Lower Saxony
State · Germany · Pop. 8.2M
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Lower Saxony
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Lower Saxony-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Lower Saxony - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Lower Saxony
VC investment into Lower Saxony-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Lower Saxony's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Lower Saxony.
Location comparison
How Lower Saxony stacks up
Compare Lower Saxony 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 regions in Germany ranked by combined EV. Lower Saxony's row is highlighted (#9).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | $181B | 3.6× | 35 | $2.7B | 2,911 |
| 2 | Bavaria | $113B | 6.4× | 26 | $3.3B | 1,682 |
| 3 | Nordrhein-Westfalen | $26.6B | 3.5× | 9 | $680.1M | 1,125 |
| 4 | Baden-Württemberg | $24.3B | 3.9× | 8 | $885.9M | 700 |
| 5 | Hamburg | $16.6B | 5.2× | 5 | $168.3M | 661 |
| 6 | Hesse | $14.5B | 3.0× | 4 | $196.5M | 498 |
| 7 | Rhineland-Palatinate | $8.8B | 3.6× | 2 | $75.8M | 150 |
| 8 | Saxony | $7B | 6.3× | 1 | $63M | 275 |
| 9 | Lower Saxony | $3.9B | 7.9× | 4 | $59.5M | 187 |
| 10 | Brandenburg | $2.7B | 2.7× | 0 | $142.6M | 174 |
| 11 | Saxony-Anhalt | $2.7B | 2.0× | 0 | $17.7M | 80 |
| 12 | Schleswig-Holstein | $1B | 4.9× | 0 | $7.2M | 94 |
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