German start-ups see 6% rise in venture capital in first quarter

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2026-05-04

Frankfurt (dpa) - German start-ups saw a year-on-year 6% increase in venture capital in the first quarter despite persisting uncertainty due to the war in Iran weighing on economic expectations, according to figures released by the KfW development bank on Monday. Start-up businesses received a total of ?1.7 billion ($1.9 billion) from investors including funds and corporations between January and March, the bank said in a statement. Investment vo......

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