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Gea - About the company

Gea is a public company based in Germany. It operates as a Provider of systems, machinery, plants, process technology, components, and related services. Gea has raised $882K in funding from Credit Agricole Center France and Sofimac Investment Managers. The company has 531 active competitors, including 24 funded and 111 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like John Bean Technologies, Tetra Pak and Key Technology.

Company Details

Provider of systems, machinery, plants, process technology, components, and related services. The company offers solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors. Its portfolio enhances the sustainability and efficiency of production processes. The company provides equipment across diverse industries.
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Email ID
*****@gea.com
Phone Number
+49 **********
Registered Address
14, Norgesvej, Slagelse, 4200
Key Metrics
Location
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$882K in 8 rounds
Ranked
Employee Count
18,628 as on Dec 31, 2025
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Public

Gea's IPO details

Gea got listed on Jan 30, 1990.
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Gea's funding and investors

Gea has raised a total funding of $882K over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Jan 01, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Gea has 6 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Gea:lockFilter this list
Date of Funding
Funding Amount
Round Name
Post-Money Valuation
Revenue Multiple
Lead Investors
Other Investors
Jan 01, 2021
7339018
Grant (prize money)
2615054
9955113
8122228
8835201
Apr 01, 2020
1337831
Grant (prize money)
5062124
4025437
5647478
Nov 12, 2019
7306962
PE
5790112
8990018
6517882
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Gea's founders and board of directors

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Gea's employee count trend

Gea has 18,628 employees as of Dec 25. The total employee count is 2.0% more than what it was in Dec 24. Here is Gea's employee count trend over the years:
Employee count trend for Gea
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Gea's Competitors and alternates

Top competitors of Gea include John Bean Technologies, Tetra Pak and Key Technology. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Gea, ranked by Tracxn score:
Rank
Company Details
Short Description
Total Funding
Investors
Tracxn Score
1st
Logo for John Bean Technologies
John Bean Technologies
1894, Chicago (United States), Public
Designer, manufacturer and supplier of complete meat processing lines
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68/100
2nd
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Gea
Germany, Public
Provider of systems, machinery, plants, process technology, components, and related services
$882K
66/100
3rd
Logo for Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak
1951, Pully (Switzerland), Series D
Provider of food processing and packaging equipment
$105M
63/100
4th
Logo for Key Technology
Key Technology
1948, Walla Walla (United States), Acquired
Manufacturer of food processing equipment and sorting machines
-
61/100
5th
Logo for Marel
Marel
1996, Reykjavik (Iceland), Acquired
Manufacturer of meat processing equipment
-
60/100
6th
Logo for Middleby
Middleby
1888, Elgin (United States), Public
Manufacturer of commercial and residential cooking equipment
-
53/100
7th
Logo for Kepler
Kepler
1925, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Public
Manufacturer of bulk storage, processing and handling equipment
-
-
48/100
8th
Logo for Dripl
Dripl
2019, Gentbrugge (Belgium), Series A
Manufacturer of food equipments
$6.97M
46/100
9th
Logo for Buhler
Buhler
1860, Uzwil (Switzerland), Funding Raised
Provider of alternative proteins, food ingredients, and other product processing services
-
46/100
10th
Logo for Patriot Pickle
Patriot Pickle
2004, Wayne (United States), Acquired
Pickle processing company
-
46/100
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Gea's Investments and acquisitions

Gea has made 2 investments in companies including Caldera and Tanmiah. Gea has also acquired 12 companies including South West Dairy Services and Cattle Eye.
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Date of Investment/Acquisition
Type
Company Name
Founded Year
Location
Mar 31, 2025
Investments
2017
Fareham (United Kingdom)
May 03, 2024
Acquisition
2006
Cullompton (United Kingdom)
Apr 08, 2024
Acquisition
2019
Belfast (United Kingdom)
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Reports related to Gea

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News related to Gea

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Media has covered Gea for a total of 45 events in the last 1 year, 28 of them have been about company updates and 4 about partnerships.
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GEA to expand headquarters Process Test CenterProvisioneronline•Sep 04, 2026•Gea
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GEA Group boosts profitability in the first halfStock Screener•Aug 10, 2026•Gea
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