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10/7/2026
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Robotics start-up offers a simple solution for industrial manufacturing

RobCo is TUM’s 24th unicorn

The Munich-based robotics start-up RobCo is the latest unicorn to emerge from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Founded six years ago by three former robotics students from the TUM Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-Time Systems, the company focuses on AI-powered automation solutions for industrial manufacturing. It is now the 24th unicorn to emerge from TUM’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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Entrepreneurship Artificial Intelligence
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10/1/2026
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Pruna AI develops optimized, highly efficient AI models

How a Startup is making AI faster and more sustainable

The capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) are growing rapidly; at the same time, energy consumption and costs are rising. This is where Pruna AI comes in: The startup develops highly efficient and cost-effective AI models. The goal is to keep AI accessible to researchers and businesses, particularly in Europe, and to significantly reduce its environmental footprint.

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Entrepreneurship Research Artificial Intelligence Sustainability
Representatives from UnternehmerTUM and NUSX
9/28/2026
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UnternehmerTUM partners with NUSX

A bridge for start-ups between Munich and Singapore

UnternehmerTUM, the center for innovation and business creation at the Technical University of Munich, is entering into a new partnership with NUSX, the start-up hub of the National University of Singapore (NUS). Through a new outpost at the Munich Urban Colab, NUS start-up teams will gain direct access to the innovation ecosystem surrounding TUM – in return, the market in Singapore and Asia will open up for Munich-based start-ups.

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Entrepreneurship
Female founders at a coaching
9/25/2026
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Women Entrepreneurs Alliance launched

A new beginning for female founders

Seventeen institutions in Munich’s innovation ecosystem have joined forces to form the Women Entrepreneurs Alliance (WE Alliance). They will coordinate services for female founders, making them more accessible, and streamline support.

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Community Entrepreneurship
Prof. Wolfgang A. Wall erhält UNIPRENEURS-Preis
9/22/2026
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Award for Commitment to Technology Transfer

Prof. Wolfgang A. Wall receives UNIPRENEURS Award

Wolfgang A. Wall, professor of numerical mechanics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is being awarded the UNIPRENEURS Award for his commitment to helping researchers turn scientific ideas into new companies. The initiative honors university faculty members who support students and researchers on their path to becoming independent entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurship
Deutscher Gründerpreis für TUM-Ausgründung DeepDrive
9/10/2026
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Award for highly efficient in-wheel motors

German Founders Award for TUM Spin-off DeepDrive

DeepDrive, a spin-off of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has won the 2026 German Founders Award in the “Rising Star” category. The company has developed a novel electric motor technology designed to make electric vehicles more efficient, more sustainable, and more affordable. DeepDrive was founded by graduates of TUM.

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Entrepreneurship Mobility
Zweiter Start Isar Aerospace
9/7/2026
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Munich launch vehicle reaches Earth orbit on second flight

Spectacular Success for TUM Spin-off Isar Aerospace

A historic achievement for space startup Isar Aerospace: On just its second launch attempt, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) spin-off successfully placed its Spectrum launch vehicle and payload into Earth orbit. The milestone marks a major step toward establishing independent European access to space for the company based in Ottobrunn near Munich.

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President Entrepreneurship
Three young men are standing in front of a green agricultural machine. A few cables are hanging from the machine, and the name “Karevo” is written in large letters on it; the company's leaf-shaped logo is also displayed.
8/11/2026
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TUM spin-off Karevo automates screening

Sorting Potatoes with AI

Karevo’s machines can sort up to ten tons of potatoes per hour. The AI-powered optical recognition system achieves 95 percent accuracy. The founder’s journey took him from a potato farm to the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and ultimately to his own startup.

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Entrepreneurship Artificial Intelligence
8/7/2026
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TUM spin-off valued at more than one billion dollars

HappyRobot is the latest TUM unicorn

Another start-up originating from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has reached a company valuation of more than one billion dollars: HappyRobot is the 23rd TUM unicorn and develops AI agents that take over complex business processes for companies. The latest investment round resulted in a company valuation of $1.2 billion. The founding of the start-up received intensive support at TUM.

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Participants in the TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass
7/15/2026
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“MöglichMacher” award for TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass

Launching a start-up through a master’s thesis

The TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass uniquely combines degree programs with start-up activity. In their master’s thesis, students can explore a research question that is crucial to their own start-up or another TUM spin-off, or they can investigate how entrepreneurship support can be improved. Around 80 start-ups have already emerged from the program. For this achievement, the Masterclass has now been awarded the “MöglichMacher 2026”, the Bavarian university prize for entrepreneurship.

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