Startup
Solid Start to German VC Investment in 2025
Start-ups based in Germany took in EUR 1.6 billion in the first quarter of the year.
Apr 14, 2025
German state business promotion bank, the KfW, said that young companies in Europe’s largest economy raked in 14 percent more than in the final quarter of 2024. VC investment was down somewhat compared to the first quarter of last year, when EUR 1.9 billion was raised.
“The German venture capital market has started very solidly in the new year,” KfW Research venture capital expert Steffen Viete told business newspaper Handelsblatt, adding that interest rate cuts could further propel the market this spring.
The KfW also noted a rise in the number of exits and sales of businesses.
