6 Best Startups in Dortmund to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Startups in Dortmund

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There are 6 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $34.2m. The average funding per company in this subset is $5.7m.

Last update to the database: Jul 1, 2025. See changelog.

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Innolume logo

Innolume

3

Funding Rounds

$26.7m

Money raised

Innolume is a technology company that develops microchips.

Industries:

Photonics Semiconductor Manufacturing

Location:

Dortmund

Key people:

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Oncimmune

1

Funding Rounds

Oncimmune is a Nottingham-based diagnostic company developing early cancer detection products.

Industries:

Medical diagnostics Oncology Biomedical engineering

Location:

Nottingham Cambridge, Massachusetts Dortmund

Key people:

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Affectis Pharmaceuticals AG

1

Funding Rounds

$4.3m

Money raised

Affectis Pharmaceuticals AG is a neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases founded in 2002.

Industries:

Biology Biotechnology Pharmaceutical industry

Location:

Dortmund
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Process Relations GmbH i.L.

1

Funding Rounds

$994.0k

Money raised

Process Relations GmbH i.L. is a biotechnology company founded by Dirk Ortloff.

Industries:

Nanotechnology Solar power Technology

Location:

Dortmund Germany

Key people:

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SimuForm

1

Funding Rounds

$729.0k

Money raised

SimuForm is a Dortmund-based company.

Industries:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology

Location:

Dortmund
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Bace

1

Funding Rounds

$1.4m

Money raised

Bace is a logistics platform for businesses founded in 2023.

Industries:

Software as a service (SaaS) Supply chain

Location:

Dortmund

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