Germany vs United Arab Emirates: startup funding compared

Germany. Since 2 June 2025, startups in Germany raised $11.9B across 332 rounds, against $1.7B across 52 rounds in the United Arab Emirates, 7.0 times more. That is 1.7% and 0.2% of all the capital FundraiseBase tracked worldwide over the period.

332 rounds in Germany and 52 rounds in the United Arab Emirates since 2 June 2025, about 18 and 3 a month.

The median round is $6.7M in Germany and $4.5M in the United Arab Emirates, and the average round $35.9M and $32.6M. 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 the United Arab Emirates since 2 June 2025 are Cadena ($275M, Series C, 10 Jun 2026), Moove ($250M, Series C, 5 Aug 2026) and Tabby ($233M, 15 Sept 2026).

In Germany, AI ($5B, 42% of the capital), Robotics & Hardware ($3.4B, 28%) and Climate & Energy ($1.4B, 11%) lead. In the United Arab Emirates, AI ($684M, 40% of the capital), Fintech ($384M, 23%) and Enterprise software ($62.5M, 4%) lead.

Early-stage rounds (Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A) make up 70% of rounds in Germany and 65% in the United Arab Emirates. Germany recorded 169 Pre-Seed or Seed rounds and the United Arab Emirates 28 Pre-Seed or Seed rounds, with a median of $3.8M and $2M.

Startups in Germany raised $5.6B in 32 Series B or later rounds, 47% of the country's capital. In the United Arab Emirates, $696M in 6 rounds, 41% 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.

Plus VC (5 rounds, 2 led), Oraseya Capital (4 rounds, 1 led) and Salica Oryx Fund (3 rounds, 1 led) are the most active investors in the United Arab Emirates.

12 investors joined rounds in both countries. The most active: Cherry Ventures (13 in Germany, 1 in the United Arab Emirates), General Catalyst (10 in Germany, 1 in the United Arab Emirates), Y Combinator (8 in Germany, 2 in the United Arab Emirates), Balderton Capital (5 in Germany, 1 in the United Arab Emirates) and 468 Capital (4 in Germany, 1 in the United Arab Emirates).

Munich leads Germany with $5.5B across 81 rounds, ahead of Berlin ($2.8B). Dubai leads the United Arab Emirates with $1.1B across 35 rounds, ahead of Abu Dhabi ($302M).

In Germany, July 2026 ($2.5B). In the United Arab Emirates, January 2026 ($429M).

In the 90 days to 12 Nov 2026, startups in Germany raised $1.4B across 43 rounds and in the United Arab Emirates $261M across 6 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.