2024 edition01.10.2024

Sifted 50: Germany

Welcome to the Sifted 50: Germany Leaderboard, which ranks the fastest-growing German startups by revenue growth.

Combined, the 50 startups have raised €6.98bn in funding and generated revenues of €3.03bn over the past three financial years, employing more than 5,700 people.

To be eligible, startups had to meet the following criteria: headquartered in Germany; founded in or after 2014; maximum full-time headcount of 999; private and independent; majority of revenue must be generated by proprietary technology; at least three years of revenue data; and revenue (annualised if necessary) of at least €50k in the base year (2020 or 2021) and at least €500k in the most recent financial year (2022 or 2023). Companies were required to submit signed documentation to support disclosed financial information not publicly available. Most chose not to make their latest revenue figure public information.

A research report on the 50 startups and Germany's tech ecosystem is available to read here.

Click on each company's box to find a more in-depth profile.

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