# Hardware & Electronics investors in Germany (2026 list)

> 69 hardware & Electronics investors in Germany, 97% active in the last 12 months. Led by EIC Accelerator, US Department of Energy, Shenzhen Capital Group Co..

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# Hardware & Electronics investors in Germany

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a hardware & Electronics company in Germany in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**69** investors on the list *+7* this week

**1,080** cheques in 12 months *-10%* against the market

**$12M** median round they joined *+47%* against the market median

**97%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**54%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) *Deploying now* Government · United States **453** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 3 [Shenzhen Capital Group Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shenzhen-capital-group) *Deploying now* Government · China **449** **$16M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Austria **345** **$6.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) *Deploying now* Government · Luxembourg **246** **$37M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **244** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Ventech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **212** **$7.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [VentureOut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventureout) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **202** **$1.6M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 9 [Northern Light Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nlvc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **194** **$14M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 10 [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **179** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Bayern Kapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bayern-kapital) *Deploying now* Government · Germany **173** **$7.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **166** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **165** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **159** **$10M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 15 [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **155** **$3.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [EQT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **152** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Switzerland **144** **$10M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 18 [M Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Switzerland **143** **$15M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [468 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/468-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **133** **$5.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **127** **$5.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [European Union](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-union) *Deploying now* Government · United Kingdom **118** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Luxembourg **107** **$7.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [S2G Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-investments) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **102** **$16M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [IBB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibb-ventures) *Deploying now* Government · Germany **97** **$3.4M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [nVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **97** **$26M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen

**44 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *With* [M/VENTURES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-ventures-6)
- **5** Nov **[Kabilio](https://millionrounds.com/company/kabilio)** $11M *Led by* [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital)
- **5** Nov **[Quint Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint-computing)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Vsquared Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[VÆRIDION](https://millionrounds.com/company/v-ridion)** Series A · $34M *With* [Vsquared Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[Pliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant)** Series C · $80M *Led by* [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest)
- **4** Nov **[Amara](https://millionrounds.com/company/amara)** Pre-seed · $4.2M *With* [IBB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibb-ventures)

## Stages This Year

917 rounds

- Venture **22%**
- Seed **19%**
- Series A **16%**
- Grant **9%**
- Series B **8%**
- Other **26%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **271**
- Biotech **98**
- Healthcare **73**
- Energy **69**
- Hardware & Electronics **56**
- Cleantech **41**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

338 Q1 25

293 Q2 25

321 Q3 25

336 Q4 25

329 Q1 26

292 Q2 26

240 Q3 26

85 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in hardware and deep tech

- The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone Brian Merchant · 2017 3.89 from 1,949 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book We know the iPhone as the device that transformed our world, changing everything from how we talk to each other and do business, to how we exercise, travel, shop, and watch TV. But packed within its slim profile is the fascinating, untold story of scientific, technological, and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Behemoth: A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World Joshua B. Freeman · 2018 3.83 from 864 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book "Freeman’s rich and ambitious Behemoth depicts a world in retreat that still looms large in the national imagination.…More than an economic history, or a chronicle of architectural feats and labor movements." ―Jennifer Szalai, New York Times In an accessible and timely work of… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&model=hardware).

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## Quick answers about hardware & Electronics investors in Germany

### Who are the most active hardware & Electronics investors in Germany?

By cheques observed, the most active are EIC Accelerator, US Department of Energy, Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Speedinvest and European Investment Bank.

### How many hardware & Electronics investors in Germany are there?

69 are on record. 97% made an investment in the last 12 months and 54% have led a round.

### Which stages do hardware & Electronics investors in Germany back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (23%).

### How big are the rounds hardware & Electronics investors in Germany join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $10M.

### Which sectors do hardware & Electronics investors in Germany back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare.

### Which hardware & Electronics investors in Germany lead the most rounds?

EQT Ventures (20 led), Earlybird Venture Capital (11 led) and EIC Accelerator (9 led).

### Where are hardware & Electronics investors in Germany based?

Among the most active, most are based in Germany (7), the United States (6) and Luxembourg (2).

### What have hardware & Electronics investors in Germany invested in recently?

Recent rounds include T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with M/VENTURES), Kabilio (Nov 2026, with Picus Capital) and Quint Computing (Series A, Nov 2026, with Vsquared Ventures).

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