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  Foodtech

  Berlin-based Freshflow raises $10M series A to cut food waste with AI

  June 3, 2026

  VCs are looking at supply chain automation and AI-driven waste reduction as areas of interest within foodtech.

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  AI

  Cohere acquires Aleph Alpha in $20bn sovereign AI push

  April 24, 2026

  The deal, backed by the Canadian and German governments, aims to build a transatlantic alternative to US hyperscalers.

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  Germany

  Slow fundraising drags down PE AUM in Germany

  April 22, 2026

  LPs remain reluctant to commit fresh capital amid a prolonged exit drought.

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  Europe

  Who is gaining share as US investors pile into Europe?

  February 13, 2026

  American participation took up almost 20% of the continent’s total deal count last year.

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  IPO

  PE-backed TK Elevator to be valued at up to $29B in potential Frankfurt float

  February 6, 2026

  Advent and Cinven’s plans for a listing of the German manufacturer lend weight to hopes of a European IPO recovery.

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  VC Fundraising

  Why Germany has bucked Europe’s VC fundraising pullback

  January 27, 2026

  For the first time, the country claimed a larger share of the continent’s capital raised than the UK.

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  Europe

  Hot or not: Where European VC funding grew in 2025

  December 24, 2025

  While dealmaking has picked up overall, activity has slowed down in some of the continent’s biggest economies.

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  PE Exits

  Record PE exit value in DACH region as sponsor-to-sponsor deals dominate

  December 17, 2025

  Buoyed by an improved debt market and stabilizing valuations, funds are targeting PE-backed companies in defensive sectors including healthcare.

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  PE

  Triton sells German cooling systems maker Kelvion to Apollo

  August 13, 2025

  The company’s main revenue stream comes from increasing data center demand.

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  Europe

  PE exit value in Germany jumped 40% in Q1, even as IPOs dry up

  May 6, 2025

  Q1 activity was an even split between buyouts and acquisitions

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  Germany

  Best quarter in decade pushes German PE past $69B for 2024

  November 21, 2024

  It is, however, facing a shrinking economy and political uncertainty

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  Venture Capital

  Germany to inject €12B into cash-hungry startup ecosystem

  September 18, 2024

  The German government, alongside private partners, has pledged to invest €12 billion into startups by 2030.

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  Top Investor

  Meet the 10 busiest dealmakers for Europe’s early-stage startups

  March 12, 2024

  These are the 10 most active investors in European early-stage startups, according to PitchBook data.

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  Germany

  Declining fortunes: Mapping Germany’s VC ecosystem

  March 7, 2024

  VC dealmaking in Germany suffered significant cuts in 2023.

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  Commentary

  German football fans don’t want to play ball with PE

  February 22, 2024

  Soccer fans have put paid to CVC’s plans for Germany’s Bundesliga.

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  Germany

  Modest recovery for German PE fundraising

  November 15, 2023

  German PE fundraising has picked up in 2023, but there have yet to be any big funds closes this year.

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  Germany

  Reversing course: German Q3 VC trends in 6 charts

  November 13, 2023

  Six key charts from our Q3 2023 Germany Market Snapshot illustrate the current state of the German venture market.

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  Europe

  Europe’s top 10 venture deals of 2022

  December 20, 2022

  Check out the 10 biggest VC deals closed in Europe this year.

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