Best Mobile Companies in Germany
The 426 best Mobile companies in Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Adjust.
Germany's Mobile startup scene is more concentrated than you'd expect: 426 companies tracked, $706M in total disclosed funding, zero unicorns, and yet Adjust alone has pulled in $259M. That's a single company claiming roughly 37% of the entire pool. Adjoe sits at $103M, Klang Games at $80M, and the rest of the field drops off fast. So where's the density? Mostly in the sub-$10M tier, which tells you this ecosystem is still early, still building. The global market these companies are chasing sits at around $9.0B in 2025, forecast to hit $24.1B by 2033 at a 13.12% CAGR, driven by 5G rollout and accelerating smartphone penetration across markets.
What I find telling is how the investor mix reflects that stage: Europa, HTGF, German Accelerator, Earlybird, and Veto Capital are the most active backers, a lineup that skews heavily toward seed and early growth. Hot themes right now include flagship pricing pressure, smartphone OS competition, and digital banking innovation bleeding into mobile infrastructure. Route Mobile's CFO appointment signals that even mid-market mobile players are professionalizing fast, building the finance muscle to compete at scale. If you're mapping Germany's Mobile investment landscape, this directory ranks companies by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, giving you the clearest picture of who's actually capitalized.
- Mobile penetration in 2nd world to hit 95% by 2013
Our analysis of 127 Mobile companies
$17.0b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
Ranked: Best Mobile companies in Germany
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adjust Cloud-based mobile marketing software solution provider 78Tech top 19%Market top 26%Talent top 28%Global top 31% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 19% Markettop 26% Talenttop 28% Globaltop 31% Fin. healthtop 33% Fundingtop 36% Producttop 40% Innovationtop 44% Customerstop 45% Moattop 48% Growthbottom 44% Newsbottom 24% Tech: 55 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services Market: 149 employees (top 18% of Enterprise Infrastructure) · Revenue ~$92.6M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $259M | 84 mo ago | 149 | 2012 | — | StoryblokApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — |
| 2 | adjoe Adtech network providing mobile advertising and mobile app monetization solutions | $103M | 48 mo ago | 68 | 2018 | Jonas Thiemann Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 2 job openings · 1 expansion |
| 3 | Klang Games Mobile games developer focusing on casual games | $80M | 47 mo ago | 53 53 → 113 (+113%) | 2013 | Gudmundur Hallgrimsson Co-Founder | ContentfulApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+11 | 1 launch · 3 awards |
| 4 | Wooga Mobile Games developer and publisher specializing in Casual Games | $32M | 180 mo ago | 286 286 → 323 (+13%) | 2009 | — | MediumTypeScriptGraphQL+15 | — |
| 5 | Flaregames Developer of mobile games with a focus on strategy genres | $23M | 144 mo ago | 4 | 2011 | — | RubyRuby on RailsEnvoy+8 | — |
| 6 | AppLift Provider of programmatic advertising solutions for regulated industries and verticals | $20M | 152 mo ago | 18 | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 7 | GameDuell Casual games developer for web and mobile platform | $18M | 216 mo ago | 101 101 → 119 (+18%) | 2003 | — | TYPO3 CMSPHPYouTube+7 | — |
| 8 | Madvertise Provider of mobile ad network | $15M | 120 mo ago | 22 | 2008 | Francois Roloff Executive Director | — | — |
| 9 | Trademob Data-driven app marketing platform: DSP & Re-Targeting | $15M | 163 mo ago | 29 | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 10 | TVSMILES Platform offering reward based advertising solution | $13M | 116 mo ago | 10 | 2013 | Gaylord Zach Co-Founder | — | — |
| 11 | Liquid Air Lab Mobile advertising solution for audio content | $12M | 235 mo ago | — | 2002 | Mikko Linnamäki Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 12 | Shape Mobile app studio | $10M | 172 mo ago | 17 | 2002 | — | — | — |
| 13 | fyber - a digital turbine company Fyber, part of Digital Turbine’s independent Mobile Growth Platform, develops ad monetization solutions… | $10M | 107 mo ago | 301 | 2009 | — | Apple iCloud MailTypeScriptGraphQL+15 | — |
