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Best Semiconductors Companies in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany

The 33 best Semiconductors companies in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: NEC Laboratories.

33companies tracked
$44.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
13have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SEMICONDUCTORS × BADEN-WURTTEMBERG

Our analysis of 50 Semiconductors companies

$5.6b in tracked funding; 63% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2018.

50companies analysed
63%cloud-native stacks
2018funding peak (by rounds)
2016median founding year
45median Fliar Index™

Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in Baden-wurttemberg

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFoundedFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1AirPointr
Software to enable gesture control using the camera of devices
———2015Friedrich Schick
Co-Founder
———
2As Electronics
Provider of electronics manufacturing services, product development, and embedded solutions
——721995H Ahlisch
Founder
—126 patents
Automotive electronic mirrors, in‑vehicle displays, camera‑display systems, and climate control interfaces
—
3ASPION
Provider of cloud-based shock sensors for transport monitoring
———2011Michael Woehr
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+253 patents
Real-time tracking and position monitoring systems for moving objects
—
4Capacitance Sensors
Develops capacitive sensor for sub-nm distance measurement
——1,0911970Markus Spanner
Managing Director
———
5Coolux
Provides projection and holography technology based display products
——112003————
6Everlight Europe
Provider of LED lighting solutions for automotive, professional, commercial, and industrial applications.
———1983Bernd Kammerer
CEO
ContaoPHPApache HTTP Server+5——
7GSB Wahl
Manufacturer of printing inks for multiple appplications
———1965Kurt Wahl
Founder
———
8IBS Hühne
Develops orientation sensor and transducers for industrial applications
———1984Christian Welke
CEO
———

Top 12 Semiconductors companies in Baden-wurttemberg

#1
Funding Raised · Mannheim, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2011
$4.9Mraised
▾

Developer of high-speed semiconductor interconnect IP. It provides SerDes, UCIe, and Network-on-Chip (NOC) solutions optimized for ultra-low power consumption. These products are designed for chiplet-based systems using mainstream technology nodes. The company focuses on enabling faster, more energy-efficient, and scalable systems for its customers. Its architecture empowers SerDes interconnects and cutting-edge solutions like UCIe for heterogeneous integration.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Growth
top 45%
Tech
top 50%
Innovation
bottom 36%
Funding
bottom 35%
Global
bottom 33%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 15 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Google Cloud, Google Cloud Cdn · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers — 4.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$1.8M
  • Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$409.3K
  • Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$1.7M
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$1.1M
Founders & team
Ulrich KrackhardtCo-Founder & Managing DirectorMondrian NuessleCo-Founder & Managing DirectorDirk WieberneitCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHstsHttp/3
#2
Funding Raised · Heidelberg, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 1997
$22Mraised
▾

Provider of AI, IoT and blockchain services

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%
Patents
top 18%
Innovation
top 23%
Moat
top 41%
Growth
top 45%
Product
top 46%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Patents: 1,029 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 530 filings since 2022 vs 499 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 1,029 patents (top 7% of patent-holders) · 530 filings since 2022 vs 499 in 2017-21 · 12 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 16.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$283.3K
  • Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$557.6K
  • Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$4.4M
  • Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$1.3M
Founders & team
Jurgen QuittekManaging Director
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerGlide.JsHcaptchaJqueryJquery UiMathjax
#3
Funding Raised · Karlsruhe, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2016
$2.4Mraised
▾

Provider of an integrated design environment for software development. It offers tools for software development of embedded multicore systems including FPGA and GPU accelerators. It provides code generation tools for embedded single-core systems and suitable parallel software development tools. It caters to automotive, avionics, industrial automation, telecommunications and medical industries.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$56.4K
  • Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$2.1M
  • Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$62K
  • Aug 2017Grant (prize money)$59.1K
Founders & team
Timo StripfFounder & Managing Director
Investors
Europa, EIC Fund
Tech stack
All In One SeoApache Http ServerCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#4
Acquired · Heidelberg, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2015 · 20 employees
$8.4Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of light-sheet fluorescence microscopes for 3D bioimaging. These microscopes enable fast, high-resolution imaging of live or cleared tissue samples, avoiding phototoxicity. The company offers various models suited for diverse applications, including imaging of cleared samples, live samples, organoids, and embryos. Supporting software integrates microscopy control, image viewing, and post-processing. Additional modules enhance functionality, offering photomanipulation, environmental control, and improved image quality. The company also provides resources such as FAQs, educational materials, and webinars to support researchers.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2017Series A$8.4M
  • 2015Seed—
Investors
EMBL Ventures, Life Sciences Partners, EMBL, EQT
#5
Seed · Karlsruhe, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2016 · 18 employees
$2.5Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of flexible, thin, lightweight LED displays for indoor and outdoor use. These film monitors can display videos on ceilings, walls, and facades. The displays can direct, inform, and entertain people. The company's LED technology retrofits existing infrastructure to create digital screens.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 5.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$56.6K
  • Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$2.5M
  • Oct 2019Seed—
  • Oct 2019Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Florian KallCEO
Investors
Born2Grow, HTGF, SME Instrument, EIC Fund, EUROPA
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpBootstrapW3 Total CacheContact Form 7
#6
Acquired · Mannheim, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2013 · 12 employees
$1.3Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of cables, connectors, and industrial networking and cybersecurity products. The company provides cable products such as armored, audio, broadcast, coax, control, ethernet and fiber optic cables. It also offers connectors like AV multimedia, coaxial, copper RJ45, and fiber connectors. Industrial networking and cybersecurity products include accessories, cybersecurity software solutions, and wireless devices.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2018Seed$672.1K
  • Jan 2015Seed$637.7K
Founders & team
David AmannFounderFelix KollmarCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Sportbund Rheinland, BWM, Leonardo Venture, Mannheim, Foerderdatenbank, Addessum
Tech stack
Master SliderWordpressMysqlPhpYoutubeWpbakery
#7
Acquired · Karlsruhe, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2017 · 19 employees
$752.5Kraised
▾

