Best Orthopedics Companies in Germany
The 108 best Orthopedics companies in Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SciRhom.
Germany's Orthopedics startup field, ranked here by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, tells a story that's mostly concentrated in one name. SciRhom accounts for $79M of the sector's $91M total disclosed across 108 tracked companies, which means everything else is operating on genuinely thin capital. That's not a knock on the field. It's the financial reality you're working with when you scan this directory. The global orthopedics market sat at roughly $23.4B in 2023, driven by aging patient populations and a sustained rise in musculoskeletal surgical volumes, and Germany's domestic startups are positioning into that demand curve from a modest funding base.
So what does the rest of the stack look like? GetSteps pulled in $5M, Osteolabs and MyoPax each sit at $1M, and stimOS cleared just under $840K. The spread is tight. HTGF leads the investor activity, alongside Europa and German Accelerator, which tells you early-stage institutional appetite exists here even if check sizes stay small. Hot themes right now cluster around orthopedic specialty facilities and surgical center infrastructure, and Zimmer Biomet's strong 2026 start signals that larger players are leaning in too. I'd watch how Germany's regulatory environment around medical devices shapes the next funding cycle for the companies below.
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Our analysis of 50 Orthopedics companies
$3.4b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Orthopedics companies in Germany
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aap Bio Implants Develops medical biomaterials for the Orthopedic and Dental market | — | — | — | Bruke Seyoum Alemu CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | aap joints aap Joints specializes in designing and manufacturing orthopedic implants and precise instruments for joint… | — | — | 18 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+31 | Top 50M | — | 1 launch |
| 3 | Aditus Medical Portfolio of spinal instruments and products | — | — | — | Ahmet Erdem CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 4 | ALBOMED Manufacturer and developer of viscoelastics for medical use | — | — | 13 | Sven Reese Managing Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | Top 10M | 8 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 partnership |
| 5 | Amorphous Metal Solutions Manufacturer of components from amorphous metals intended to deliver reliable and durable products. | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | ARCA MEDICA A range of Spinal implants | — | — | — | Christiane Laurent Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | ArgoMedTec Developer of Exoskeleton for people with lower limb disabilities | — | — | — | Amit Goffer Founder & President | — | — | — | 2 job openings |
| 8 | bioconform BioConform is a developer of an ergonomic and bio-mechanically optimized bicycle pedal designed to prevent… | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 12 patents Adjustable, multi‑axis bicycle pedal and binding system technology | — |
Top 12 Orthopedics companies in Germany
#1
Series A · Planegg, Bavaria · founded 2016 · 12 employees$79Mraised▾
Developer of drugs for treating autoimmune disease. The product provided inhibits TACE (TNF-alpha converting enzyme or ADAM17) is an essential regulator of signaling pathways, including TNF-alpha and EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) signaling. The TACE-dependent release of TNF-alpha and other pro-inflammatory mediators from immune cells is regulated by iRhom2 (RHBDF2, Rhomboid family member 2, refs. 5-7) provided a way to target the pro-inflammatory activities of TACE.
- Jul 2024Series A$70M
- Nov 2021Seed$9M
- Oct 2016Seed—
#2
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2021 · 2 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Developer of regenerative therapies to treat muscle disorders. The company uses proprietary muscle stem cell technology to develop advanced regenerative therapies and fight the devastating consequences of muscle diseases.
- Jun 2023Grant (prize money)$80.6K
- Aug 2022Seed$1.3M
#3
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2019 · 19 employees$5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of custom-made orthopedic insoles designed to support feet and body. These insoles address foot misalignments and alleviate pain in the feet, knees, hips, and back. The company provides insoles for various shoe types, including sneakers, boots, and dress shoes. Customers create foot impressions using a home kit for personalized insole creation.
