1st, the quantities. 

This year, VC funding in Germany rose to €19.7bn, according to Dealroom data.  (Nevertheless a substantial part of this exercise came from US buyers, increasing fears that startups backed by overseas VCs will end up relocating overseas.) Berlin had $7.1bn invested into it in 2021, generating it the second ideal European tech hub, in phrases of funds, behind London, in accordance to Atomico’s Point out of European Tech report.

7 new unicorns emerged, including on-demand from customers grocery supply firm Gorillas, digital freight-forwarder Sennder and on the web broking application Trade Republic. Car1, a platform for utilized vehicles, floated on the inventory trade in February. The $12.9bn exit benefit tends to make it the biggest VC-backed exit in 2021 so considerably, in accordance to Atomico’s report. A sprinkling of other IPOs have been declared much too, which include eyeglasses brand name Mister Spex and on the net style retailer About You.

But aside from these massive occasions, what else has been going on this year? Sifted seemed again above its protection of 2021 and rounded up a few important moments that we believed should really be revisited. 

Auxxo, Germany’s very first woman founders fund

In Europe, woman-launched startups account for just 1.3% of VC funding elevated given that 2017. 

This startling statistic is the reason why two of Germany’s finest-recognised angel traders, Gesa Miczaika and Bettine Schmitz, released a VC fund in November, looking to solely back again female-launched startups.

The $15m fund — the to start with of its kind in Germany — will spend in at minimum 25 pre-seed and seed phase startups across Europe, composing cheques of €100k-600k for a 3-5% stake in the business. 

“It was essential for us to draw in several ladies as investors. Only when there are a lot more woman buyers in the VC business will woman founders get ample funds,” Miczaika told Sifted.

Most important climate VC in Europe emerges: World Fund

A Berlin-centered team introduced Europe’s premier local weather tech fund to date in Oct this year. And it’s on the lookout for startups innovating in regions from plant-based mostly meat to battery technology.

Portfolio firms will have to…