Provider of 3D printing technology for the electronic industry. It offers 3D printing machinery and software for additive nanofabrication of freeform waveguides and micro-optical elements. Its features include low-loss coupling to surface-emitting and edge-emitting devices, high volume manufacturing, automated detection of customer-specific coupling interfaces, process control software, and 3D waveguide routers. It has applications in manufacturing photonic wire bindings, transceivers, and micro-lenses.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$217K
  • Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$535.4K
Founders & team
Thorsten MayerCEO
Investors
Europa, ELAS
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerDiviGoogle Font ApiGsapHstsJquery
#8
Funding Raised · Karlsruhe, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2009
$449.4Kraised
▾

Manufacturer of activity sensors for ambulatory assessment and mobile monitoring applications. Its products include physical activity sensor, ECG and activity sensor, an EDA sensor, an interactive ambulatory assessment sensor, and a data analyzer. Additionally, it also provides consulting, training, and product customization services to its customers. Its distributors include BiomechSolutions and BRAVOMED.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Sekretariatsmitarbeiter*in
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$449.4K
Founders & team
Ulrich GrobmannCo-CEOJorg OttenbacherCo-CEO & MD
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
AlgoliaApache Http ServerBootstrapCart FunctionalityCore-JsFriendly Captcha
#9
Funding Raised · Mannheim, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2010 · 14 employees
$551.4Kraised
▾

Creonic specializes in the development of IP cores for digital signal processing. The product portfolio includes LDPC (Low-density Parity Check) encoders, turbo encoders, demodulation IP cores, Modulation IP cores, and digital signal processing cores among others. Some of its noted partners include Intel, XILINX, ALDEC, and Trenz Electronics among others.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 690 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$228.2K
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$323.2K
Investors
Europa, German Accelerator
Tech stack
BackdropFirebaseGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag ManagerJqueryLess
#10
Funding Raised · Freiburg, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2014
$408.8Kraised
▾

Ionera is a company that aims to provide a universal platform for ion-conductance based analytics. They specialize in the development and customized design of MECA-chips for various applications.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2015Grant (prize money)$52.9K
  • Jun 2015Grant (prize money)$54.6K
  • Jan 2015Grant (prize money)$301.3K
Founders & team
Gerhard BaakenCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
EIC Fund
#11
Funding Raised · Karlsruhe, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2014
$292.7Kraised
▾

Developer of NMR probes and microcoil sensors for spectroscopy applications. The company provides probes for standard NMR and specialized applications, including reaction monitoring, battery research, and chirality. It offers customization of NMR probes and detectors tailored to specific requirements. The company develops high-field NMR probes, detectors, and microcoil-based sensor solutions. It uses simulation, circuit design, microsystem technology, process development, and precision mechanics.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 343 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. NMR Service GmbH) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$292.7K
Founders & team
Ulrike WallrabeFounderJan KorvinkFounder & CEO
Investors
Europa
#12
Seed · Karlsruhe, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2017 · 15 employees
$114.1Kraised
▾

Developer and manufacturer of ultra-compact microvalves and highly integrated microfluidic systems, utilizing shape memory alloy technology for compact fluidic applications.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 9.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2021Seed—
  • Jun 2019Grant (prize money)$56.8K
  • Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$57.3K
  • Oct 2018Seed—
Founders & team
Marcel GultigCo-Founder & MDChristoph WessendorfCo-Founder & Shareholder
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Fluid-o-Tech, KIT, HTGF
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCore-JsFancyboxHstsJqueryMatomo Analytics

Funding & investor landscape

$44.1Mtotal disclosed funding
12companies funded
50disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa9 rounds
EIC Fund4 rounds
ELAS2 rounds
German Accelerator2 rounds
HTGF2 rounds
eCAPITAL2 rounds
AUCTUS Capital Partners1 rounds
AUMOVIO1 rounds
Addessum1 rounds
BWM1 rounds

