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Best Air Pollution Management Tech Companies in Germany
The 172 best Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: IntegrityNext.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
172companies tracked
$658.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
72have raised
Germany's Air Pollution Management Tech sector is the focus here, with 172 companies tracked and ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed funding across the cohort sits at $658M, which sounds substantial until you notice there isn't a single unicorn in the mix. Carbmee leads the pack at $21M raised, followed by Tanso at $9M and a cluster of earlier-stage players like enaDyne and Co-reactive at $8M each. So you're looking at a sector that's active but still fragmented, with capital concentrated in a handful of names and the long tail running lean.
The global picture gives you the "why now." The air pollution management market is valued at roughly $97.9B in 2025 and is forecast to reach $207.6B by 2035, compounding at 7.8% annually on the back of rising industrialization, tighter environmental expectations, and a surge in automobile production. Germany sits right at the intersection of those forces. I'd note that varying regulatory standards across markets remain a real structural wrinkle for companies trying to scale cross-border. Investors like HTGF, the EIC Fund, and Europa are clearly paying attention, but the funding ceiling here still has a lot of room to move.
Sources & further reading
- ResearchAndMarkets.com
Ranked: Best Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Germany
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IntegrityNext Provider of supply chain sustainability management platform for due diligence | $109M | 38 mo ago | Series A | 24 | Simon Jaehnig Chief Revenue Officer | Co-Founder | ContaoApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | — | 1 partnership |
| 2 | EUMETSAT EUMETSAT | Monitoring the weather and climate from space | EUMETSAT | $102M | 54 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | — | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Python+14 | — | — |
| 3 | Electrochaea Developer of biomethanation technology converting carbon dioxide into synthetic methane | $41M | 43 mo ago | Series D | 20 20 → 35 (+75%) | Mich Hein CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | 118 patents Microbial electrolysis cell technologies for CO₂-to‑methane conversion and biogas upgrading | — |
| 4 | Plan A Provider of carbon accounting, decarbonisation, and corporate social responsibility reporting software | $40M | 33 mo ago | Acquired | 120 | Nathan Bonnisseau Co-Founder | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesVue.js+24 | — | 1 award |
| 5 | FUELSAVE Provider of solution to improve fuel efficiency of engines 29Moat top 32%Funding top 33%Patents top 35%Talent top 38% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 32% Fundingtop 33% Patentstop 35% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 44% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 20% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 93 patents Funding: Raised $37.8M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $38M | 47 mo ago | Deadpooled | 5 | Heino Eckerich Co-Founder | — | 93 patents Fuel-efficient propulsion and retrofit solutions for internal combustion and marine drive systems | — |
| 6 | Novocarbo Provider of carbon capture solution | $27M | 27 mo ago | Series B | 18 18 → 15 (-17%) | Caspar Ziegner CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | 1 launch |
| 7 | Carbmee Provider of environmental intelligence platform for carbon accounting and management 48Growth top 35%Funding top 38%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 48% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $21.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $21M | 18 mo ago | Series A | 38 | Christian Heinrich Co-Founder and Managing Director | PrismicApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — | 2 partnerships |
| 8 | GCT Provider of carbon capture solutions | $20M | 27 mo ago | Seed | 13 | Peter Behr Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPSwiper+9 | 13 patents Advanced multilayer PCB machining tools and specialized cosmetic formulation technologies. | 2 partnerships |
| 9 | Klima Provider of solutions to calculate carbon footprint | $17M | 49 mo ago | Series A | 21 | — | ContentfulEmotionStripe+7 | — | — |
| 10 | CEEZER Online platform offering carbon footprint solutions | $16M | 28 mo ago | Series A | 28 | Magnus Drewelies Founder & CEO | WebflowSalesforceSplide+16 | — | — |
| 11 | Phlair Provider of carbon capture solution 35Talent top 38%Tech top 40%Innovation top 43%Patents top 44% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Techtop 40% Innovationtop 43% Patentstop 44% Fundingtop 47% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 25% Newsbottom 18% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 23 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $13M | 21 mo ago | Seed | — | Paul Teufel Co-Founder & CTO | StoryblokNode.jsRadix UI+18 | 9 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 12 | Vaayu Developer of software for retail brands to track environmental impact | $13M | 50 mo ago | Seed | 68 | Luca Schmid Co-Founder & Managing Director | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+18 | — | — |
