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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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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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Patrick Pfaff, Managing Director of TUM Venture Labs Robotics / AI, Philipp Gerbert, CEO of TUM Venture Labs, Christoph Gamper, CEO of the Durst Group, and Philip Moedinger, Corporate Development Analyst at Durst, announce the partnership.
7/9/2026
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Innovation for digital production

Durst and TUM Venture Labs cooperate on robotics and AI

Durst Group and TUM Venture Labs are launching a multi-year collaboration in the field of robotics, AI and automation for industrial production. This makes Durst part of the innovation ecosystem centered around the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the first Italian partner in the network of the TUM Venture Labs. Together with the start-up teams at the Venture Lab Robotics / AI, the partners will work on solutions to real-world industrial challenges.

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Students working in the student club PushQuantum.
7/8/2026
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Top rankings for teaching quality

TUM ranked 8th in training digital leaders

TUM is among the universities whose graduates have the greatest impact on the digital economy worldwide. This is once again demonstrated by the Digital Leaders in Higher Education rankings, in which TUM has been ranked in the top 10 for the third consecutive year.

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One of the founders of SE3 Labs demonstrates the technical implementation of SE3 Labs’ technology to Bundeswehr soldiers on a laptop.
7/6/2026
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Startup SE3 Labs develops spatial AI

How autonomous systems learn to understand their environment

Generative AI like ChatGPT can write text, generate images, and even write code. But when it comes to the physical world, these models reach their limits. They have only a limited understanding of spaces and changes in the environment. The team at the startup SE3 Labs has developed a spatial AI technology that uses images, videos, and map data to create realistic 3D models. The technology is already being used in numerous projects by the German Armed Forces.

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Prof. Matthias Feige
6/30/2026
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ERC Proof of Concept funding for medical applications and nanocoatings

Five ERC grants awarded to TUM researchers

A newly discovered receptor could form the basis for a diabetes therapy. Physical principles underlying vascular networks are enabling the development of new sensors to study thrombosis. A modified signaling molecule activates the body’s immune defenses in the fight against cancer – these are three of the five projects by TUM researchers that will receive ERC Proof of Concept grants. Through these grants, the European Research Council (ERC) supports innovations based on research findings.

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Medicine Research Entrepreneurship
Martin Langer, CEO of OroraTech, receives the TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award from TUM Vice President Prof. Claudia Peus and Christian Körner, Head of TUM Entrepreneurship.
6/26/2026
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New record number of TUM spin-offs in 2025

Presidential Award for space start-up

The start-up OroraTech has been honored with the TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award for developing a satellite system capable of detecting wildfires. The other finalists for this year’s award were DeepDrive, with a highly efficient electric motor, and Lio Technologies, with AI agents that streamline procurement in companies. The award was presented at TUM Entrepreneurship Day.

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A start-up team discussing
6/25/2026
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TUM leads the Entrepreneurial Impact ranking

Start-ups create 25,000 jobs in 10 years

Which universities produce the most successful founders? How do the start-up ecosystems in Germany, Austria and Switzerland differ? A new study shows how many jobs start-ups have created over the past decade, how much funding they have raised, and within what timeframe graduates launched their companies. The majority of successes are concentrated among founding teams from just a few universities. TUM, WHU, the University of St. Gallen and ETH Zurich are most frequently at the top of the list.

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