| 14 | LiquidM SaaS-based Demand-Side Platform | $9M | 143 mo ago | 23 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Crowdpark Mobile game development studio focusing on social betting games. | $8M | 175 mo ago | 13 | 2009 | Martin Frindt CEO & Managing Director | — | — |
| 16 | fraud0 Cloud based ad fraud detection software | $7M | 33 mo ago | — | 2020 | Tilman Pfeiffer Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — |
| 17 | Legendary Play Developer of mobile-based multi-player eSports games | $6M | 50 mo ago | 16 | 2002 | Arvid Hahn Co-Founder | GravPHPYouTube+6 | — |
| 18 | TreasureHunt Studios Mobile game development studio | $6M | 108 mo ago | 46 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 19 | WeQ Mobile advertising company | $6M | 97 mo ago | 31 | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Adsquare Provider of privacy first location based advertising platform | $6M | 139 mo ago | 121 | 2012 | Sebastian Doerfel Co-Founder & COO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30 | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 21 | Stratosphere Games Developer of multiplayer online games for mobile and PC platforms | $6M | 45 mo ago | 54 | 2015 | Kristian Metzger Geschäftsführer/Founder | WordPressPleskMySQL+24 | — |
| 22 | VOYA Games Game development company | $5M | 12 mo ago | — | 2023 | Oliver Loffler Co-Founder & CEO | Node.jsThree.jsTailwind CSS+12 | — |
| 23 | Tapstack Mobile app to shoot and share photos or short videos | $5M | 144 mo ago | 8 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Savage Game Studios Mobile game developer focusing on core games | $4M | 65 mo ago | 25 | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Sviper Mobile game studio based in Hamburg | $4M | 87 mo ago | 40 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Kayzen Provider of a demand-side platform for mobile programmatic advertising solutions | $4M | 77 mo ago | 16 | 2018 | puneet Gupta Co-Founder & CPO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — |
| 27 | Remerge Provider of programmatic advertising solutions for mobile app user engagement | $4M | 129 mo ago | 61 | 2014 | Benedikt Böhm Chief Information Officer & Founder | WebflowSalesforceGSAP+19 | — |
| 28 | pnkfrg Developer of next-generation of casual mobile games | $3M | 48 mo ago | 14 | 2020 | Ferran Soriano Co-Founder & Director | — | — |
| 29 | Eelusion Developer of 3D games with augmented reality features | $2M | 169 mo ago | 1 | 2011 | Maik Schmalstich Co-Founder | — | — |
| 30 | Starberry Independent mobile game development studio | $2M | 74 mo ago | 24 | 2017 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+12 | — |
| 31 | Vive Members-only video chat community | $2M | 140 mo ago | 30 | 2012 | Arnd Aschentrup Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 32 | AppLoop Location based advertising platform | $1M | 146 mo ago | — | 2008 | Eric Kerr Co-Founder | WordPressRubyPHP+15 | — |
| 33 | Vyking Provider of an AR based marketing platform for media and e commerce | $1M | 125 mo ago | 4 | 2015 | — | Node.jsThree.jsMUI+14 | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 34 | Priori Data App store data & analytics | $1M | 128 mo ago | — | 2013 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+20 | — |
| 35 | CNDO Provider of event scheduling and collaboration tools for communities | $1M | 37 mo ago | — | 2023 | Jordi Walder Co-Founder | Framer SitesReactPlausible+8 | — |
| 36 | Zeedz Provider of NFT-based monster collectible game | $998K | 32 mo ago | 8 | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 37 | heylogin Provider of cloud-based access management platform | $882K | 44 mo ago | 11 | 2018 | Vincent Breitmoser Co-Founder | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesPlausible+10 | 1 partnership |
| 38 | KissNoFrog A video dating portal | $715K | 218 mo ago | 2 | 2007 | Bennett Springer Founder | Phusion PassengerNginxCloudflare+8 | — |
| 39 | Studio Fizbin Developer of PC and mobile-based casual games | $671K | 74 mo ago | 17 | 2011 | — | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+13 | — |