| 13 | Root Global Provider of software for carbon trading offset management for the food industry 32Tech top 37%Funding top 41%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 37% Fundingtop 41% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 21% Tech: 20 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $11.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $11M | 22 mo ago | Seed | 11 | Eric Oancea Founder | SentryNode.jsRadix UI+11 | — | 1 job opening |
| 14 | Good Carbon Provider of digital investment and trading platform services | $10M | 25 mo ago | Series A | 28 | Jerome Cochet Co-Founder & MD at goodcarbon | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16 | — | 1 partnership |
| 15 | BlueLayer Software platform for carbon credit project developers | $10M | 28 mo ago | Seed | — | Robert Sinke Founders Associate (Product & Ops) | ContentfulNode.jsHeadless UI+16 | — | — |
| 16 | Tanso Provider of sustainability software for CO2 accounting and CSRD reporting 45Talent top 28%Funding top 35%Growth top 45%Moat top 48% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 35% Growthtop 45% Moattop 48% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 22% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $9.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $9M | 10 mo ago | Series A | — | Lorenz Hetzel Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | — | — |
| 17 | shipzero Platform offering digital emissions tracking and reduction solutions for global freight transportation | $9M | 39 mo ago | Series A | 29 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | — | — |
| 18 | forward earth Automated carbon management platform 37Talent top 28%Funding top 40%Global bottom 39%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 40% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $8.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $8M | 20 mo ago | Seed | — | Giuseppe Gentile Co-Founder | — | — | 2 job openings |
| 19 | ECO Group Online platform offering project management solutions | $8M | 34 mo ago | Series A | 10 | Christoph Schwerdtle Co-Founder & Managing Director | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+29 | 16 patents Superconducting high‑speed rotary machines for efficient power generation and drive systems | — |
| 20 | enaDyne Developer of plasma technology converting carbon dioxide into chemical resources 22Talent top 38%Growth top 45%Funding top 46%Global bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 46% Globalbottom 45% Techbottom 32% Marketbottom 18% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $8M | 8 mo ago | Seed | 3 | Philipp Hahn Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+18 | — | — |
| 21 | Carbonfuture Provider of a digital infrastructure for durable carbon removal. | $8M | 44 mo ago | Series A | 38 | Matthias Ansorge Co-Founder | WebflowPlausibleGoogle Analytics+13 | — | — |
| 22 | Klim Provider of carbon offset platform for farmers 48Tech top 28%Funding top 42%Innovation top 46%Product top 46% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 28% Fundingtop 42% Innovationtop 46% Producttop 46% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 34% Tech: 42 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $7.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $8M | 19 mo ago | Series A | 40 | Nina Mannheimer CPO & Co-founder | WebflowYouTubeAmazon Web Services+23 | — | 2 job openings |
| 23 | Co-reactive Provider of tech solutions for correcting greenhouse gas emissions 24Talent top 28%Funding top 42%Tech bottom 40%Global bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 42% Techbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $7.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $8M | 4 mo ago | Seed | — | Willi Peter Co-Founder & CCO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+12 | — | 1 award |
| 24 | Senken Provider of verified carbon credits and offsetting strategies | $8M | 40 mo ago | Series A | 32 | Adrian Wons Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPHubSpot Chat+18 | — | — |
| 25 | Ucaneo Provider of direct air capture technology solution 27Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 43%Global bottom 39% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 43% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 38% Newsbottom 18% Marketbottom 16% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $7M | 21 mo ago | Seed | 9 | Florian Tiller Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+9 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 2 expansions |
| 26 | Cozero Provider of carbon accounting software for emission measurement and reduction | $7M | 26 mo ago | Series A | 33 | Tiago Taveira Founder & CTO | RubyAnimate.cssTailwind CSS+16 | — | 1 job opening |
| 27 | Grandperspective Manufacturer of remote gas detection equipment | $7M | 44 mo ago | Series A | 20 20 → 20 (+0%) | Peter Maas Co-Founder & CTO | — | 16 patents Large‑area aerial surveillance using optical sensors for terrain monitoring | — |
| 28 | ecoLocked Manufacturer of carbon-negative concrete and other building materials 24Talent top 28%Moat top 45%Funding top 48%Patents top 50% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Moattop 45% Fundingtop 48% Patentstop 50% Innovationbottom 46% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 22% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 3 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $6M | 24 mo ago | Seed | 14 | Mario Schmitt Co-Founder & Co-CEO | WebflowYouTubeGSAP+12 | 3 patents Biochar-based additives for sustainable lightweight concrete performance enhancement | — |
| 29 | InPlanet Developer of carbon removal projects | $6M | 32 mo ago | Series A | 25 | Felix Harteneck Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+27 | 2 patents Quantifying field‑deployed CO₂ removal via validated measurement methods. | — |
