# Lead investors in Germany (2026 list)

> 172 lead investors in Germany, 91% active in the last 12 months. Led by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-germany (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Lead investors in Germany

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a company in Germany in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 172 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Flead-investors-in-germany)The top 25

**172** investors on the list *+10* this week

**2,915** cheques in 12 months *+10%* against the market

**$17M** median round they joined *+108%* against the market median

**91%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**100%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,027** **$31M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **884** **$38M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **649** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **553** **$50M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **519** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **368** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Austria **345** **$6.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [ff Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **337** **$3.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **307** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **292** **$75M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **256** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **244** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **215** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Ventech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **212** **$7.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [DN Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dn-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **202** **$16M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 24 [Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **184** **$8.6M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **179** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**147 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)
- **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *With* [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi)
- **5** Nov **[Granit](https://millionrounds.com/company/granit)** Seed · $6M *Led by* [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp)
- **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 *Led by* [Invest-NL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nl)
- **5** Nov **[CesiumAstro](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro)** Series D+ · $730M *With* [NewSpace Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newspace-capital)

## Stages This Year

2,147 rounds

- Series A **21%**
- Seed **18%**
- Venture **12%**
- Series B **12%**
- Series C **8%**
- Other **31%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,065**
- Fintech **198**
- Healthcare **130**
- Big Data & Analytics **125**
- Biotech **119**
- Cybersecurity **98**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

638 Q1 25

718 Q2 25

751 Q3 25

798 Q4 25

855 Q1 26

757 Q2 26

705 Q3 26

268 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [Seed lead investors 1,091](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-lead-investors)
- [Series A lead investors 920](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-lead-investors)
- [Fintech lead investors 763](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-lead-investors)
- [Series B lead investors 579](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-lead-investors)
- [Growth lead investors 555](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-lead-investors)
- [Robotics lead investors 397](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-lead-investors)
- [Pre-seed lead investors 396](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-lead-investors)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Quick answers about lead investors in Germany

### Who are the most active lead investors in Germany?

By cheques observed, the most active are Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

### How many lead investors in Germany are there?

172 are on record. 91% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round.

### Which stages do lead investors in Germany back?

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

### How big are the rounds lead investors in Germany join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $27M.

### Which sectors do lead investors in Germany back most?

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

### Which lead investors in Germany lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and General Catalyst (97 led).

### Where are lead investors in Germany based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (14), the United Kingdom (4) and Germany (3).

### What have lead investors in Germany invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel), T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with Tengxun Touzi) and Granit (Seed, Nov 2026, with Seedcamp).

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