Dresden
Metro area · Germany · Pop. 828K
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Dresden
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Dresden-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Dresden - 2026
Startup funnel
Dresden's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Dresden
VC investment into Dresden-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Academia
Dresden's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Dresden.
Location comparison
How Dresden stacks up
Compare Dresden with peers from the same country (Germany) — switch between combined EV, 5-year 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. Dresden's row is highlighted (#11).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin/Brandenburg | $186B | 3.6× | 33 | $2.8B | 3,039 |
| 2 | Munich | $108B | 7.1× | 22 | $3.2B | 1,298 |
| 3 | Frankfurt | $19.9B | 3.4× | 5 | $105.2M | 447 |
| 4 | Hamburg | $16.8B | 5.2× | 5 | $168.5M | 692 |
| 5 | Stuttgart | $16.3B | 3.9× | 4 | $672.5M | 366 |
| 6 | Cologne - Bonn | $14.2B | 4.5× | 3 | $430.4M | 403 |
| 7 | Düsseldorf | $6.6B | 1.5× | 4 | $16.2M | 194 |
| 8 | Hanover | $5.8B | 5.2× | 3 | $39.2M | 108 |
| 9 | Mannheim | $5.2B | 3.5× | 1 | $21.4M | 120 |
| 10 | Leipzig-Halle | $4.2B | 3.0× | 0 | $65.5M | 127 |
| 11 | Dresden | $3.8B | 5.2× | 0 | $19.8M | 112 |
| 12 | Aachen | $2.2B | 7.1× | 0 | $70M | 120 |
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