| 30 | Airmo Provider of methane emissions monitoring for regulatory compliance and leak detection 40Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 44%News top 46% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 44% Newstop 46% Moattop 48% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 28% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $6M | 3 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Daria Stepanova Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPMicrosoft Advertising+19 | — | 1 job opening |
| 31 | Planetly Provider of data governance, privacy, risk, and compliance management software | $6M | 70 mo ago | Acquired | 107 | Anna Alex Co-Founder & CEO & MD | — | — | — |
| 32 | Squake Carbon measurement platform | $5M | 35 mo ago | Series A | 128 | Dan Kreibich Co-Founder and CPO | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 33 | repath Online platform for carbon footprint awareness | $5M | 20 mo ago | Seed | 17 | Sebastian Bartels Co-Founder von repath | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Bootstrap+15 | — | — |
| 34 | NeoCarbon Developer of low-cost, large-scale CO2 capture technology | $5M | 24 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Silvain Toromanoff Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowYouTubejQuery+10 | — | — |
| 35 | Circonomit Developer of a system for business management and decision-making support 19Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 43%Market bottom 37%Global bottom 37% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 43% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $3.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $3M | 11 mo ago | Seed | — | Erik Muller Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 36 | Enercast Provider of specialized forecasting solutions for renewable energy integration and trading | $3M | 138 mo ago | Series B | 21 21 → 25 (+19%) | — | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+15 | — | 1 job opening |
| 37 | Green City Solutions Manufactures pollution control bio units for urban installation | $3M | 43 mo ago | Seed | 41 | Zhengliang Wu Co-Founder & CIO | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | 9 patents Active ventilation air purification fabrics and bio‑moss filters; modular facade/roof envelope systems. | — |
| 38 | SeaRoutes Provider of a web tool to calculate distance and routes for voyage planning | $3M | 54 mo ago | Seed | 18 | Pierre Garreau Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+15 | — | — |
| 39 | ZERO44 Developer of a carbon ledger platform for the maritime industry | $3M | 36 mo ago | Seed | 11 | Nils Obermann Co-Founder & Managing Director | — | — | 2 awards |
| 40 | Pina Provider of CO2 certificates from forest carbon projects. | $2M | 36 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Viet Le ex-Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowYouTube+15 | — | — |
| 41 | autarkize Atmospheric carbon dioxide removal solutions | $2M | 19 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Michel Konder Co-Founder & Co-CEO | WordPressWebflowMySQL+14 | — | 1 partnership |
| 42 | CO2BioClean Developer of technology converting industrial carbon dioxide emissions into biopolymers | $2M | 38 mo ago | Seed | — | Alessandro Carfagnini Co-Founder & CTO | — | 10 patents Microbial synthesis of novel biodegradable biopolymers and co‑bioplastics. | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 43 | The Climate Choice Provider of AI-enabled climate intelligence and emission data solutions | $2M | 39 mo ago | Seed | 19 | Yasha Tarani Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesTwitch PlayerReact+17 | — | — |
| 44 | COLIPI Producer of sustainable oils from renewable carbon sources. | $2M | 28 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Maximilian Webers Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 4 patents Pressure‑controlled gas fermentation for efficient bioproduct synthesis | 1 award |
| 45 | KEYOU Hydrogen-powered conversion kits for commercial vehicles | $2M | 59 mo ago | Seed | 59 | Thomas Korn Co-Founder & CEO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+13 | 42 patents Advanced control strategies for spark‑ignition and hydrogen combustion internal engines | 1 partnership |
| 46 | Nala Earth Company allows businesses to measure, manage, and report their impact on nature | $2M | 16 mo ago | Series A | — | Nicolas Somogyi Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 47 | Ctrl+s Offers a data-driven platform for sustainable supply chain management | $1M | 15 mo ago | Seed | — | Moritz Nill Co-Founder & Managing Director | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Tailwind CSS+11 | — | — |
| 48 | CarbonSpace Provider of AI-based carbon data platform for climate action and reporting | $1M | 56 mo ago | Seed | 18 | — | LovableRadix UITailwind CSS+9 | — | — |
| 49 | Silencio Decentralized community-powered noise pollution management network | $1M | 18 mo ago | Seed | — | Eric Stotz Co-Founder | WixSentryEnvoy+16 | — | 1 launch |
Top 12 Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Germany
#1
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2022 · 10 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2022 · 10 employees
Provider of methane emissions monitoring for regulatory compliance and leak detection. The company offers services for leak detection and repair, and regulatory frameworks. It provides site-level measurements and automated reporting to meet regulatory goals. The company utilizes sensors for methane emissions monitoring and offers data-driven insights.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 44%News
