
Auto Tech Landscape of Germany
1,965 Auto Tech companies in Germany, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Auto Tech in Germany
Shows the top Auto Tech firms in Germany by size, funding, hiring activity and media coverage; 1,965 companies are tracked, with 169 currently hiring and 199 having disclosed recent funding.
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AUTO1 Group11last posted Jun 2026
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Wirkaufendeinauto.de10last posted Jun 2026
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AutoScout2410last posted Jun 2026
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Shiftmove10last posted Jun 2026
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Funkwerk10last posted Jun 2026
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SENGER9last posted May 2026
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AUTO1.com9last posted May 2026
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TecAlliance9last posted May 2026
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FINN$2BConventional Debt · Feb 2025
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AUTO1 Group$1.4BSeries F · Jul 2020
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FlixBus$1.2BSeries G · Jul 2024
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IONITY$883.9MSeries B · Oct 2021
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Volocopter$725.7MSeries E · Mar 2023
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Lilium$686.1MPost IPO · Jul 2023
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TIER$642.9MConventional Debt · Oct 2021
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Frontier Car Group$570MSeries D · Jan 2020
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EMIL$6.6BFY2019 filing
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Akasol$3.5BFY2024 filing
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Twaice$639.8MFY2021 filing
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SEG Automotive$268.6MFY2023 filing
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The Mobility House$48.4Msnapshot Dec 2023
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Digades$16Msnapshot Dec 2019
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Hubject$14.1Msnapshot Dec 2022
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Carly$9.6MFY2021 filing
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Sixt7,509tracked employees
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AUTO1 Group6,094tracked employees
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lkq pv automotive1,751tracked employees
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Lilium864tracked employees
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Electronic Suspension Systems606tracked employees
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Funkwerk509tracked employees
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TecAlliance434tracked employees
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Akasol324tracked employees
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Lilium13.5%68 tracked events
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AUTO1 Group7.8%39 tracked events
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Voltabox7.2%36 tracked events
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Mercedes-Benz Future Bus6.6%33 tracked events
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fox e-mobility6.0%30 tracked events
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Delticom5.4%27 tracked events
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Mobile.de3.4%17 tracked events
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Blacklane2.8%14 tracked events
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BMZ167articles in the window
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FlixBus68articles in the window
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Sixt59articles in the window
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IONITY41articles in the window
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Volocopter32articles in the window
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Carly27articles in the window
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reev27articles in the window
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AUTO1 Group24articles in the window
See all 1,965 Auto Tech companies in Germany
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How the Auto Tech ecosystem in Germany grew, 2016–2025
Displays the annual count of new Auto Tech companies founded from 2016 to 2025, highlighting a peak of 143 startups in 2018 and only 4 in 2025.
Where Auto Tech companies in Germany are based
Lists the German cities with the most Auto Tech firms, led by Berlin with 300 companies, followed by Munich (197) and Hamburg (63).








The Auto Tech market map of Germany: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the types of products Auto Tech companies develop and their revenue models, noting the largest sub‑categories such as consumer digital (881) and enterprise tech (868), and common models like subscription (939).
- Consumer Digital881 companies · $8.4B raised · 63 hiring
- Enterprise Tech868 companies · $9.3B raised · 119 hiring
- Green Transport566 companies · $7.1B raised · 52 hiring
- Energy Tech555 companies · $7.1B raised · 51 hiring
- Enterprise Software354 companies · $399.6M raised · 53 hiring
- Deep Tech300 companies · $4.1B raised · 46 hiring
- Internet of Vehicles226 companies · $934.6M raised · 36 hiring
- Shared Mobility215 companies · $4.4B raised · 10 hiring
- SaaS208 companies · $886.4M raised · 35 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce206 companies · $1.6B raised · 16 hiring
- Marketplaces163 companies · $4B raised · 17 hiring
- Electric Vehicle Charging159 companies · $1.6B raised · 19 hiring
Monetization
How Auto Tech companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Auto Tech in Germany
Counts corporate events over the past two years, recording 463 events including mergers and acquisitions (78), earnings releases (65), and funding rounds (60).
