Stay Competitive (May 2024)
Hi there,
The business world is changing faster than ever. To be competitive, you need to embrace innovation, monitor the needs of your customers, and attract new talent to your workforce.
For this reason, we will be offering even more insights to help you position yourself strongly for the future. We will soon launch a newsletter that focuses specifically on innovation in companies – with articles on the use of new technologies, examples of successful business innovation, interesting programs and training courses as well as events to network and gather inspiration.
You can already put yourself on the list and be among the first to receive the newsletter – once or twice a quarter and free of charge, of course. Subscribe now!
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Your UnternehmerTUM team
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Review of Our Forum UnternehmerTUM 2024
Breaking new grounds and developing innovative solutions:
At our Forum UnternehmerTUM, we discussed with high-caliber speakers what transformations are needed to ensure a resilient, liveable future. Have a look at a few of our top voices here.
Through cooperation and mutual exchange, we can overcome the challenges of the future together. At the same time, companies and societies should act more resiliently in the face of crises and move towards a more sustainable life cycle. Now, it is up to each and every one of us to implement these.
Financing Solutions for Climate Tech Start-up
Together with Bill Gates, Federal Minister Dr Robert Habeck, and our CEO Prof Dr Helmut Schönenberger, German climate tech start-ups and foundations discussed how to close financing gaps for sustainable growth companies.
The Foundation Roundtable was organized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection with the Energy Resilience Leadership Group - a strategic initiative of Breakthrough Energy, Siemens Energy, BMW Foundation, and UnternehmerTUM. It provided an excellent opportunity for a transatlantic exchange of experiences and for joining forces to jointly promote scalable entrepreneurial solutions for the energy transition. Read more about it here.
Liquid Manure - the Gold of Agriculture?
‘Precision farming’ is a current trend in the agricultural sector. Satellite maps are used to determine the nutrient requirements of individual areas of the fields in order to maximize yields. However, in order to achieve this goal, it must also be clear how many nutrients are contained in the various fertilizers.
The start-up IONSELECT's idea is to determine nutrients in manure in order to make agriculture more sustainable and profitable through technology.
You can read about how they are achieving this in our latest key topic article.
TUM Entrepreneurship Day
Pick and choose from a plethora of engaging workshops, insightful keynotes and panels, captivating start-up pitches, and networking opportunities that will fuel your entrepreneurial spirit. Additionally, the all-time favorite Start-up & Service Fair is back on campus. Take the opportunity to get to know the wide variety of TUM start-ups and start-up offerings from the ecosystem.
Whether you are a founder, student, scientist, corporate, investor or simply fascinated by the world of start-ups, we are happy to welcome everyone into our ecosystem. You can get your ticket here.
More Spin-offs from German Universities
Under the title ‘IP Transfer 3.0: Spin-offs from science’, we talk to the Federal Minister of Education and Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, about the topic of IP transfer and the federal government's start-up strategy.
In addition, three deep tech start-ups will pitch their ideas for the future. The event is aimed at students, scientists, founders, and anyone interested in the latest insights into sciencepreneurship.
The event will be in German and take place on Wednesday, June 19, from 4 pm to 5:30 pm at the Munich Urban Colab. More information is available here.
Media Highlight
🗞 "20% of all German venture capital flows into this start-up incubator"
In the Unicorn Bakery Podcast, Helmut Schönenberger talks about how UnternehmerTUM is developing Munich into the most important German location.
🗞 "The pressure on young entrepreneurs is growing"
In an interview with Handelsblatt, Johannes von Borries from UVC Partner provides insights into the investor situation in Germany and reports on the risk of burnout among founders.
🗞 "Transition to a future worth living"
The VC Magazin reports on this year's forum at which more than 600 representatives from industry, family businesses, VCs, and the start-up scene networked on the topic of ‘Resilience is Key’.
🗞 "Schlaflose Nächte" the Podcast
With Stefan Fuchs and the question: ‘How do you reconcile a family business and the stock market? For many family businesses, going public is a no-go. But not for the billion-euro lubricant manufacturer Fuchs SE.