Stuttgart
Metro area · Germany · Pop. 5.3M
* 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.
Quarterly report
Stuttgart's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Stuttgart-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 Stuttgart
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Stuttgart-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Stuttgart - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Stuttgart
VC investment into Stuttgart-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Stuttgart's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Stuttgart.
Location comparison
How Stuttgart stacks up
Compare Stuttgart 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. Stuttgart's row is highlighted (#4).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin/Brandenburg | $179B | 4.0× | 35 | $2.8B | 3,119 |
| 2 | Munich | $106B | 7.5× | 28 | $3.2B | 1,355 |
| 3 | Frankfurt | $36.8B | 7.2× | 8 | $106.6M | 460 |
| 4 | Stuttgart | $17.1B | 6.1× | 5 | $645.2M | 373 |
| 5 | Hamburg | $17B | 4.9× | 5 | $174.8M | 716 |
| 6 | Cologne - Bonn | $12.8B | 6.2× | 2 | $424.9M | 414 |
| 7 | Hanover | $8.6B | 8.4× | 4 | $9.2M | 106 |
| 8 | Düsseldorf | $7.7B | 1.7× | 5 | $16.8M | 201 |
| 9 | Dresden | $4.3B | 5.8× | 0 | $90.8M | 119 |
| 10 | Leipzig-Halle | $4.2B | 3.0× | 0 | $65.5M | 135 |
| 11 | Mannheim | $3.9B | 4.5× | 1 | $21.4M | 123 |
| 12 | Ruhr Area | $2.2B | 2.6× | 1 | $34.5M | 184 |
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