Startup Report Brandenburg 2024 (Startup-Verband)

Summary

• There are currently 202 active startups in Brandenburg founded since 2019, about 40% of them based in Potsdam.p.2
• Software (22%) and medicine (17%) are the main focus fields, with agriculture, food and hardware at 5% each.p.2
• 146 startups are located in the closer Berlin surrounding area.p.2
• 69% of founders are between 26 and 44 years old at founding, and the share of female founders in the state is 16%, below the federal average of 21%.p.2
• Brandenburg has 12,2 new startups per 100,000 inhabitants (2019 to H1 2024), ranking 8th among German states, versus 84,8 in Berlin.p.3
• Potsdam has 57 startup foundations per 100,000 inhabitants, behind only four other larger cities.p.5

Key insights

1. Brandenburg is the strongest eastern German state for startup foundations.p.3
2. Among German non-city states Brandenburg ranks 5th.p.3
3. Wildau leads the municipalities with 46 active startups per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Potsdam with 44.p.6
4. Seven out of ten startups in Brandenburg are based in the closer Berlin surrounding area.p.6
5. 103 active startups are in the ICT, media and creative economy cluster.p.7