Düsseldorf
Metro area · Germany · Pop. 980K
Enterprise value
How much Düsseldorf’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Düsseldorf, 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 Düsseldorf
VC investment into Düsseldorf-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Düsseldorf's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Düsseldorf at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Düsseldorf's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Düsseldorf-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 Düsseldorf
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Düsseldorf-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Düsseldorf - 2026
Academia
Düsseldorf's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Düsseldorf.
Location comparison
How Düsseldorf stacks up
Compare Düsseldorf 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. Düsseldorf's row is highlighted (#8).
| # | 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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