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Top 25 AI research institutes based in Germany

RevenueBase identified 94 company matches for AI research institutes associated with Germany as of November 2026 and tracks 5,264 professional contacts across them, including 1,150 with verified work emails. Munich is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for AI research institutes associated with Germany, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026.

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The 25 largest AI research institutes based in Germany

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 94 company matches for AI research institutes based in Germany, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchKaiserslautern, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,048 contacts →

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“The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, with sites in Kaiserslautern, Saarbrücken, Bremen, Osnabrück, Oldenburg, Darmstadt and labs in Lübeck and Berlin, is the…”

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2Exact matchErlangen, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,000 contacts →

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“As the largest Fraunhofer Institute, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, headquartered in Erlangen, is a global leader in applied research, driving innovation for…”

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3Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500249 contacts →

Exact match

“Fraunhofer IZM specializes in industry-oriented applied research.”

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4Exact matchOldenburg, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500194 contacts →

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“OFFIS is a 1991-founded, internationally active Research and Development Institute for information technology based in Oldenburg, Lower-Saxony.”

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5Exact matchMunich, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200103 contacts →

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“fortiss is the research institute of the Free State of Bavaria for software-intensive systems with headquarters in Munich.”

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6Exact matchStuttgart, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20092 contacts →

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“The Research Institute for Automotive Engineering and Powertrain Systems Stuttgart (FKFS) is an independent institute that has been providing research and development services for…”

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7Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20086 contacts →

Exact match

“GFaI is a private non-profit research institute in applied computer science.”

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8Exact matchMunich, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20079 contacts →

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“TUM_MIRMI The Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence - MIRMI develops breakthrough methods and technologies for solving the grand societal challenges of our time.”

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9Exact matchEssen, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20072 contacts →

Exact match

“The Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (IKIM) was one of the first in Germany to establish itself in this important field of innovation in 2020.”

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10Exact matchHamburg, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5038 contacts →

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“ARIC is Hamburg's center for AI research and developement.”

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11Exact matchErlangen, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5038 contacts →

Exact match

“At the Institute LITES, we focus on:* Circuit design, RF microwaves, communications, transmit/receive techniques, radar, semiconductor technologies, microsystem technologies…”

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12Exact matchOldenburg, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20033 contacts →

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“The success story of Hörzentrum Oldenburg gGmbH is the result of sustainable build-up and development work by the two companies HörTech and Hörzentrum, which have always been…”

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13Exact matchHof, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1027 contacts →

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Recorded description not available.

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14Exact matchStuttgart/tübingen, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5023 contacts →

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“Cyber Valley is Europe’s largest center of excellence for artificial intelligence and modern robotics.”

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15Exact matchOffenbach, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20023 contacts →

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“The Honda Research Institute Europe conducts research in Artificial Intelligence and intelligent systems.”

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16Exact matchBremen, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5017 contacts →

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“ATB ist ein anwendungsorientiertes Forschungsinstitut, das im Jahre 1991 gemeinsam von der Freien Hansestadt Bremen und bedeutenden Industrieunternehmen aus Bremen gegründet wurde.”

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17Exact matchMunich, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1014 contacts →

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“The IEAI builds upon the Technical University of Munich’s strategy for “Human-Centered Engineering” by bringing scientists from the technical and social sciences together to…”

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18Exact matchWürzburg, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5012 contacts →

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“Since 2021, CAIRO.thws has been researching how artificial intelligence can help people better understand the world, create new things, and solve problems – complementing human…”

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19Exact matchBochum, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1010 contacts →

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“Wir sind ein außeruniversitäres Forschungsinstitut mit dem Fokus auf der Entwicklung von KI, Machine Learning und Computer Vision – Das Zentrum für interdisziplinäre und…”

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20Exact matchDortmund, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5010 contacts →

Exact match

“FTK e.V.”

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21Exact matchKarlsruhe, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-509 contacts →

Exact match

“Was als Forschungsgruppe an der Hochschule Karlsruhe begann, wurde im Juli 2023 in das Institut für Robotik und Autonome Systeme (kurz IRAS) überführt und ist nun eines der…”

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22Exact matchBonn, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-508 contacts →

Exact match

“The Institute for Science and Ethics (IWE) is a Central Research Unit of the University of Bonn and is led by its director Prof.”

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23Exact matchIngolstadt, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-506 contacts →

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“Anfang April 2019 wurde an der Technischen Hochschule Ingolstadt die Artificial Intelligence Network Ingolstadt gGmbH (AININ) gegründet.”

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24Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-106 contacts →

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“aureka creates AI-powered solutions designed to drive knowledge creation and transfer.”

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25Exact matchEsslingen Am Neckar, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-504 contacts →

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“At the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS) at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, we research and develop new algorithms in the fields of autonomous systems and…”

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AI research institutes based in Germany at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
21.8%Verified-email coverage
56.0Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
10.6%Largest-city concentration · Munich
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 94 companies.

How this list was built

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Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with Germany whose business descriptions match “AI research institutes” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 1,150 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “AI research institutes”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many AI research institutes are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 94 company matches for AI research institutes associated with Germany as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Deutsches Forschungszentrum FÜR Künstliche Intelligenz Dfki tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most AI research institutes?

Munich leads with 10 company records, followed by Berlin (7) and Stuttgart (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 1,150 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 94 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.