Notable founders

Ulrich Krackhardt
Co-Founder & Managing Director · EXTOLL
Mondrian Nuessle
Co-Founder & Managing Director · EXTOLL
Jurgen Quittek
Managing Director · NEC Laboratories
Timo Stripf
Founder & Managing Director · Emmtrix Technologies
Florian Kall
CEO · LightnTec
David Amann
Founder · CloudRail
Felix Kollmar
Co-Founder & CEO · CloudRail
Thorsten Mayer
CEO · Vanguard Automation
Ulrich Grobmann
Co-CEO · movisens
Jorg Ottenbacher
Co-CEO & MD · movisens
Gerhard Baaken
Co-Founder & CEO · Ionera
Ulrike Wallrabe
Founder · Voxalytic
Prism market signals · Germany · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,113,788 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Semiconductors coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Germany

How research on Semiconductors is moving in Germany

A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 2,404 Germany-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 50% → 58% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Infineon Technologies160
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology124
  • RWTH Aachen University113
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration104
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics94
leading researchers
Arnulf Leuther · A. Tessmann · H. Maßler · Mehdi B. Tahoori · Bernhard Wunderle · Hussam Amrouch · Dietmar Kissinger · Ingmar Kallfass
▲ Breakthroughs888 · 37%
▲ 34%→40% share
▲1.2× share momentum2 median citations46% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (34%→40% of field), led by Photonics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Photonics15→47
  • Electronic circuit38→59
  • Power (physics)4→24
  • Scalability4→23
  • Photonic integrated circuit20→37
Newly emergingNeuromorphic engineering 0→13 · Resistive random-access memory 0→8 · Pickup 0→7
Landmark Modulation, Losses, and Semiconductor Requirements of Modular Multilevel Converters · 926 cites
◆ Advancements1,020 · 42%
▼ 43%→42% share
▲1.0× share momentum2 median citations41% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (43%→42% of field), led by Detector.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Detector3→20
  • Photonics15→31
  • CMOS28→44
  • Voltage15→30
  • Fabrication8→20
Newly emergingArtificial neural network 0→7 · Neuromorphic engineering 0→6 · Resistive random-access memory 0→5
Landmark An introduction to InP-based generic integration technology · 569 cites
▼ Concerns213 · 9%
▼ 10%→8% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations38% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (10%→8% of field), led by Electronics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Electronics8→15
  • Power electronics1→6
  • Reliability (semiconductor)13→16
  • Transistor6→9
  • Current (fluid)2→5
Newly emergingSoftware 0→7 · Field (mathematics) 0→6 · Scalability 0→5
Landmark β-Gallium oxide power electronics · 473 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Germany

Where semiconductors 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.

Karlsruhe124 · +0.64
Hot · Monolithic microwave integrated circuitAdvancing · Through-silicon viaOpportunity · Very-large-scale integrationConcern · Reliability (semiconductor)
Aachen121 · +0.57
Hot · GrapheneAdvancing · MemristorOpportunity · Neuromorphic engineeringConcern · Electronics
Berlin118 · +0.51
Hot · MicroelectronicsAdvancing · Wafer-level packagingOpportunity · Hardware TrojanConcern · Optoelectronics
Jülich/Bonn117 · +0.58
Hot · CMOSAdvancing · PixelOpportunity · Memristor
Munich113 · +0.62
Hot · Analogue electronicsAdvancing · Design flowOpportunity · Electronic design automation
Dresden109 · +0.49
Hot · SolderingAdvancing · NanowireOpportunity · PickupConcern · Interconnection
Stuttgart105 · +0.70
Hot · Scan chainAdvancing · DebuggingOpportunity · Detector
Heidelberg21 · +0.71
Hot · Tracking (education)Advancing · UpgradeOpportunity · Photonics
PATENT SIGNAL · Germany

Who's filing semiconductors patents in Germany

Germany semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 11,058 filings from 3,473 assignees (2016–2025), led by Infineon Technologies, Osram OPTO Semiconductors, Osram OLED; annual filings 1473→601.

11,058 filings3,473 assigneespeak 1473/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Infineon Technologies5090
  • Osram OPTO Semiconductors1686
  • Osram OLED593
  • Robert Bosch551
  • Fraunhofer GES Forschung290
  • Merck Patent268
  • BASF SE254
  • Siltronic217

Common questions

How many Semiconductors companies are there in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany?
Radar tracks 33 indexable Semiconductors companies headquartered in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Semiconductors companies in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany?
The Semiconductors companies in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany on this list have raised a combined $44.1M in disclosed equity funding across 12 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany?
NEC Laboratories is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany, with $22M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Semiconductors companies in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany are funded?
12 of the 33 Semiconductors companies in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Semiconductors unicorns are there in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany?
None of the Semiconductors companies in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany Semiconductors companies?
The most active investors in Baden-wurttemberg, Germany Semiconductors companies on this list include Europa, EIC Fund, ELAS, German Accelerator, HTGF.
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