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Top 25 Artificial intelligence research labs based in Germany

Name: Artificial intelligence research labs based in Germany
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Oct 1, 2026 104 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 104 artificial intelligence research labs headquartered in Germany as of October 2026 and tracks 3,199 professional contacts across them, including 829 with verified work emails. Munich is the largest hub.

This list covers artificial intelligence research labs headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed October 1, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Oct 1, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest artificial intelligence research labs based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 104 artificial intelligence research labs based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Oct 1, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to artificial intelligence research labs: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Deutsches Forschungszentrum FÜR Künstliche Intelligenz Dfki	Strong evidence	Kaiserslautern, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,023 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, with sites in Kaiserslautern, Saarbrücken, Bremen, Osnabrück, Oldenburg, Darmstadt and labs in Lübeck and Berlin, is the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
2	Motius	Indirect evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	51-200	86 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We build AI systems that build multidisciplinary systems, each custom-built to solve a real-world R&D problem.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
3	Munich Institute Of Robotics And Machine Intelligence TUM Mirmi	Partial evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	51-200	80 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
4	IKIM	Strong evidence	Essen, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	51-200	63 contacts →
	Strong evidence “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.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
5	Honda Research Institute Europe Gmbh	Strong evidence	Offenbach, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Honda Research Institute Europe conducts research in Artificial Intelligence and intelligent systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
6	Artificial Intelligence Center Hamburg Aric	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ARIC is Hamburg's center for AI research and developement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
7	Jaai Just ADD AI Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	51-200	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “JUST ADD AI (JAAI) helps companies to understand and apply the latest AI technology to their business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
8	Visiolab	Indirect evidence	Osnabrück, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “VisioLab is built for food service operations that can't afford to slow down.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
9	Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing UKP LAB	Partial evidence	Darmstadt, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The UKP Lab carries out cutting-edge research in deep learning for natural language processing (NLP) with a strong emphasis on conversational AI, question answering…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
10	Cyber Valley	Strong evidence	Stuttgart/tübingen, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cyber Valley is Europe’s largest center of excellence for artificial intelligence and modern robotics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
11	Hertie Institute For AI In Brain Health	Indirect evidence	Tübingen, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Transforming Neurology through AI: Pioneering Innovations for Early Disease Detection, Predictive Healthcare, and Targeted Treatments at Hertie AI.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
12	Institute For Ethics In Artificial Intelligence - TUM	Indirect evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
13	Arttac Solutions	Indirect evidence	Nuremberg, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our solutions empower the world of tomorrow.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
14	Bo-I-T	Indirect evidence	Bochum, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wir sind ein außeruniversitäres Forschungsinstitut mit dem Fokus auf der Entwicklung von KI, Machine Learning und Computer Vision – Das Zentrum für interdisziplinäre und…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
15	HDM Institute For Applied Artificial Intelligence Iaai	Strong evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Das Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence (IAAI) der Hochschule der Medien (HdM) hat sich das Ziel gesetzt, KI in die Anwendung zu bringen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
16	cairo.thws	Indirect evidence	Würzburg, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 2021, we’ve been exploring how AI can help people understand, create, and solve problems, in ways that enhance, rather than replace, human strengths.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
17	AININ	Strong evidence	Ingolstadt, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Anfang April 2019 wurde an der Technischen Hochschule Ingolstadt die Artificial Intelligence Network Ingolstadt gGmbH (AININ) gegründet.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
18	Chair Of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Aiml	Strong evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Our research interests are centered around methods and theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence, with a specific focus on machine learning.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
19	Turing AI Cultures Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pioneering A+I Revolution with Full Autonomy” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
20	8labs	Partial evidence	Böblingen, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are an AI research lab from Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
21	Digital Media LAB Bremen	Partial evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a research group in Digital Media, especially in AI and HCI at the University of Bremen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
22	Institute For Intelligent Systems IIS	Strong evidence	Esslingen Am Neckar, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “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…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
23	AI Humanity	Indirect evidence	Lützen, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AI Humanity steht für eine lebenswerte Zukunft mit einer Technologie, die unser Leben und unser Arbeiten verändert – und verbessern wird.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
24	Daimension Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “dAImension creates cutting edge AI Products” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
25	Aivean	Indirect evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “aivean specialises in developing modern, innovative AI systems and statistical data analysis.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: artificial intelligence research labs. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names artificial intelligence research labs.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of artificial intelligence research labs, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name artificial intelligence research labs. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Artificial intelligence research labs based in Germany at a glance

As of Oct 1, 2026

25.9%Verified-email coverage

30.8Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

13.5%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 104 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among artificial intelligence research labs, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “artificial intelligence research labs”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names artificial intelligence research labs), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among artificial intelligence research labs, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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 listed company carries at least one verified work email, 829 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on October 1, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names artificial intelligence research labs, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many artificial intelligence research labs are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 104 artificial intelligence research labs headquartered in Germany as of October 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Deutsches Forschungszentrum FÜR Künstliche Intelligenz Dfki, headquartered in Kaiserslautern, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most artificial intelligence research labs?

Munich leads with 14 headquartered companies, followed by Berlin (13) and Bremen (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 829 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 104 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on October 1, 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 Smart Search, 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.