Cologne - Bonn
Metro area · Germany · Pop. 2.4M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Quarterly report
Cologne - Bonn's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Cologne - Bonn-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Cologne - Bonn
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Cologne - Bonn-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Cologne - Bonn - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Cologne - Bonn
VC investment into Cologne - Bonn-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Cologne - Bonn's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Cologne - Bonn.
Location comparison
How Cologne - Bonn stacks up
Compare Cologne - Bonn 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 cities in Germany ranked by combined EV. Cologne - Bonn's row is highlighted (#6).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin/Brandenburg | $179B | 4.0× | 35 | $2.8B | 3,119 |
| 2 | Munich | $106B | 7.5× | 28 | $3.2B | 1,355 |
| 3 | Frankfurt | $36.8B | 7.2× | 8 | $106.6M | 460 |
| 4 | Stuttgart | $17.1B | 6.1× | 5 | $645.2M | 373 |
| 5 | Hamburg | $17B | 4.9× | 5 | $174.8M | 716 |
| 6 | Cologne - Bonn | $12.8B | 6.2× | 2 | $424.9M | 414 |
| 7 | Hanover | $8.6B | 8.4× | 4 | $9.2M | 106 |
| 8 | Düsseldorf | $7.7B | 1.7× | 5 | $16.8M | 201 |
| 9 | Dresden | $4.3B | 5.8× | 0 | $90.8M | 119 |
| 10 | Leipzig-Halle | $4.2B | 3.0× | 0 | $65.5M | 135 |
| 11 | Mannheim | $3.9B | 4.5× | 1 | $21.4M | 123 |
| 12 | Ruhr Area | $2.2B | 2.6× | 1 | $34.5M | 184 |
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