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Best Geographic Information Systems Companies in Bavaria, Germany

The 31 best Geographic Information Systems companies in Bavaria, Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Kinexon.

31companies tracked
$211.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
10have raised

Ranked: Best Geographic Information Systems companies in Bavaria

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Kinexon
Provider of real-time location systems for industrial automation and operations
50Moat top 31%Funding top 35%Product top 36%Tech top 38%
All 11 signals ▾
Moattop 31%
Fundingtop 35%
Producttop 36%
Techtop 38%
Talenttop 38%
Growthtop 45%
Marketbottom 44%
Globalbottom 44%
Innovationbottom 43%
Patentsbottom 37%
Newsbottom 22%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 9 patents
Funding: Raised $130M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$130M54 mo agoSeries AAlexander Huettenbrink
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
2012Webflow EcommerceCart FunctionalityWebflow+239 patents
Embedded sensor electronics for sports pucks and radio-based orientation tracking systems
—
2European Space Imaging
Very High-Resolution satellite imagery
$55M56 mo agoFunding Raised—2002WordPressMySQLPHP+17——
3constellr
Provider of waste water management services
60Talent top 28%Funding top 29%Growth top 35%Tech top 49%
All 8 signals ▾
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 29%
Growthtop 35%
Techtop 49%
Moatbottom 48%
Marketbottom 47%
Globalbottom 39%
Newsbottom 22%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $19.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$19M9 mo agoSeries AChristian Mittermaier
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer
2020Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+20——
4Takwak
Provides outdoor navigation system and communication technology
$4M201 mo agoSeries ARamin Mirbaha
Founder
2009—8 patents
Mobile group communication services with audio roaming and server coordination for devices
—
5CollectiveCrunch
Predictive modeling for climate data
$3M44 mo agoSeries AChristof Danzl
Co-Founder
2016WordPressMySQLPHP+33——
6Terraloupe
Developer of aerial imaging technology
$790K115 mo agoAcqui-Hired—2015———
7Thetaspace
Provider of an AI-based image processing software for satellite images
—52 mo agoFunding Raised—2020———
8Favendo
Provider of location based services with analytical insights
—129 mo agoSeedHolger Mannweiler
CEO
2013———

Top 10 Geographic Information Systems companies in Bavaria

#1
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2020 · 78 employees
$19Mraised
▾

Provider of wastewater management services. It uses space-based thermal monitoring to track water quality, detect anomalies, and support efficient resource management. The platform delivers high-resolution land surface temperature and evapotranspiration data, enabling applications in agriculture, urban planning, industrial operations, and environmental conservation. Its insights help organizations optimize irrigation, reduce water loss, and ensure sustainable use of freshwater resources.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 29%
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 49%
Moat
bottom 48%
Market
bottom 47%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $19.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 18k LinkedIn followers — 26.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series A$43.9M
  • Jul 2023Seed$7.8M
  • Nov 2022Seed$10M
  • Feb 2021Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Christian MittermaierCo-Founder & Chief Commercial OfficerMax GuldeCo-Founder & CEOCassi WellingManaging Director
Investors
Lakestar, VSquared Ventures, FTTF, In-Q-Tel, Amathaon, Natural Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGsapHsts
#2
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2012 · 66 employees
$130Mraised
▾

Provider of real-time location systems for industrial automation and operations. The company offers solutions for order tracking, asset management, and autonomous mobile robot fleet management. Assembly line control products are available to accelerate production with increased quality. The operating system integrates location data from various technologies.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 31%
Funding
top 35%
Product
top 36%
Tech
top 38%
Talent
top 38%
Growth
top 45%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 9 patents · Soonicorn
Funding: Raised $130M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2022)
Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
Audience (LinkedIn): 20k LinkedIn followers — 29.0% of this cohort's audience · 101 engagements/post (2.6× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2022Series A$130M
  • Nov 2020Venture Debt$17.7M
  • Seed—
Founders & team
Alexander HuettenbrinkCo-Founder & Co-CEOOliver TrincheraCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
Thomas H Lee Partners, BMW i Ventures, DTCP, T.Capital, Telekom Innovation Pool, European Investment Bank
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCalendlyCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#3
Funding Raised · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2002 · 45 employees
$55Mraised
▾

European Space Imaging is supplier of very high-resolution satellite imagery (VHR) and derived services from satellites missions: WorldView-1, WorldView-2, WorldView-3,GeoEye-1,SkySat-1, QuickBird, IKONOS.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 20.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Cloud and Backend Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$3.1M
  • Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$2M
  • Mar 2021Grant (prize money)$4.5M
  • Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$1.5M
Investors
Europa, GeoEye Analytics
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCookieyesCore-JsDraftpress HfcmElementorEssential Addons For Elementor
#4
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2016 · 33 employees
$3Mraised
▾

Predictive modeling for climate data. It provides an industrial internet cloud platform and uses sensor networks to create predictive modeling. It uses Amazon web services for data storage and analysis. It has a machine learning algorithm with models to process data in a climactic context. The company models and predicts energy supply, usage, traffic flow, and city air quality among others. Using climate data and biological models, it optimizes forestry processes, provides predictive maintenance in industries, and predicts process performance and punctuality in logistics and supply chains.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 4.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2023Series A$1.5M
  • Mar 2020Seed$536.5K
  • Jun 2019Seed$681.9K
  • Sep 2017Seed$299.6K
Founders & team
Christof DanzlCo-Founder
Investors
ESA, Thominvest, Takeoff Partners, Gorilla Capital, Nidoco, Startup Autobahn
Tech stack
ActivecampaignAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7
#5
Series A · Dachau, Bavaria · founded 2009
$3.6Mraised
▾

