, SE Ventures, Translink Capital

24.06.2025

Deal |

2025

Mercanis cements over $20M: Charting the future of AI-driven procurement

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: EUR 17.3m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Angel Invest, AVP, Capmont Technology, Dr. Marcell Vollmer, Dr. Ulrich Piepel, Mirko Novakovic, Partech, Signals Venture Capital, Speedinvest, Victor Jacobsson

24.06.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 25 |

2025

Ostrom raised €20M to accelerate Germany’s smart energy revolution

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 20m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 468 Capital, Adjacent, Eneco Ventures, J12, SE Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Übermorgen Ventures

17.06.2025

Deal |

2025

German start-up Payrails raises $32m in Series A funding

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: USD 32m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, EQT Ventures, General Catalyst, HV Capital

17.06.2025

Deal |

2025

Knowunity raises €27M Series B to bring AI Study Companion to Students Globally

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: EUR 27m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Arthur Kosten, Educapital, Isomer Capital, PortfoLion Capital Partners, Project A Ventures, redalpine, Verena Pausder, XAnge

17.06.2025

Deal |

2025

German CleanTech startup Voltfang secures €15 million and launches Europe’s “largest second-life battery factory”

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 15m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Aurum Impact, Daphni, FIEGE, FORWARD.one, Helen Ventures, Interzero, New Berry, PT1

17.06.2025

Deal |

2025

Proxima Fusion secures €130M to supercharge Europe’s Nuclear Energy Ambitions

Founded: 2023

Investment Raised: EUR 130m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Balderton Capital, Bayern Kapital, Cherry Ventures, Club degli Investitori, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, Elaia, HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds), Leitmotif, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Omnes Capital, Plural Platform, redalpine, UVC Partners, Visionaries Tomorrow, Wilbe Capital

10.06.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 23 |

2025

German investech Scalable Capital bags $175m funding round

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: EUR 155m €

EUR 1.3b

Valuation

Investors: Balderton Capital, HV Capital, Noteus Partners, Sofina, Tencent

10.06.2025

Deal |

2025

Holidu lands €46M in funding, acquires French rental company Cybevasion

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: EUR 46m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 83North, Key 1 Capital, Prime Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners

22.05.2025

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 21 |

2025

German scale-up Flip secures €25 million to expand new AI-powered capabilities for deskless workers

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 28m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: HV Capital, LEA Partners, Notion Capital, Roland Berger

22.05.2025

Deal |

2025

Fintech Aufinity receives EUR 23 million investment

Investment Raised: EUR 23m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BlackFin Capital Partners, PayPal Ventures, Seaya Ventures

22.05.2025

Deal |

2025

German FinTech startup Aufinity Group raises €23 million to innovate payments in the automotive sector

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 23m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BlackFin Capital Partners, PayPal Ventures, Seaya

09.05.2025

Deal of the Month |

May |

2025

German Quantum Systems raises €160 million as it targets global leadership in aerial intelligence solutions

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: EUR 160m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Airbus Defence & Space, Airbus Ventures, Balderton Capital, Bullhound Capital, DTCP, Hensoldt, HV Capital, LP&E AG, Notion Capital, Omnes Capital, Peter Thiel, Porsche Automobil Holding, Project A Ventures