Teambuilding at an event of UnternehmerTUM.
Team building is an important part of establishing a start-up.Photo: Astrid Eckert

Entrepreneurship at TUM

From invention to innovation: As an entrepreneurial university, TUM’s market-oriented approach fosters a supportive environment for innovation. With TUMentrpreneurship as a comprehensive plan of action, TUM and UnternehmerTUM GmbH inspire their members - from students to alumni - to awaken their entrepreneurial spirit. The commercial exploitation of research results has thus led to the creation of more than 11,000 jobs in spin-offs since 1990.

We help you launch your start-up: scholars and students, who are interested in bringing new technologies to the market, are not alone at TUM. Those who want to transform good ideas from their research results will find expert consultation and guidance at TUM for all phases of their new business. Together with UnternehmerTUM, the Center for Business Creation and Innovation at TUM, TUM provides support to promising start-ups by offering its expertise. More

The central goal of TUMentrepreneurship Education is to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs through unique, integrated instruction to identify the challenges of our time and develop solutions and business models for sustainable businesses. Further information

TUM entrepreneurs benefit from the university’s extensive network of partners in Munich, ranging from the business, government, politics and science sector. Entrepreneurs can test their business plan here. They learn from successful role models. They share their experiences. And they gain further qualifications - for example, to embrace future leadership roles in the economy. More

Entrepreneurship research at TUM is firmly established in the various departments and at the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS). Their insights ensure the quality of our start-up support. They answer important questions: How do entrepreneurs make decisions? What role do their emotions play? How do I protect my invention and intellectual property? More

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Start a business based on scientific discoveries: TUM is creating many incentives for entrepreneurs. “TUMentrepreneurship” mentors spin-offs in the four research fields of the future: information and communication technology • medical technology • CleanTech • life sciences. They add more value to society and are full of potential for economic growth. More