Germany startup ecosystem
Germany is Europe's largest economy and home to a maturing startup ecosystem anchored by Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg. Berlin's international talent pool and creative culture attract early-stage founders, while Munich draws deep-tech and enterprise ventures thanks to proximity to major corporates and research institutions. Government-backed programs and a dense VC landscape provide capital across all stages. The directory currently lists 344 organisations across 39 cities.
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Fruit Logistica 2026
Global fresh-produce trade fair with a Smart Agri focus and dedicated startup day. Price: about EUR 48 day ticket or EUR 88 permanent pass. Best for agri-tech founders selling to growers, distributors, and retailers.
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Fruit Logistica 2027
Fruit Logistica 2027 runs 3-5 February in Berlin, spanning three trade fair segments: Fresh Produce, Machinery & Technology, and Logistics. The 2026 edition drew over 2,600 exhibitors from more than 90 countries across 26 exhibition halls, covering the fruit and vegetable value chain from seed to point of sale.
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Future Tech Fest 2026 (September 2026)
Future Tech Fest, the rebranded Digital Demo Day, bills itself as Germany's largest B2B startup expo and conference and is the highlight of Düsseldorf Startup Week. It brings hundreds of national and international tech startups together with corporates, SMEs, investors and universities for an expo, pitch battles, curated matchmaking, venture-clienting and workshops, drawing several thousand attendees.
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Gamescom 2026
The world's largest gaming event by attendance, with a major business area (gamescom biz) hosting B2B meetings, publisher showcases, indie booths, and investor matchmaking alongside the consumer expo. Cologne draws 300,000+ visitors and is the primary annual meeting point for European game studios, publishers, and platform teams. Relevant to startups in gaming, entertainment tech, AR/VR, streaming, and creator economy. Tickets from EUR 20 consumer, EUR 100+ business.
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General Catalyst
La Famiglia is a European seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Jeannette zu Fuerstenberg, with offices in Berlin, Paris, and London. The firm bridges the gap between European industry corporates and technology startups, leveraging a network of 200+ family-owned enterprises as LPs and advisors. La Famiglia invests EUR 500K to EUR 3M at pre-seed and seed in B2B SaaS, fintech, and marketplace models. Notable portfolio companies include Personio, Solarisbank, Forto, and Pile Capital. The firm manages over EUR 250M and provides unique access to industrial pilot customers and distribution channels.
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German Accelerator
German Accelerator is a non-equity programme launched in 2012, financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, that helps high-potential German startups expand into international markets. Starting with a Silicon Valley office in 2012, it expanded to New York (2014), Boston (2016, with a life sciences focus), and Singapore (2018), and has supported over 600 startups that have collectively raised more than $13.5 billion in funding. The programme provides individually tailored workshops, expert mentorship, and access to investor networks at no equity cost to participants.
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German Startups Association (Startup-Verband)
The German Startups Association (Bundesverband Deutsche Startups e.V.) is Germany's leading advocacy and networking organization for startup founders, established in 2012. With over 1,200 member startups and corporate partners, the Startup-Verband lobbies the German federal government on policy issues critical to founders, including employee stock option reform (ESOP), immigration for tech talent, and venture capital regulation. The organization publishes the annual German Startup Monitor, the most comprehensive survey of the country's startup ecosystem, and runs numerous programs including regional chapters, industry working groups, and the German Startup Awards. It plays a central convening role connecting founders with policymakers, investors, and corporates across Germany.
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GetYourGuide
GetYourGuide is a Berlin-based travel experiences marketplace founded in 2009 by Johannes Reck and Tao Tao. The platform connects travelers with curated tours, activities, and attraction tickets in destinations worldwide, offering everything from skip-the-line museum passes to multi-day excursions. GetYourGuide has raised over $900 million from investors including KKR, SoftBank, and Temasek, reaching a valuation above $2 billion. The company serves tens of millions of travelers annually and has expanded into branded 'Originals' experiences operated under its own quality standards, positioning it as the leading European alternative to Viator in the tours and activities category.
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GITEX Europe
Organizer of GITEX Europe, a global-scale tech conference and exhibition focused on AI, cybersecurity, and digital finance. Launched in Berlin in 2025 as the European expansion of the Dubai-based GITEX Global brand, the event targets 30,000+ attendees and brings together startups, scaleups, and enterprise buyers across multiple tech verticals.
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GITEX Europe 2026
Berlin edition of the global GITEX brand focused on sovereign AI, cybersecurity, and digital finance, connecting European startups with international buyers and investors. The event uses tiered passes (from low-cost expo tickets to premium access) and features Supernova startup competitions, with reported equity-free funding prizes up to EUR 100,000.
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Greentech Festival
Organizer of Greentech Festival, a major Berlin sustainability and climate innovation conference and exhibition co-founded by former Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg. Since 2019, the multi-day festival has attracted thousands of attendees to explore green technology showcases, startup pitches, and award ceremonies celebrating environmental innovation.
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Greentech Festival 2026
Major sustainability-focused exhibition and conference at Messe Berlin, founded by Nico Rosberg, showcasing climate innovation across mobility, circular economy, and supply chains. Exact 2026 dates are to be announced.
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Gretchen AI
Berlin-based AI startup fighting disinformation by analysing the origin and publication context of images and videos to make reliable authenticity assessments. Built on a multi-agent framework of proprietary fine-tuned models developed in collaboration with DFKI. Won the SPRIND Deepfake Detection Challenge Award.
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Grover
Grover is a Berlin-based technology rental and subscription platform founded in 2015 by Michael Cassau. The company lets consumers and businesses rent electronics such as laptops, smartphones, gaming consoles, and smart home devices on a monthly subscription basis instead of buying them outright. Grover promotes a circular economy model by refurbishing and re-renting returned devices multiple times. The company raised over $1 billion in equity and debt financing and operates across Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, and the US. It partners with major retailers including MediaMarkt and Samsung.
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Gundbert Scherf
Gundbert Scherf is Co-founder & Co-CEO of the defence-AI company Helsing. A founder in the German startup ecosystem, Gundbert leads the defence-AI company Helsing.
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Hanno Renner
Hanno Renner is Co-founder & CEO of the HR software unicorn Personio. A founder in the German startup ecosystem, Hanno leads the HR software unicorn Personio.
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Hannover Messe 2026
The world's largest industrial trade fair, Hannover Messe draws 130,000+ visitors and 4,000+ exhibitors across AI, robotics, hydrogen, and Industry 4.0. Young Tech Enterprises offers startups subsidized booths and pitch stages. Tickets EUR 35-80. Essential for deeptech founders seeking pilot customers among global manufacturers and energy firms.
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Hannover Messe 2027
Hannover Messe 2027 runs 5-8 April, themed 'Think Tech Forward', with Spain as the official partner country. The industrial technology fair features the Robotics Award and covers Industry 4.0, automation and robotics for a global manufacturing audience.
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Hanson Wade
Organizer of specialized life-science summits including the mRNA-Based Therapeutics Summit Europe series. Hanson Wade has been producing senior-level scientific conferences since 2008, convening researchers, pharma executives, and biotech founders for deep technical discussions on drug discovery, gene therapy, and emerging therapeutic platforms.
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Helsing
Helsing is a defense technology company building AI software systems for democratic governments and armed forces in Europe. Its platform fuses data from radar, drones, optical and infrared sensors to provide real-time situational awareness and operational decision support. After major growth financing in 2025, Helsing expanded across core European defense programs and into autonomous systems, including the HX-2 platform.