| 40 | Triviado Online gaming platform to play quiz | $518K | 181 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Forest Knight Provider of turn-based strategy NFT game for PC and mobile platforms | $340K | 56 mo ago | — | 2018 | Behfar Iranmanesh Founder & CEO | WebflowBeehiiv RSS feedProton Mail+16 | — |
| 42 | Cliqz Browser with in-built search | $300K | 78 mo ago | 120 | 2008 | Jean Paul Schmetz Founder and CEO | — | — |
| 43 | Aeria Games Game development and publishing company | $288K | 170 mo ago | — | 2006 | Lan Hoang Founder | — | 2 job openings |
| 44 | Threaks Developer of digital games for various platforms and online distribution | $266K | 104 mo ago | 9 | 2010 | Sebastian Bulas Co-CEO | — | — |
| 45 | Hardscore Games Developer of mobile-based core games | $196K | 140 mo ago | 11 | 2012 | Felix Buchwald Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 46 | HandyGames Game development studio | $170K | 90 mo ago | 69 69 → 45 (-35%) | 2000 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 47 | Daedalic Entertainment German video game developer and publisher | $164K | 123 mo ago | 60 | 2007 | Carsten Fichtelmann Founder & Co-CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365PHP+10 | — |
| 48 | Fairytale Distillery Video game developer focusing on MMORPGs | $136K | 144 mo ago | 4 | 2013 | Alexander Zacherl MD & Co-founder | — | — |
| 49 | Loco Adventures Mid-core game development studio | $108K | 82 mo ago | 1 | 2018 | Franci Zidar Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
Top 12 Mobile companies in Germany
#1
Series A · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2023$5Mraised▾
Game development company. It has developed a game called Craft World. It develops games for mobile and is made available on playstore.
- May 2025Series A$5M
#2
Series C · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2013 · 53 employees$80Mraised▾
Mobile games developer focusing on casual games. The company's first project is ReRunners - Race for the World, for iOS and Android devices. It is working on Seed, a simulation MMO utilizing SpatialOS technology.
- Jul 2022Series C$41M
- Aug 2019Series B$22.3M
- Jul 2018Series A$8.9M
- Mar 2018Series A$5M
#3
Series D · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2018 · 68 employees$103.1Mraised▾
adjoe is a leading adtech ad network, based in Hamburg, Germany. It helps to gain high-quality users with rewarded engagement formats and premium targeting. App publishers can increase revenue, retention with creative engagement loops. It offers premium advertising and monetization platform for publishers and advertisers to engage audiences. The adjoe SDK connects app publishers and developers that provide highly engaging rewarded formats. With rewarded engagement and premium targeting, it helps advertisers reach their most valuable users. adjoe’s ad technologies allow publishers to level up their monetization strategies and create a meaningful engagement loop for users and grow revenue.
- 2022Series D$103.1M
#4
Acquired · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2012 · 149 employees$259.1Mraised▾
Cloud-based mobile marketing software solution provider. It provides an open-source SDK that enables app developers to track and analyze things like user acquisition, feature releases, and user lifetime cohorts. Also enables the tracking of interactions in the app in real-time to see how users engage over their full lifetime. Clients include some of the world's largest brands such as Baidu, Deutsche Telekom, Universal Music, Spotify, and Viacom.
- Jun 2019Series F$227M
- Oct 2015Series D$17M
- Sep 2014Series C$7.6M
- Jun 2013Series B$4.5M
#5
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2020$6.5Mraised▾
Cloud based ad fraud detection software. It provides an analytical dashboard that includes insights for decision making. It offers a bot detection tool to intercept bots in real time. The platform analyzes the requests, data points, and behavioural patterns to provide information about traffic. The features of the product include prevention of click fraud, impression fraud, retargeting fraud, and affiliate fraud, google analytics exporting and importing, campaign score comparison, campaign performance optimization, and analytics, social media blacklisting, and more.
