Dresden
Metro area · Germany · Pop. 828K
Enterprise value
How much Dresden’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Dresden, 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 Dresden
VC investment into Dresden-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Dresden's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Dresden at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Dresden's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Dresden-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 Dresden
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Dresden-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Dresden - 2026
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, 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 (#9).
| # | 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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