Cologne - Bonn
Metro area · Germany · Pop. 2.4M
Enterprise value
How much Cologne - Bonn’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Cologne - Bonn, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
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.
Startup funnel
Cologne - Bonn's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Cologne - Bonn at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
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.
Latest complete quarter
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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
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 | 3.7× | 35 | $2.8B | 3,135 |
| 2 | Munich | $106B | 6.9× | 28 | $3.2B | 1,368 |
| 3 | Frankfurt | $20B | 3.9× | 8 | $106.6M | 459 |
| 4 | Stuttgart | $17.7B | 4.3× | 5 | $645.2M | 377 |
| 5 | Hamburg | $16.8B | 5.0× | 5 | $174.8M | 718 |
| 6 | Cologne - Bonn | $12.8B | 6.2× | 2 | $424.9M | 415 |
| 7 | Hanover | $8.7B | 7.3× | 4 | $9.2M | 105 |
| 8 | Düsseldorf | $7.6B | 1.7× | 5 | $16.8M | 203 |
| 9 | Dresden | $4.5B | 4.5× | 0 | $90.8M | 120 |
| 10 | Leipzig-Halle | $4.2B | 3.0× | 0 | $66.3M | 137 |
| 11 | Mannheim | $4B | 4.5× | 1 | $25.4M | 126 |
| 12 | Ruhr Area | $2.2B | 2.6× | 1 | $34.5M | 185 |
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