German tech has long been the leader in continental Europe. The country already has dozens of VC-backed unicorns — companies valued at over $1bn — including the likes of Personio, Celonis, Gorillas, and Flink. But there’s also a notable fleet of fast-growing new players.
We’ve ranked the startups we think will be making moves in 2022.
Key
Year founded
Amount raised
Last funding round
Valuation
Employees
2015
€54m
Series A
€59
51-200
Sifted Take
2014
€52m
Series B
€250
201-500
Sifted Take
Sifted Take
2019
€50m
Late VC
€126
201-500
Sifted Take
Sifted Take
2017
€50m
Early VC
€250
11-50
Sifted Take
Sifted Take
2019
€50m
Series A
€227
11-50
Sifted Take
2014
€49m
Series B
€175
51-200
2018
€45m
Series B
€175
51-200
2015
€43m
Late VC
€45
201-500
2013
€43m
Late VC
€91
51-200
Sifted Take
2018
€41m
Series B
€136
51-200
Sifted Take
2018
€60m
Late VC
€200
100-500
2017
€39m
Series A
€141
51-200
Sifted Take
2018
€39m
Series B
€145
11-50
Sifted Take
2020
€38m
Series A
€143
51-200
2017
€37m
Late VC
€140
201-500
2019
€35m
Series A
€175
11-50
2016
€35m
Early VC
€70
51-200
Sifted Take
2012
€32m
Late VC
€159
51-200
Sifted Take
2018
€31m
Series A
€136
51-200
2019
€31m
Series A
€118
51-200
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