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October 17, 2025

12 German startups to watch, according to investors

VCs at Balderton, DN Capital, Capmont Technology and Join Capital shared their top picks


Shikha Ahluwalia, principal at Balderton Capital

It’s an exciting time in German tech, with the country boasting some of Europe’s buzziest startups across AI, defence and deeptech that have this year raised chunky funding rounds.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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