{"id":539348,"date":"2026-03-11T11:52:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/bitkom-lack-of-capital-drives-startups-abroad\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:52:41","slug":"bitkom-lack-of-capital-drives-startups-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silicon-saxony.de\/en\/bitkom-lack-of-capital-drives-startups-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitkom: Lack of capital drives startups abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pblzr.de\/dacbb27c-1270-4041-b681-e2b95f06f8a1\/2026\/03\/bitkom-logo-400x300_TEXT.jpg\" style=\"width: 25%;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every fourth startup is thinking about leaving Germany because of funding\n<\/li>\n<li>Every second start-up wants to raise money this year &#8211; on average around 4 million euros\n<\/li>\n<li>Only 13 percent still want investors from the USA&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lack of capital could drive many tech start-ups out of Germany. This is the result of a Bitkom analysis of the financing situation of young technology companies. According to the study, almost every second startup is planning to raise capital this year, while at the same time a significant number are considering relocating.<\/p>\n<p\n\n\n\n<p>Lack of capital could drive many start-ups out of Germany. Almost every second startup (48%) is planning to raise capital this year and wants to collect an average of 4 million euros. At the same time, one in four startups (25 percent) is considering leaving Germany due to a lack of capital, while only 17 percent feel that the supply of venture capital in Germany is sufficient. This is the result of a survey of 133 tech start-ups in Germany conducted by Bitkom Research on behalf of the digital association Bitkom. &#8220;With every startup that leaves Germany, we lose jobs and added value, but above all innovative ideas and solutions,&#8221; says Bitkom President Dr. Ralf Wintergerst. &#8220;Further strengthening the WIN initiative, which aims to provide growth and innovation capital for Germany, would help. Incentives for institutional investors to invest in venture capital would also be important. <\/p>\n<p>A reform of private pension provision could also allow policyholders to participate in the success of start-ups, while at the same time strengthening the capital market.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Around two thirds (64%) of start-ups that want to raise capital this year are convinced that they will succeed in obtaining financing. 13% are skeptical, while a further 23% do not know or do not want to say.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the question of where the money should come from, German start-ups have a clear preference. Three quarters (74%) of founders would prefer to meet their capital requirements with investors from Germany, while 22% would generally consider German investors and 5% would not. Around half (52%) prefer investors from other EU countries, for 46% they are an option and only 1% reject them in principle. The USA follows at a considerable distance: only 13% prefer US investors, for 59% they are at least a possibility, but 23% do not consider them. Bringing up the rear is China. Only 1 percent prefer Chinese investors, one fifth (21 percent) consider them and two thirds (66 percent) rule them out. Investors from other non-EU countries are preferred by 7 percent, they are considered by two thirds (66 percent) and excluded by 17 percent.<\/p>\n<p>For many start-ups, a future IPO is also an option, with domestic and foreign stock exchanges almost on a par: 43% can imagine an IPO in Germany, 40% an IPO on a foreign stock exchange.<\/p>\n<p\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"\">_ _ _ _ _ _<br \/>Further links<\/h3>\n<p>\n\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitkom.org\/Presse\/Presseinformation\/Kapitalmangel-treibt-Startups-ins-Ausland\" target=\"_blank\">Read the original announcement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitkom.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.bitkom.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Berlin, March 10, 2026: According to Bitkom, one in four tech start-ups in Germany is considering relocating due to a lack of capital. 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