- M&AIn M&A activity, it was also reported that Salzburg-based BENTELER Group agreed to acquire Frankfurt-based ioki to develop an integrated autonomous public transport platform.2026-04-25
- FundingPolish investment firm Warsaw Equity Group has led a €5 million Series A funding round in German EV charging technology company &Charge, joining forces with Porsche Ventures and existing backers including InnoEnergy and Redstone.2026-04-24
- M&ADaimler extends its interests into the New Energy Vehicles (NEV) in China by acquiring a 3.93 percent stake in Beijing Electric Vehicle Company (BJEV), a BAIC Group subsidiary.2026-04-15
- FundingGermany’s Nature Robots raises €4 million to tackle agriculture’s “triple threat” with AI and robotics2026-04-02
- M&ATransport technology provider, Tracsis, has acquired Vesputi GmbH, a German digital ticketing technology provider, for a gross initial consideration of €5.8m/£5.1m.2026-04-02
- M&AUber Technologies has acquired chauffeur service Blacklane as part of its expansion into luxury and executive travel.2026-03-30
- M&ALuminar is MicroVision’s second recent acquisition. It finalized its purchase of Germany-based Scantinel Photonics in January after announcing a deal to acquire the company in November.2026-02-24
- M&AThe purchase contract with the newly founded Sushi Bikes GmbH entered into force on 01.02.2026.2026-02-12
- FundingThe Munich software company driveblocks has completed a pre-Series A financing round of 3.5 million euros.2026-02-10
- M&AThe merger with RLG is the logical next step in this direction.2026-02-06
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Auto Tech company in Germany was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| BENTELER Group | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-25 | |
| Beijing Electric Vehicle Company (BJEV) | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-15 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-15 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-15 | ||
| Daimler Buses | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-15 | |
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-14 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on notable corporate actions such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins within the sector.
FlixBusHayley Russell · Promotion → Global Head of Service DeliveryMar 2026
FlixBusShamil Maindiratta · Appointment → Managing Director for the UK marketMar 2026
FlixBusPeter Fielding · Appointment → Operations Team Lead in the UKMar 2026
QwelloLars Balzer · Appointment — was Deputy Chairman of QwelloMar 2026
Mobile.dePatricia Lobinger · Appointment → Chief Financial OfficerMar 2026
SixtDaniel Terberger · Resignation — was Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory BoardFeb 2026
IVU Traffic TechnologiesPetra Meiser · Appointment → Chief Financial OfficerNov 2025
fox e-mobilityPatrick E. Bigger · Appointment → Chairman of the Management BoardNov 2025
Yunex Trafficwon eastleigh borough councilApr 2026
Blickfeldwon senstar technologiesDec 2025
Delticomwon undisclosed clientDec 2025
AMPERFIEDwon siemens energyNov 2025
Autoflightwon falcon aviation servicesNov 2025
Liliumwon Archer AviationOct 2025
STARCAR~650 roles reported · insolvencyJan 2026
Cellforce Group~200 roles reportedAug 2025
Mercedes-Benz Future Busscale undisclosed · cost reductionAug 2025
Akasol~188 roles reported · cost reductionAug 2025
HeyCar~126 roles reported · cost reductionMay 2025
CARIAD~1,600 roles reported · cost reductionMar 2025
Vaysubject to regulatory approvalNov 2025
fox e-mobilitytrading resumed — Düsseldorf Stock ExchangeAug 2025
Mercedes-Benz Future Busrecall requestJul 2025
Voltabox — EQS GroupFeb 2025
- coalition of attorneys general v mercedes-benz usa, Daimleremission cheating devices · SettledDec 2025
- United States government, California state regulators v mercedes-benz usa, Daimleremissions cheating allegations · SettledDec 2025
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +11.6%, half slower.
Who is building Auto Tech in Germany
Profiles 1,101 founders and CEOs across 744 firms, showing frequent alma maters like Technical University of Munich (16) and common prior employers such as Boston Consulting Group (4).
Ionity, ex-Tesla, ex-Netflix, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, 2010
Ex- Airbus Group, Siemens. Technical University of Braunschweig 1994
Dusseldorf University of Applied Sciences 2010, Technical University Munich 2012, 2015
Limited Partner - Speedinvest · Co-Founder TIER Mobility, Fruity Ventures, ex-NIST, BCG Digital Ventures · Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich PhD
Ex-P3 Group, Founder Mov.ING, StreetScooter, Ecurie Aix - Formula Student Team RWTH Aachen. Imperial College London 2009.
