Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Startup funnel
Nordrhein-Westfalen's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Nordrhein-Westfalen at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Nordrhein-Westfalen's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by Nordrhein-Westfalen-headquartered companies each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.
Latest complete quarter
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Enterprise value
How much Nordrhein-Westfalen’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Nordrhein-Westfalen, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Nordrhein-Westfalen
VC investment into Nordrhein-Westfalen-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Nordrhein-Westfalen
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Nordrhein-Westfalen-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Nordrhein-Westfalen - 2026
Academia
Nordrhein-Westfalen's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Nordrhein-Westfalen.
| # | University | City | Founders | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RWTH Aachen University | Aachen | 1,149 | 1,150 |
Location comparison
How Nordrhein-Westfalen stacks up
Compare Nordrhein-Westfalen with peers from the same country (Germany) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top regions in Germany ranked by combined EV. Nordrhein-Westfalen's row is highlighted (#3).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | $181B | 3.7× | 35 | $2.6B | 2,971 |
| 2 | Bavaria | $112B | 6.5× | 29 | $3.3B | 1,736 |
| 3 | Nordrhein-Westfalen | $27.9B | 3.5× | 10 | $679.6M | 1,159 |
| 4 | Baden-Württemberg | $25.8B | 4.1× | 8 | $861.9M | 723 |
| 5 | Hamburg | $16.7B | 5.0× | 5 | $168.1M | 680 |
| 6 | Hesse | $14.9B | 3.1× | 5 | $196.5M | 507 |
| 7 | Rhineland-Palatinate | $8.9B | 3.5× | 2 | $75.8M | 149 |
| 8 | Saxony | $7.8B | 5.7× | 1 | $150.2M | 292 |
| 9 | Lower Saxony | $4.7B | 9.5× | 4 | $60.8M | 191 |
| 10 | Brandenburg | $2.9B | 2.9× | 0 | $142.6M | 177 |
| 11 | Saxony-Anhalt | $2.7B | 2.0× | 0 | $17.7M | 82 |
| 12 | Schleswig-Holstein | $1.1B | 5.1× | 0 | $7.2M | 95 |
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