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Quintet of Big VC Deals Round out 2025 German Investment
Led by one of Europe’s most highly touted defensetech companies, five German-located start-ups booked impressive financing rounds.
Dec 30, 2025
Quantum Systems, Munich, defensetech, EUR 300 million
This Bavarian drone manufacturer had been making positive headlines all year and rang out 2025 on a high note as well with a further nine-figure financing round. It was reported that the deal would take Quantum’s total value to some EUR 3 billion, and it’s been speculated that the company could go public in 2026.
FMC, Dresden, microchips, EUR 77 million
The Ferroelectric Memory Company from eastern Germany also enjoyed a nine-figure windfall, with 77 million coming from investors and 23 million from public funding institutions like the European Innovation Council. FMC is a spin-out of the Technical University of Dresden.
Limehome, Munich, hospitality, EUR 75 million
This Bavarian provider of fully-serviced apartments also booked an impressive capital influx led by investors Cheyne Strategic Value Credit. Limehome has a portfolio of some 12,500 apartments and hotel rooms and boasts a gross operating profit of over 60 percent of turnover.
Reflex Aerospace, Berlin, aerospace/dual-use, EUR 50 million
This Berlin start-up bagged a Series A haul that was reportedly the largest-ever financing round in the European New Space sector. Reflex develops high-performance satellite platforms for commercial and defense purposes.
Voize, Berlin, AI care, USD 50 million
This fledgling firm, also from the German capital, attracted Series A investor confidence with its language-based, artificial intelligence solutions for caring for the ill and elderly. The technology is already used by more than a thousand managed care facilities in Germany and Austria, and claims to be able to save 30 percent of personnel time.