ex-RWTH Aachen Campus, Werkzeugmaschinenlabor, WZL der RWTH Aachen, FIR an der RWTH Aachen…
Mid-Atlantic Partners, ex - MAN SE, Cost Improvement Consultants, Continental, Siemens. University College Dublin BA 1988
Ex-BCG, BCG Digital Ventures. FAU BA 2015, RWTH Aachen University PhD 2019
Numbat, ex-Manz, ex-Fraunhofer Institute For Production Technology Ipt, ESB Business School, Reutlingen University, 2020
- flagged as repeat founders6
- no repeat-founder flag873
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Who funds Auto Tech in Germany
Summarizes investment activity with 583 funding rounds since 2016 from 629 investors, noting an average round size of $4.3 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Europa | 104 | — | May 2025 |
| UVC Partners | 20 | 6 | Sep 2024 |
| HTGF | 17 | 5 | Dec 2023 |
| EIC Fund | 17 | 2 | Jun 2023 |
| Bayern Kapital | 16 | 6 | Feb 2026 |
| Speedinvest | 14 | 1 | Jun 2025 |
| HV Capital | 13 | 5 | Jul 2025 |
| EIT InnoEnergy | 11 | 4 | Apr 2026 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 10 | 5 | Nov 2022 |
| EIT Urban Mobility | 10 | 1 | Jan 2022 |
The typical round is $4.3M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Auto Tech funding rounds in Germany
Highlights the biggest disclosed funding deals, including IONITY’s $791 million Series B round, and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Bmega-round | $791M | Oct 2021 | BlackRock | |
| Series Gmega-round | $650M | Jun 2021 | Canyon Partners, General Atlantic, Permira +5 more | |
| Series Fmega-round | $561.1M | Jan 2018 | SoftBank Vision Fund | |
| Series Fmega-round | $560.9M | Jul 2019 | TCV, Permira, European Investment Bank +2 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $400M | Jan 2020 | Olx Group | |
| Series Fmega-round | $299.7M | Jul 2020 | Farallon Capital Management, The Baupost Group, SoftBank Group +9 more | |
| Series Cmega-round | $250M | Nov 2020 | Mubadala, Northzone, White Star Capital +6 more | |
| Series D | $240.9M | Mar 2021 | BlackRock, Avala Capital, Continental +12 more | |
| Series C | $239.5M | Mar 2020 | Tencent, Atomico, Obvious Ventures +2 more | |
| Series D | $200M | Oct 2021 | Mubadala, M&G, SoftBank Vision Fund +7 more |
52 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series A$10MMay 2026
Series A$5.8MApr 2026
SeedundisclosedMar 2026
Series A$29.6MFeb 2026
Venture Debt$28.3MFeb 2026
Seed$4.2MFeb 2026
Grant (prize money)$3MFeb 2026
What the news says about Auto Tech in Germany
Counts 40,089 news articles in the last year, most frequently covering electric‑vehicle technology, new product launches and strategic partnerships.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Auto Tech news in Germany. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Electric vehicle (ev) technology and innovations6,009▲+41%
- Electric vehicle (ev) technology4,430→-9%
- New product launches and innovations3,804▲+27%
- Strategic partnerships and collaborations3,131▲+22%
- Electric vehicle charging infrastructure3,079→-7%
- Transportation-related crashes and derailments2,918▼-83%
- Sustainability initiatives and esg reporting2,369▼-12%
- Alternative fuel vehicle technologies2,267▲+24%
- Technology adoption and digital transformation2,158▲+37%
- Corporate social responsibility (csr) programs2,063▼-21%
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70 Auto Tech companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Auto Tech coverage in Germany as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in Germany Auto Tech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Auto Tech jobs in Germany: who is hiring and what they ask for
Reports 1,488 job postings from 152 employers in the past year, with top required skills like Python and machine learning and a median salary of $43 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Auto Tech employers in Germany put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- python5→
- c++3▼
- machine learning3▼
- tensorflow2▲
- aws2▼
- delta lake1▲
- transformers1▲
- ngxs1▲
- calibration1▼
- negotiation1▲
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What Auto Tech research is working on
Aggregates 53,340 academic papers on Auto Tech, categorizing them into identified problems (15,526), cautions (1,545) and opportunities (18,826).
Auto Tech literature runs 1.6× more “descriptive” than science at large (29.3% vs 18.1% baseline).
86% positive · 6% neutral · 8% negative, across 53,340 papers.
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ranked by how often their work is cited
Andreas Geiger · P Lenz · R. Urtasun · Susan Mallett · Penny Whiting · Anne W.S. Rutjes · Marie E. Westwood · Jonathan J. Deeks
- Are we ready for autonomous driving? The KITTI vision benchmark suite · 14k cites
- ADASYN: Adaptive synthetic sampling approach for imbalanced learning · 4k cites
- Multi-view 3D Object Detection Network for Autonomous Driving · 3k cites
- End to End Learning for Self-Driving Cars · 3k cites
- Scalability in Perception for Autonomous Driving: Waymo Open Dataset · 3k cites





















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