Saarland
State · Germany · Pop. 994K
Enterprise value
How much Saarland’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Saarland, 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 Saarland
VC investment into Saarland-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Quarterly report
Saarland's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Saarland-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 Saarland
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Saarland-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Saarland - 2026
Academia
Saarland's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Saarland.
Location comparison
How Saarland stacks up
Compare Saarland 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. Saarland's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | $181B | 3.7× | 35 | $2.6B | 2,973 |
| 2 | Bavaria | $112B | 6.5× | 29 | $3.3B | 1,732 |
| 3 | Nordrhein-Westfalen | $27.9B | 3.5× | 10 | $679.6M | 1,157 |
| 4 | Baden-Württemberg | $25.8B | 4.1× | 8 | $861.9M | 724 |
| 5 | Hamburg | $16.7B | 5.0× | 5 | $168.1M | 680 |
| 6 | Hesse | $14.9B | 3.1× | 5 | $196.5M | 507 |
| 7 | Rhineland-Palatinate | $8.9B | 3.5× | 2 | $75.8M | 149 |
| 8 | Saxony | $7.8B | 5.7× | 1 | $150.2M | 292 |
| 9 | Lower Saxony | $4.7B | 9.5× | 4 | $60.8M | 191 |
| 10 | Brandenburg | $2.9B | 2.9× | 0 | $142.6M | 177 |
| 11 | Saxony-Anhalt | $2.7B | 2.0× | 0 | $17.7M | 82 |
| 16 | Saarland | $540.9M | 1.6× | 0 | $0 | 39 |
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