About Us
UnternehmerTUM is Europe's leading center for innovation and entrepreneurship. We promote sustainable entrepreneurship at all levels: from the initial idea to a scalable startup, for established companies, and for succession planning. In this way, we strengthen the competitiveness of Germany and Europe as business locations. UnternehmerTUM is a non-profit company, founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Susanne Klatten. Every year, we launch more than 140 high-growth tech startups.
- 17,000+ Participants per Year
- 140+ Scalable Startups per Year
- 500+ Innovation Partnerships per Year
What We Do
- We support founders from the first idea to scale.
- Experienced teams develop products together with startups.
- More than 500 employees provide support in building and financing startups.
- We connect established companies with startups and support their innovation capacity and company culture with a variety of offers.
- We guide family businesses and their successors through generational change.
- At MakerSpace, companies, startups, and creatives produce prototypes and small series across 2,700 square meters at two locations.
- As part of Rise Europe, we work with partners from 14 countries to support European startup teams and strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty.
- The “EXIST Startup Factories” aim to enable more spin-offs from research and strengthen Germany as a startup nation. Our Learning and Exchange Center (LEC) supports the selected locations and brings together science, startup centers, and industry so that innovations make an impact faster.
UnternehmerTUM Board and Management
From top left to bottom left: Andreas Liebl (MB), Christian Mohr (MB), Claudia Frey (MB), Prof. Dr. Frank Richter (SB), Stefan Drüssler (MB), Peter Schwarzenbauer (SB), Thomas Zeller (MB), Prof. Dr. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner (SB), Prof. Dr. Helmut Schönenberger (MB), Susanne Klatten (SB), Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Hofmann (SB). Not pictured: Philipp Gerbert (MB). Management Board (MB), Supervisory Board (SB)
Our Companies
- UnternehmerTUM GmbH
Entrepreneurial training for students, researchers, and professionals. Initiation and support of startup teams. - UnternehmerTUM Projekt GmbH
Support for established companies in identifying, developing, and implementing new business. - UnternehmerTUM Venture Capital Partners GmbH
Venture capital for young technology companies with international market potential. - UnternehmerTUM MakerSpace GmbH
Operation of the high-tech prototyping workshop MakerSpace. - Munich Urban Colab GmbH
UnternehmerTUM and the City of Munich jointly operate a joint venture for smart city solutions – the Munich Urban Colab. - TUM Venture Lab Management GmbH
UnternehmerTUM and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) jointly run a joint venture for technology-based spin-offs from research at the intersection of engineering, natural sciences, life sciences, AI/IT, and medicine: the TUM Venture Labs.
