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September 22, 2023

25 German soonicorns to watch

Germany has produced the second most unicorns in Europe — but who could be next to join the club? Here are the contenders


Sadia Nowshin

4 min read

Vivid Money's cofounders

Germany has its fair share of unicorns, birthing 31 since 2005 — the second most in Europe after the UK. Startup successes include the continent’s best-funded HR startup Personio, AI translation unicorn DeepL and data management for businesses provider Celonis.

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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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