top 46%Moat
top 48%Tech
bottom 49%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $5.8M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Product Marketing Manager, Business Development Intern
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Seed$5.8M
- Jun 2023Seed$5.7M
- Oct 2022Seed$98.6K
- May 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Antler, Seraphim, Ananda Impact Ventures, PI LABS, E2MC, Findus Venture
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#2
Seed · Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2022$7.8Mraised▾
Seed · Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2022
Provider of tech solutions for correcting greenhouse gas emissions. It offers technology that harnesses the power of CO2 conversion by transforming this greenhouse gas into carbonate.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Funding
top 42%Tech
bottom 40%Global
bottom 37%Market
bottom 25%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $7.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Jan 2026)
Tech: 15 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Seed$7.8M
- May 2024Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
PVS Investments, HTGF, NRW.Bank, HBG Ventures, Alliance for Impact, Evercurious VC
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareHstsHttp/3JqueryJsdelivr
#3
Seed · Leipzig, Saxony · founded 2022 · 3 employees$8.2Mraised▾
Seed · Leipzig, Saxony · founded 2022 · 3 employees
Developer of plasma technology converting carbon dioxide into chemical resources. The technology processes carbon dioxide into sustainable chemical resources with high efficiency. It enables the defossilisation of industry through innovative plasma reactors. The technology is applicable to the refinement of raw biogas into higher-value hydrocarbons. It also supports the decarbonisation of industrial point sources. The technology facilitates the sustainable production of chemical energy storage and transport media.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Growth
top 45%Funding
top 46%Global
bottom 45%Tech
bottom 32%Market
bottom 18%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $8.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Seed (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Seed$8.2M
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
SpinLab, Energy Capital Ventures, Antares Ventures, Possible Ventures, Amadeus Capital
Tech stack
All-InklAosApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailBootstrapBorlabs Cookie
#4
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2020$9Mraised▾
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2020
Provider of sustainability software for CO2 accounting and CSRD reporting. It provides reporting on company and product emissions and helps to comply with EU regulations by collecting data automatically,
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Funding
top 35%Growth
top 45%Moat
top 48%Tech
top 50%Global
bottom 37%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $9.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series A (Aug 2025)
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series A$13.9M
- Apr 2023Seed$7.1M
- Mar 2022Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2021Seed$1.9M
Founders & team
Investors
EIC Fund, Capnamic Ventures, UVC Partners, Picus Capital, Possible Ventures, henQ
#5
Series A · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2021 · 38 employees$21Mraised▾
Series A · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2021 · 38 employees
Provider of environmental intelligence platform for carbon accounting and management. The platform facilitates end-to-end environmental impact traceability and auditability. It offers carbon tracking across operations and supply chains. The platform helps integrate environmental key performance indicators into enterprise decision-making. It also helps optimize product design, procurement, energy use, and waste management.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Funding
top 38%Talent
top 38%Tech
bottom 48%Market
bottom 40%Global
bottom 37%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $21.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2024)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Surcing Connections) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Series A$21M
Founders & team
Investors
CommerzVentures, Fly Ventures, German Accelerator, Maersk, Chepstow Capital, Stexecute
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailGoogle WorkspaceHstsHubspot
#6
Seed · Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2022$3.3Mraised▾
Seed · Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2022
Developer of a system for business management and decision-making support. The system facilitates drill-downs on plan-versus-actual deviations. It enables users to understand revenue generation and loss, and to evaluate trade-offs across time, money, environment, and risk within scenarios. The system helps trace plan-versus-actual deviations back to operative business transactions. It also determines energy indicators, CO2e values, and costs for areas, products, and parts.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 43%Market
bottom 37%Global
bottom 37%Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $3.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Jul 2025)
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Seed$3.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Vorwerk Ventures, Fund F, PUSH
