EY Startup-Barometer Deutschland 2025 (EY Swiss Fintech / Banking Barometer)
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EY Swiss Fintech / Banking BarometerSummary
- In 2024, venture capital investment volume in German startups increased by €1 billion (+17%) to over €7 billion across 755 deals.p.4
- Monthly funding fluctuated in 2024, reaching a high of over €1.3 billion in July and a low of €143 million in August.p.5
- Helsing raised the largest single financing round of 2024 in Germany, securing €450 million in July.p.12
- Berlin startups dominated the FinTech/InsurTech sector, capturing €463 million or 89% of the sector's total funding in 2024.p.25
Key insights
- The total volume of venture capital invested in German startups rose by 17% in 2024 to reach more than €7 billion despite a 12% decline in deal count.p.4
- Funding volume in the second half of 2024 rose for the second consecutive half-year period, reaching over €3.6 billion.p.6
- Berlin registered the highest number of deals among German federal states in 2024 with 256 completed financing rounds.p.7
- Bavaria raised more venture capital than Berlin in 2024 for the first time in the survey's history, attracting over €2.3 billion.p.8
- Health startups in Germany secured €958 million in 2024, more than doubling their total from the previous year.p.10
- Five of the top ten financing rounds in Germany in 2024 went to Bavarian startups, while no Berlin startup made the top ten.p.12
- Software as a Service (SaaS) accounted for 51% of all funding in the Software & Analytics sector with €1,137 million raised across 162 deals.p.14
- Bavarian companies absorbed 73% of all venture capital allocated to the Mobility sector, totaling €419 million.p.23
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