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
2019
€30m
Series A
€150
51-200
Sifted Take
2018
€30m
Series A
€150
51-200
Sifted Take
Sifted Take
2020
€29m
Series A
€150
51-200
Sifted Take
Sifted Take
2020
€27m
Series A
€136
51-200
Sifted Take
2018
€27m
Series A
€105
201-500
2016
€25m
Series A
€91
51-200
2021
€24m
Series A
€91
51-200
Sifted Take
2017
€22m
Late VC
€100
51-200
Sifted Take
Sifted Take
2015
€21m
Series A
€102
11-50
Sifted Take
2018
€19m
Series A
€91
11-50
2014
€17m
Series B
€61
51-200
Sifted Take
2016
€16m
Series A
€20
11-50
Sifted Take
2017
€14m
Series A
€60
11-50
2016
€14m
Series B
€175
201-500
2021
€14m
Early VC
€68
11-50
2019
€12m
Series A
€55
11-50
2017
€12m
Series A
€45
51-200
2021
€11m
Seed
€50
11-50
Sifted Take
2017
€10m
Series A
€36
51-200
Sifted Take
2016
€9m
Series A
€36
11-50
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