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.
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 (#5).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munich | $106B | 7.0× | 25 | $3.2B | 1,321 |
| 2 | Frankfurt | $19.9B | 3.9× | 7 | $105.3M | 454 |
| 3 | Hamburg | $16.8B | 5.2× | 5 | $175.2M | 696 |
| 4 | Stuttgart | $16.3B | 4.0× | 5 | $673.2M | 370 |
| 5 | Cologne - Bonn | $12.8B | 6.2× | 2 | $430.4M | 406 |
| 6 | Düsseldorf | $6.6B | 1.5× | 4 | $16.2M | 195 |
| 7 | Hanover | $5.8B | 5.2× | 3 | $39.2M | 109 |
| 8 | Leipzig-Halle | $4.2B | 3.0× | 0 | $65.5M | 129 |
| 9 | Mannheim | $3.8B | 4.3× | 1 | $21.4M | 119 |
| 10 | Dresden | $3.8B | 5.1× | 0 | $6M | 112 |
| 11 | Aachen | $2.1B | 7.0× | 0 | $67.2M | 120 |
| 12 | Ruhr Area | $2B | 3.5× | 1 | $34.5M | 179 |
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