Top 22 Startups Founded in Nordrhein-Westfalen

1) DHL

DHL is a company that offers worldwide express mail services.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2069
• Industries: Logistics, Supply Chain Management
• Number of employees: 1-10
• Funding amount: SEK32,000,000
• Number of funding rounds: 1
• Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

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2) Cognigy GmbH

Cognigy is the most popular Enterprise Conversational AI Platform for automating customer and employee support processes.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2016
• Founders: Benjamin Mayr, Philipp Heltewig, Sascha Poggemann
• Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Customer Service, Digital Marketing, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Information Technology, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Sales Automation, Virtual Assistant
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding amount: € 44,900,000
• Number of funding rounds: 6
• Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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3) Silexica

Silexica offers software development services that help intelligent products, such as self-driving cars, move from concept to reality.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Johannes Emigholz, Maximilian Odendahl, Weihua Sheng
• Industries: Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Developer Tools, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Enterprise Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Software
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding amount: $29,360,037
• Number of funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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4) CHRONEXT

Clients can buy and sell luxury watches on Chronext's full-service platform for luxury watch trading.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Ludwig Wurlitzer, Philipp Man
• Industries: Collectibles, E-Commerce, Fashion, Lifestyle, Retail
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding amount: $116,629,212
• Number of funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

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5) DABBEL

DABBEL is an Ai Building Management System (Ai-BMS) that allows building control systems to self-manage.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2018
• Founders: Abel Samaniego
• Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Energy Efficiency, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Smart Building
• Number of employees: 1-10
• Funding amount: € 3,600,000
• Number of funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

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6) ESL

Professional gaming, commonly known as e-sports, is the emphasis of ESL, a gaming news and information network.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 1996
• Founders: William Perry
• Industries: Electronics, eSports, Sports
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding amount: $30,000,000
• Number of funding rounds: 1

You can find their website here.

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7) Metalshub

Metalshub is the most popular site for metals trading and price analysis.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2016
• Founders: Frank Jackel, Sebastian Kreft
• Industries: Logistics, Mining, Software
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding amount: $14,429,825
• Number of funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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8) GETFASTER.IO

In Germany, a new generation of express delivery grocery merchant has launched, with delivery times starting at 10 minutes.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2020
• Founders: Anton Zakharov, Dmitry Bergelson, George Skalsky, Kirill Solonitsyn
• Industries: Consumer, Consumer Goods, Delivery, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Grocery, Retail, Retail Technology, Same Day Delivery
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding amount: € 1,500,000
• Number of funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

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9) Schüttflix

Schüttflix is a bulk construction supply digital marketplace and delivery platform.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2018
• Founders: Christian Hülsewig, Thomas Hagedorn
• Industries: Construction, Marketplace
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding amount: € 14,000,000
• Number of funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

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10) nextmarkets

nextmarkets is a commission-free internet broker in Europe.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Dominic Heyden, Manuel Heyden
• Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Stock Exchanges, Trading Platform
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding amount: $43,318,971
• Number of funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

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11) McLaren Group

McLaren Group is a sports car manufacturer that specializes in automotive, motorsport, and technology.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Bruce McLaren, Ron Dennis
• Industries: Automotive, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Sports
• Number of employees: 1001-5000
• Funding amount: £353,800,000
• Number of funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

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12) Homelike

Homelike is an online marketplace for corporations and corporate travelers to rent furnished and serviced apartments on a temporary basis.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Christoph Kasper, Dustin Figge
• Industries: Furniture, Real Estate, Rental, Rental Property, Travel, Travel Accommodations
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding amount: $18,756,282
• Number of funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

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13) RightNow

By acquiring legal claims and paying a major percentage of the claim within 24 hours, RightNow gives consumers access to justice.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Benedikt Martin Quarch, Phillip Eischet, Torben Antretter
• Industries: Consumer, FinTech, Legal Tech
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding amount: $10,300,000
• Number of funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

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14) vivenu

Vivenu provides a unified platform for ticket sales management, marketing, and analysis.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2018
• Industries: Event Management, Events, Ticketing
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding amount: € 14,000,000
• Number of funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

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15) clickworker

Clickworker.com is a crowdsourcing platform that provides a virtual workforce for projects or businesses on demand.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2005
• Founders: Alexander Linden
• Industries: Crowdsourcing, SEO
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding amount: € 10,650,000
• Number of funding rounds: 6
• Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

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16) VMRay

The VMRay Analyzer is a game-changing tool for dynamic threat analysis, including zero-day and targeted attacks.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Carsten Willems, Ralf Hund
• Industries: Cyber Security, Information Technology, Network Security
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding amount: $28,900,000
• Number of funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

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17) JustSpices

Just Spices is a spice blend and meal prep company that produces and sells food.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Bela Seebach, Florian Falk, Ole Strohschnieder
• Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Food Processing
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding amount: € 13,000,000
• Number of funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

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18) Studitemps

Experts in Digital Work

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2008
• Founders: Andreas Wels, Benjamin Roos
• Industries: Career Planning, Education, Recruiting, Staffing Agency
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding amount: € 24,200,000
• Number of funding rounds: 11
• Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

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19) COMPEON

COMPEON is a full-service supplier of SME financing that is product and vendor agnostic.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Frank Wuller, Kai Boringschulte, Nico Peters
• Industries: B2B, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Small and Medium Businesses
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding amount: € 29,500,000
• Number of funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

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20) e.GO Mobile

e.GO Mobile AG is a company that designs and manufactures electronic automobiles.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2015
• Founders: Günther Schuh
• Industries: Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Sustainability, Transportation
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding amount: € 30,000,000
• Number of funding rounds: 1
• Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

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21) Frontastic

Frontastic is an API-First eCommerce and headless CMS frontend as a service.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Henning Emmrich, Thomas Gottheil, Tobias Schlitt, Udo Rauch
• Industries: Computer, E-Commerce, Software
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding amount: € 3,000,000
• Number of funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

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22) Learnship

Learnship is a company that provides online business language training through an unique web conferencing service.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2008
• Founders: Sushel Bijganath, Thomas Sonntag
• Industries: Education, Language Learning, Training
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding amount: € 10,000,000
• Number of funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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