- Aug 2023Series A$6.5M
#6
Public · Germany · founded 2015 · 54 employees$5.5Mraised▾
Developer of multiplayer online games for mobile and PC platforms. The business creates experiences with high production values and multiplayer features. It focuses on engagement and retention elements. The business uses its own development architecture to deliver games.
- Aug 2022Series A$3M
- Aug 2022Grant (prize money)—
- Mar 2021Seed$2.5M
#7
Series A · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2002 · 16 employees$6Mraised▾
Developer of mobile-based multi-player eSports games. The company offers "RIVALS Esports" a PvP multiplier manager game in which players can own Esports legacy by acquiring the best sponsorship deals, skilled coaching staff, and building a show-off gaming house. The game is available for iOS and Android users and monetizes through in-game purchases.
- Apr 2022Series A$4M
- Aug 2020Seed$190.8K
- Oct 2019Seed$2M
- Dec 2018Seed$150K
#8
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2021 · 8 employees$998.3Kraised▾
Provider of NFT-based monster collectible game. Players can collect plant-inspired creatures called Zeedles and take action to reduce global carbon emissions. The game is available on both Android and iOS platforms.
- Oct 2023Seed$998.3K
#9
Acquired · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2009 · 286 employees$31.5Mraised▾
Wooga is a mobile-first video game developer and publisher specializing in Casual Games offered through a freemium model. Select games are also released on the Facebook platform. Popular games under them include Diamond Dash, Pearl's Peril and recently released Crazy Kings. Crazy Kings, published by Wooga in May 2015 and developed by TicBits, is a Tower Defense game for the iOS platform.
- May 2011Series B$24M
- Nov 2009Series A$7.5M
#10
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2023$1Mraised▾
Provider of event scheduling and collaboration tools for communities. Users can discover, join, or organize events, collaborate with others, and build vibrant communities through the app. The platform streamlines event management and fosters creative connections both online and offline.
- May 2023Seed$1M
#11
Series B · Karlsruhe, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2011 · 4 employees$23.1Mraised▾
Developer of mobile games with a focus on strategy genres. The company publishes games and provides related support information online. It offers resources such as privacy policies, terms of service, and parent guides.
- Jun 2014Series B$12.2M
- Apr 2012Series A$2.6M
- Feb 2012Series A$7.9M
#12
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2020 · 14 employees$3Mraised▾
Developer of next-generation of casual mobile games. The company plans to establish a new gaming genre based on mash-ups of entertainment formats and games that feel like social entertainment platforms for Gen Z.
- Jun 2022Seed$3M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Mobile coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on 5G / 6G Networks is moving in Germany
A read on the academic research around 5G / 6G Networks — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 2,072 Germany-affiliated papers.
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg213
- Technische Universität Berlin152
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.149
- Technical University of Munich110
- RWTH Aachen University92
- Beamforming144→239
- Telecommunications8→29
- Wireless3→18
- Radar22→35
- Base station13→25
- Beamforming233→264
- Telecommunications11→37
- Wireless13→28
- Antenna (radio)44→56
- Electronic engineering62→73
- Noise (video)1→4
- Synthetic aperture radar1→4
- Bandwidth (computing)2→4
- Antenna (radio)4→5
- Radar3→4
Where 5g 6g 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.
Who's filing 5g 6g patents in Germany
Germany 5g 6g patent filing is accelerating — 30,760 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Siemens, Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer GES Forschung; annual filings 2646→2919.
- Siemens7569
- Deutsche Telekom3519
- Fraunhofer GES Forschung3200
- Robert Bosch2942
- Volkswagen1986
- Rohde & Schwarz1360
- Intel1295
- Infineon Technologies1281
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.