The Berlin tech ecosystem – 2025 in review

Berlin’s tech ecosystem is now worth €169B, ranking among Europe’s top hubs with 1.6K+ VC-backed startups. New report on the state of Berlin tech, in collaboration with Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises.

Key findings

• Berlin's VC-backed startups are worth a combined €169B, 43% of Germany's ecosystem value, making Berlin the country's largest tech hub.
• Berlin startups raised €4.9B since 2024, 4th in Europe, and closed 996 VC rounds over the same period, second only to London's 2.4K.
• 37% of Berlin startups seeded between 2015 and 2020 reached Series A and 20% reached Series B, ahead of Munich, London and the European average of 24%.
• Female-founded startups took 17% of Berlin's VC since 2020, second only to Istanbul among Europe's 16 ecosystems above €5B raised and more than double Munich's 7.7%.
• Berlin employs 9K AI professionals, 3.2% of Europe's AI talent and the fourth-largest pool after London, Paris and Madrid.