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.
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 | $184B | 3.6× | 35 | $2.8B | 3,086 |
| 2 | Munich | $106B | 7.0× | 26 | $3.2B | 1,343 |
| 3 | Frankfurt | $19.9B | 3.9× | 7 | $105.4M | 457 |
| 4 | Hamburg | $17.1B | 5.0× | 5 | $174.8M | 708 |
| 5 | Stuttgart | $16.3B | 4.0× | 5 | $673.2M | 370 |
| 6 | Cologne - Bonn | $12.8B | 6.2× | 2 | $424.9M | 413 |
| 7 | Hanover | $6.8B | 5.6× | 3 | $9.2M | 105 |
| 8 | Düsseldorf | $6.6B | 1.5× | 4 | $16.8M | 197 |
| 9 | Leipzig-Halle | $4.2B | 3.0× | 0 | $65.5M | 133 |
| 10 | Mannheim | $3.9B | 4.4× | 1 | $21.4M | 122 |
| 11 | Dresden | $3.8B | 5.1× | 0 | $6M | 115 |
| 12 | Ruhr Area | $2.2B | 2.9× | 1 | $34.5M | 182 |
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