- Jul 2021Seed$3M
- Feb 2020Angel—
#4
Seed · Konstanz, Baden Wurttemberg · founded 2021 · 12 employees$311.4Kraised▾
Developer of personalized orthopedics designed to offer a creative solution for a forearm prosthesis. The company develops software to customize a lightweight and breathable prosthesis shaft with a functional design, enabling users to practice their favorite activities and discover new things.
- Nov 2022Seed$300.5K
- Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$10.9K
#5
Series A · Radolfzell, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2015 · 5 employees$839.5Kraised▾
Developer of surface functionalization technologies and biosimilar implant systems for manufacturers. The company offers technologies to functionalize implant materials for implant manufacturers. It develops biosimilar implant systems, including spinal and dental products. The company is a legal manufacturer of spinal and dental implants. It supplies surface functionalization technologies.
- Aug 2020Series A—
- Jul 2017Seed$839.5K
#6
Seed · Kiel, Schleswig-holstein · founded 2019$1.1Mraised▾
Osteolabs provides a diagnostic test for osteoporosis. The company provides an assay that uses trace elements in the human body as biomarkers. The company uses an individual's urine for early diagnosis.
- Jun 2019Seed$1.1M
#7
Series A · Esslingen Am Neckar, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2009 · 10 employees$1Mraised▾
Meidrix is a developer of collagen-based implants for soft tissue regeneration. It has developed cell-free medical devices for the treatment of cartilage defects. These products act as cartilage implants in the field of biomedicine & help in treating thickness focal defects of articular cartilage in the knees, ankles, and shoulder Joints. The developed implant is a stable form of a matrix that requires a minimally invasive surgical procedure. It has developed ChondroFiller gel that helps in the treatment of articular cartilage defects.
- Jun 2011Series A—
- Jan 2010Seed$1M
#8
Series A · Esslingen Am Neckar, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 1999 · 45 employees$690Kraised▾
Arthro Kinetics develops biological implants in the field of regenerative medicine for the treatment of the human musculoskeletal system. Their first product, CaReS basic technology, is a patented collagen type I matrix colonized with autologous cartilage cells used for the regeneration of articular cartilage defects.
#9
Funding Raised · Berlin, Berlin · founded 1996$621.4Kraised▾
Merete GmbH is a developer of implant systems for various joint surgery. The implants have applications in hip surgery, foot surgery, knee surgery, pediatric orthopedics, etc. The company's products include BioBall system, which is a Modular Joint Prosthesis System; Epical patented, bioactive calcium containing surface; Limb Salvage system (OsteoBridge knee arthrodesis and the custom-made Intradocking to allow cementless or cemented restoration); Spacer and cement, etc.
- Jan 2014Grant (prize money)$621.4K
#10
Deadpooled · Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2012$534Kraised▾
DESINO has developed wheelchair offering dynamic seating and manual drive. The products developed are medius, radius, and sinus. The patenting seating system which provides oscillating movements to mobilize the spine & muscles to relieve back pain. The manual dual is carried out by the movements of arms for handrim propulsion with an lever propulsion making the patient travel longer distances. The wheelchair can be used to ride on slopes by using the 11-speed gearshift.
- Dec 2015Series A$534K
- Mar 2014Series A—
#11
Seed · Hannover, Lower Saxony · founded 2008 · 49 employees$247.8Kraised▾
Syntellix is developing the bioabsorbable metallic implants for joint reconstruction. Its products include cs screws MAGNEZIX CS that help in the fixation of bone or bone fragments, MAGNEZIX CBS is an antiinfective device that promotes bone formation.
- Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$247.8K
- Jul 2018Seed—
#12
Acquired · Berlin, Berlin · founded 1990 · 111 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of implants and technologies for trauma and antibacterial solutions. It provides fracture compression and locking technology in one surgical step. The company offers a portfolio of plates and screws for upper and lower extremities. It develops products and technologies for needs in traumatology. The company’s antibacterial technology protects implants from bacterial colonization. It also develops resorbable magnesium implant technology.
- Mar 2023Post IPO—
- Aug 2004Post IPO—
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Orthopedics coverage by sub-theme.
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