#7
Seed · Ismaning, Bavaria · founded 2022$13.4Mraised▾
Seed · Ismaning, Bavaria · founded 2022
Provider of carbon capture solution. It develops and commercializes scalable Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology for carbon removal and storage, leveraging its Hydrolyzer-based DAC technology.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Tech
top 40%Innovation
top 43%Patents
top 44%Funding
top 47%Moat
bottom 49%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 23 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Devops: Nginx
Innovation: 9 patents (top 84% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Seed$13.4M
- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$2.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, Extantia, Planet A, Verve Ventures, Atlantic Labs, Counteract
Tech stack
NginxOpenresty
#8
Series A · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2020 · 40 employees$7.9Mraised▾
Series A · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2020 · 40 employees
Provider of carbon offset platform for farmers. The platform provides financial support, knowledge, documentation tools, and a community via digital companion for farmers. Help companies to transition to net-zero by offsetting their carbon emissions locally and with maximum impact and transparency.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 28%Funding
top 42%Innovation
top 46%Product
top 46%Moat
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Tech: 42 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $7.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2024)
Innovation: 2 new-product events in 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 21k LinkedIn followers — 4.1% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Senior Account Executive & Partnership Manager, Senior Agricultural Account Manager
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Series A$22M
- Sep 2022Seed$6.5M
- 2021Seed—
- Mar 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Ananda Impact Ventures, Wi Venture, Blue Impact, Gemusering Stuttgart, Green Generation Fund, Edaphon
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnt DesignCloudflareCore-Js
#9
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2022 · 11 employees$11.4Mraised▾
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2022 · 11 employees
Provider of software for carbon trading offset management for the food industry. It offers features such as instant carbon breakdowns, collection of data and collaboration with supply chain partners, set suppliers targets and incentives, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 37%Funding
top 41%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 39%Market
bottom 21%Tech: 20 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Sentry
Funding: Raised $11.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Aug 2024)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: Full Stack Engineer, Product Designer
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Bel Ventures) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Seed$8.8M
- Jul 2022Seed$2.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Project A, Nucleus Ventures, arc investors, HelloWorld, Point Nine, Booom
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesFramer SitesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#10
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2023$8.4Mraised▾
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2023
Automated carbon management platform. The AI-automated Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) solution is certified according to GHG protocol. It offers solution for measuring and reducing carbon.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Funding
top 40%Global
bottom 39%Market
bottom 37%News
bottom 18%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $8.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Oct 2024)
Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond Germany
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Partner Growth Manager, Founders Associate
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Seed$4.9M
- Jun 2024Seed$3.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Speedinvest, Revent, Lucid Capital, Europa, Mosaic Ventures
#11
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2022 · 9 employees$7.5Mraised▾
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2022 · 9 employees
Provider of direct air capture technology solution. It uses a biomimetic direct air capture technology that mimics the human respiratory system to remove CO2 from the air, aiming to contribute to climate change mitigation efforts.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 43%Global
bottom 39%Tech
bottom 38%News
bottom 18%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $7.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Sep 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships · 2 expansions (incl. Ucaneo) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Seed$7.5M
- May 2024Grant (prize money)—
- Oct 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Energie 360 , IBB Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, Grantham Foundation, Carbon Removal Partners, Nucleus Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle WorkspaceGsapHstsHttp/3Jquery
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Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2021 · 17 employees$5.3Mraised▾
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2021 · 17 employees
