Germany vs Singapore: startup funding compared

Germany. Since 2 June 2025, startups in Germany raised $11.9B across 332 rounds, against $9.2B across 71 rounds in Singapore, 1.3 times more. That is 1.7% and 1.3% of all the capital FundraiseBase tracked worldwide over the period.

332 rounds in Germany and 71 rounds in Singapore since 2 June 2025, about 18 and 4 a month.

The median round is $6.7M in Germany and $10.5M in Singapore, and the average round $35.9M and $130M. The median shows the typical round; the average is pulled up by a few very large ones.

The biggest startup rounds in Germany since 2 June 2025 are Helsing ($1.8B, Series E, 13 Jul 2026), Neura Robotics ($1.4B, 10 Jun 2026) and Helsing ($694M, Series D, 16 Jun 2025).

The biggest startup rounds in Singapore since 2 June 2025 are DayOne Data centers ($4.5B, Series C, 5 Jun 2026), DayOne Data Centers ($2B, Series C, 5 Jan 2026) and PixVerse ($439M, 14 Jul 2026).

In Germany, AI ($5B, 42% of the capital), Robotics & Hardware ($3.4B, 28%) and Climate & Energy ($1.4B, 11%) lead. In Singapore, Enterprise software ($6.5B, 71% of the capital), AI ($1.2B, 13%) and Fintech ($550M, 6%) lead.

Early-stage rounds (Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A) make up 70% of rounds in Germany and 52% in Singapore. Germany recorded 169 Pre-Seed or Seed rounds and Singapore 21 Pre-Seed or Seed rounds, with a median of $3.8M and $2.6M.

Startups in Germany raised $5.6B in 32 Series B or later rounds, 47% of the country's capital. In Singapore, $7.4B in 11 rounds, 81% of the capital.

High-Tech Gründerfonds (38 rounds, 16 led), Bayern Kapital (20 rounds, 2 led) and HV Capital (14 rounds, 6 led) are the most active investors in Germany.

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India (5 rounds, 5 led), Tin Men Capital (5 rounds, 4 led) and Peak XV Partners (4 rounds, 1 led) are the most active investors in Singapore.

15 investors joined rounds in both countries. The most active: General Catalyst (10 in Germany, 1 in Singapore), Antler (9 in Germany, 2 in Singapore), Lightspeed Venture Partners (5 in Germany, 2 in Singapore), Accel (5 in Germany, 1 in Singapore) and 468 Capital (4 in Germany, 1 in Singapore).

Munich leads Germany with $5.5B across 81 rounds, ahead of Berlin ($2.8B). Bengaluru leads Singapore with $450K across 1 round.

In Germany, July 2026 ($2.5B). In Singapore, June 2026 ($4.5B).

In the 90 days to 12 Nov 2026, startups in Germany raised $1.4B across 43 rounds and in Singapore $161M across 11 rounds.

FundraiseBase lists startup funding rounds from public announcements: press releases, company posts and news coverage, checked and updated every day. Amounts are in US dollars. Some rounds are never announced, so the figures show what was made public, not every round. Corrections are welcome.