Who we are
Our initiative Women Start-up excites and motivates women to become involved in technology and entrepreneurship. We help you discover your talents and provide you with the right qualifications to found a start-up. On your path to becoming a founder, we support you hands-on and offer consulting.
"We need more women in the tech start-up scene. Considering the societal challenges we’re facing, we can’t afford to do without women's entrepreneurial power and creativity. That’s why we founded the Women Start-up initiative: to encourage women and support them in setting up their businesses or getting involved in a start-up."
Dr. Helmut Schönenberger, Founder und Managing Director of UnternehmerTUM
"Numerous studies show that diverse teams perform better. We need more female entrepreneurs who help to drive social change. To support women in this phase and also to invest more venture capital in female founding teams, we at UVC support the Women Start-up initiative"
Amanda-Stella Birkenholz, Investment Manager, UVC Partners
Our trainings
We are very happy to announce our Women Start-up Empowerment training series 2023 - especially designed for women. The trainings are offered for female students, PhD students, (future) female founders and young professionals.
You can take part in one or more trainings. All trainings are for free and conducted by our Start-up Services trainers and are in English.
Upcoming Trainings
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10.5.23 Onsite-Training at Urban Colab München "Successfully working together as a diverse team" (12.30 pm to 4.30 pm, in English)
Teamwork can make or break business success. But what are the essential ingredients for a thriving team culture and collaboration? This training might just be what you need to learn how to attract and enable diverse talent and steer teams toward success.
We invite all present and future female founders or students interested in the topic of team diversity from all educational and professional backgrounds. Sign up today and find out why raising a diverse team is most likely the best decision you can make for any of your endeavors.
In this hands-on training you will:
- discover how diversity drives great teamwork and innovation
- learn the ins and outs of building collaborative and high-performing teams
- develop your ability to increase engagement within your team and attract fitting new members for your endeavorTrainer and facilitator: Doris Schönbeck
Team & Leadership Development Trainer & Coach @UnternehmerTUM Start-up ServicesExpert guest: To be announced soon!
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22.6.23 Onsite Training at Munich Urban Colab "Be a strong and authentic female leader" (9 am to 1 pm, in English)
We empower women to become leaders and drive positive change towards a more sustainable future. In this training, we aim to equip you with exactly what it takes to grow as a strong and authentic leader and become aware and confident in your own ability to inspire action both in yourself and in others.
This training is open to all present and future female founders or students interested in the topic of humanistic leadership from all educational and professional backgrounds. We invite you to sign up and grab a seat at the table as the transformational role models you are set to become.
In this hands-on training you will:
- enhance your self-reflective capability and build resilience and self-efficacy
- grow your entrepreneurial mindset and learn effective tools for self-empowerment
- develop human-centered approaches to problem solving and innovation
- grow your network of aspiring women leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakersGet ready to jumpstart your leadership!
Trainer and facilitator: Doris Schönbeck
Team & Leadership Development Trainer & Coach UnternehmerTUM Start-up Services
Expert guest: To be announced soon!
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10.10.23 Online-Training "Master you presentation skills - a pitch training" (9 am-1 pm, in English)
Your pitch is your time to shine. Get it right and you can secure exactly the support you need to bring your vision to life. Regardless of whether you want to pitch your research, start-up idea, project report, etc., sharpening your pitching skills is crucial to getting your audience intrigued and inspired to take action.
We invite all present and future female founders or students interested to learn how to pitch with impact from all educational and professional backgrounds. Pair your ideas with the right presentation strategy and there is no limit to how far you can go!
Sign up for this training and make pitching your superpower.
Prerequisite for participation: To make the most out of the experience, we require you to prepare a first draft of a 3-minute pitch about an idea or a project you are passionate about and bring it with you to the training. That way, you will create the opportunity for yourself to apply your newly gained knowledge and know-how directly to your own work and interests.
In this hands-on training you will:
- learn about the must-haves of delivering an authentic and effective pitch (deck) with confidence
- develop effective communication strategies to connect better with your audience
- find out how to master the key aspects of online vs. in-person pitchingAre you ready to shine?
Trainers: Dimitra Papadopoulou
Trainer & Start-up Coach UnternehmerTUM Start-up Services: Kaeleigh Fletcher
Trainer & Start-up Coach UnternehmerTUM Start-up Services
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14.11.23 Online Training “All women - be entrepreneurial” (9 am to 1 pm, in English)
Shout out to all aspiring women out there: It is your time to rise and shine! Join us for this exciting online training and develop an entrepreneurial mindset that keeps you grounded and connected to your values even when things are tough.
If there is one thing you are certain to learn from it is this: The future is yours to create!
We invite all present and future female founders or students interested to develop their entrepreneurial thinking from all educational and professional backgrounds. Hack your mind and tap into your superpowers to create a lasting impact in your work, your life, and in the world.In this hands-on training you will:
- get empowered and excited for your present or future role as a female entrepreneur and/or changemaker
- familiarize yourself with agile project management tools and self-empowerment hacks
- gather learnings from revolutionary women role models and proactively develop your own entrepreneurial profile
- grow your network of women founders and discover further development opportunitiesTrainer and facilitator: Doris Schönbeck
Team & Leadership Development Trainer & Coach UnternehmerTUM Start-up Services
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How to register for the trainings
If you like to register please use our training platform Cirqus to register. Follow this link, create your account, fill out the application form once for the Women Empowerment Program 2023, and then you can register for each single training. Drop us a message if you have any questions.
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Past Trainings
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8.3.23 Online-Training "Be a strong and authentic female leader" (9 Uhr bis 13 Uhr, аuf Englisch)
We empower women to become leaders and drive positive change towards a more sustainable future. In this training, we aim to equip you with exactly what it takes to grow as a strong and authentic leader and become aware and confident in your own ability to inspire action both in yourself and in others.
Our program is open to all present and future female founders or students interested in the topic of humanistic leadership from all educational and professional backgrounds. We invite you to sign up and grab a seat at the table as the transformational role models you are set to become.
In this hands-on training you will:
- enhance your self-reflective capability and build resilience and self-efficacy
- grow your entrepreneurial mindset and learn effective tools for self-empowerment
- develop human-centered approaches to problem solving and innovation
- grow your network of aspiring women leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakersGet ready to jumpstart your leadership!
Trainer and facilitator: Doris Schönbeck
Team & Leadership Development Trainer & Coach @UnternehmerTUM Start-up ServicesExpert guest: Prof. Dr. Rafaela Kraus
Vice president of Applied Sciences, Entrepreneurship & Diversity @UniBwM, Professor of Corporate Management and Leadership
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