Online platform for carbon footprint awareness. It is a climate risk and adaptation platform that is a location-specific, easy-to-use, fully automated SaaS-Solution. It would enable your organization to identify the future physical climate risks, understand the specific vulnerabilities of your assets, and necessary adaptation measures to mitigate the identified risks.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Seed$4M
- Dec 2022Seed$1.3M
Founders & team
Investors
better ventures, Nucleus Capital, Auxxo, WENVEST Capital, Greencode Ventures, Lightbird
Funding & investor landscape
$658.4Mtotal disclosed funding
58companies funded
105disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
IFB Innovationsstarter4 rounds
Notable founders
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Prism market signals · Germany · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,317,189 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Air Pollution Management Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Germany
How research on Air Quality is moving in Germany
A read on the academic research around Air Quality — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,802 Germany-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 0% → 12% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Max Planck Institute for Chemistry192
- Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research128
- Forschungszentrum Jülich125
- Helmholtz Zentrum München119
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.115
leading researchers
Andrea Pozzer · Jos Lelieveld · Kathrin Wolf · Volker Matthias · Siqi Zhang · Matthias Karl · Sourangsu Chowdhury · Lorenza Gilardi
▲
Breakthroughs172 · 10%
▲ 5%→10% share
▲2.0× share momentum0 median citations93% since 2021mostly methods-led
Air pollution breakthrough research is surging — German papers rose from 4 to 86, with meteorology and greenhouse gas topics newly emerging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Air pollution4→86
- Pollution3→40
- Particulates3→31
- Pollutant2→30
- Aerosol3→30
Newly emergingMeteorology 0→22 · Greenhouse gas 0→16 · Ozone 0→8
Landmark A global anthropogenic emission inventory of atmospheric pollutants from sector- and fuel-specific sources (1970–2017): · 580 cites
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Advancements437 · 24%
▲ 20%→25% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations89% since 2021mostly empirical
Air pollution advancement papers tripled from 14 to 215 in German institutions, with climate change and China contexts newly entering the field.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Air pollution14→215
- Pollution9→83
- Pollutant6→70
- Particulates9→67
- Meteorology3→35
Newly emergingClimate change 0→15 · China 0→15 · Air traffic control 0→14
Landmark Enhanced haze pollution by black carbon in megacities in China · 946 cites
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Concerns486 · 27%
▼ 39%→26% share
▼0.7× share momentum1 median citations84% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern-segment field-share contracted from 39% to 26% despite aerosol papers jumping 1 to 41, signalling consolidation not complacency.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Air pollution29→249
- Pollution7→88
- Pollutant7→59
- Particulates14→55
- Aerosol1→41
Newly emergingEnvironmental planning 0→14 · Public health 0→14 · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 0→13
Landmark Contributions to cities' ambient particulate matter (PM): A systematic review of local source contributions at global le · 1,044 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Germany
Where air quality is researched across Germany
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Munich201 · +0.18
Jülich/Bonn198 · +0.17
Berlin87 · +0.15
Karlsruhe70 · +0.22
Heidelberg37 · +0.13
Stuttgart35 · +0.18
Aachen23 · +0.10
Dresden13 · +0.09
PATENT SIGNAL · Germany
Who's filing air quality patents in Germany
Germany air quality patent filing is cooling — 170 filings from 196 assignees (2016–2025), led by Robert Bosch, Umicore & KG, Daimler; annual filings 15→12.
170 filings196 assigneespeak 31/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Robert Bosch62
- Umicore & KG27
- Daimler23
- Orion ENG Carbons16
- Emitec Emissionstechnologie15
- Siemens13
- Bayerische Motoren Werke10
- Airbus10
Common questions
How many Air Pollution Management Tech companies are there in Germany?
Radar tracks 172 indexable Air Pollution Management Tech companies headquartered in Germany that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Germany?
The Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Germany on this list have raised a combined $658.4M in disclosed equity funding across 58 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Air Pollution Management Tech company in Germany?
IntegrityNext is the highest-funded Air Pollution Management Tech company in Germany, with $109M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Germany are funded?
58 of the 172 Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Germany on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Air Pollution Management Tech unicorns are there in Germany?
None of the Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Germany on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Germany Air Pollution Management Tech companies?
The most active investors in Germany Air Pollution Management Tech companies on this list include Europa, EIC Fund, Plug and Play Tech Center, German Accelerator, HTGF.
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