Takwak provides technology solutions for outdoor navigation systems and communication applications. It claims that its technology provides robust, sensitive to water and dust multifunction (IP57) which can find application in hostile environments and in rough handling. This enables both outdoor experiences and reliable use in tough working conditions. Its solution finds applications with sales representatives, craftsmen or service, and others as it enables the corporate headquarters to remain in contact, and directly access data.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2010Series A$3.6M
Founders & team
Ramin MirbahaFounder
Investors
Triangle Venture Capital Group
#6
Acqui-Hired · Gilching, Bavaria · founded 2015 · 3 employees
$790Kraised
▾

Developer of aerial imaging technology

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2017Series A—
  • Jun 2016Seed$790K
  • Jan 2015Grant (prize money)—
Investors
ESA BIC Bavaria & Northern Germany, Bayern Kapital, e2C3, German Accelerator
#7
Funding Raised · Gilching, Bavaria · founded 2020 · 1 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of an AI-based image processing software for satellite images. It enables users to remove clouds and shadows using deep neural network technology. Its features include cloud detection and image gap filling. It is applicable for disaster management, mapping, and GIS solutions.

Funding rounds
  • 2022Grant (prize money)—
Investors
ESA BIC Bavaria & Northern Germany
#8
Seed · Nuremberg, Bavaria · founded 2013 · 14 employees
—raised
▾

Favendo provides location-based services with analytical insights. It collects the location data through a sensor based infrastructure, beacon, or an application. Its OS allows the user to interrelate the online data to the self-collected data. The solution can be used to design effective marketing strategies and optimize the business using algorithms. It provides its solution for multiple industries including retail, transportation, health, tourism, and facility management. Its customers include Brose, ECE, DB, Hammerson, etc. and has partnered with multiple companies such as Accenture, Ruckus, Philips, etc.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2016Seed—
Founders & team
Holger MannweilerCEO
Investors
NeueCapital, VCDE Venture Partners, German Accelerator, innomark, Leoncini Gmbh, Lira Venture Capital
#9
Funding Raised · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2013 · 1 employees
—raised
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Mobalo provides mobile marketing solution using geo-targeting. Users using apps and websites on mobile devices are targeted for advertising based on their location. Potential customers are evaluated based on market data, demographics, environmental influences, and situation at the point of sale. Targeted customers receive banner advertising in real time. Customers perceive the offer and buy the product.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2014Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Tom RauheCEO
Investors
ESA BIC Bavaria & Northern Germany, Willendorff Technologies, Selectsecurities
Tech stack
Wix EcommerceWixReactGoogle CloudPolyfillLodash
#10
Deadpooled · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2008
—raised
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United Maps generates content-rich, white-labeled, highly detailed and fully routable vector maps for mobile and pedestrian use. Relevant content layers are added for mobile use and seamless multimodal navigation. United Maps operates in B2B and professional services, offering white-labeled and on-demand services. Maps made for mobile humans (instead of cars).

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2009Series A—
  • Nov 2008Seed—
Founders & team
Andreas WiedmannOwnerStefan KnechtFounder & CIO
Investors
Bayern Kapital, HTGF, SpaceTec Capital

Funding & investor landscape

$211.4Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
32disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Bayern Kapital3 rounds
ESA BIC Bavaria & Northern Germany3 rounds
EIC Fund2 rounds
German Accelerator2 rounds
Startup Autobahn2 rounds
Alpine Space1 rounds
Amathaon1 rounds
B&C Group1 rounds
BMW i Ventures1 rounds
Blackster1 rounds

Notable founders

Christian Mittermaier
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer · constellr
Max Gulde
Co-Founder & CEO · constellr
Alexander Huettenbrink
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Kinexon
Oliver Trinchera
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Kinexon
Christof Danzl
Co-Founder · CollectiveCrunch
Ramin Mirbaha
Founder · Takwak
Holger Mannweiler
CEO · Favendo
Tom Rauhe
CEO · Mobalo
Andreas Wiedmann
Owner · United Maps
Stefan Knecht
Founder & CIO · United Maps
Prism market signals · Germany · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,103,888 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Geographic Information Systems coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH FROM Bavaria · institutions

What Bavaria researches in earth observation

21 papersstance +0.2927% breakthrough33% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
Remote Sensing in AgricultureCryospheric studies and observationsRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping
top institutions
  • Bavarian Forest National Park9
  • Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities8
  • Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture4
  • Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation1

Common questions

How many Geographic Information Systems companies are there in Bavaria, Germany?
Radar tracks 31 indexable Geographic Information Systems companies headquartered in Bavaria, Germany that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Geographic Information Systems companies in Bavaria, Germany?
The Geographic Information Systems companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list have raised a combined $211.4M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Geographic Information Systems company in Bavaria, Germany?
Kinexon is the highest-funded Geographic Information Systems company in Bavaria, Germany, with $130M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Geographic Information Systems companies in Bavaria, Germany are funded?
6 of the 31 Geographic Information Systems companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Geographic Information Systems unicorns are there in Bavaria, Germany?
None of the Geographic Information Systems companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Bavaria, Germany Geographic Information Systems companies?
The most active investors in Bavaria, Germany Geographic Information Systems companies on this list include Bayern Kapital, ESA BIC Bavaria & Northern Germany, EIC Fund, German Accelerator, Startup Autobahn.
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