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Turning Visions Into Business

We develop new business models with you and improve existing processes, with AI and the right startup solutions.

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New technologies, new competitors, new expectations: How does your business stay future-proof? We support you from the first look at relevant trends to the implemented solution. Together with startups, academia, and other companies from our ecosystem, we identify opportunities, develop solutions, and test them in the market. So that innovation doesn’t end with the pilot, we embed it in your organization.

You decide where to start.

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Identify Opportunities

We show which trends will change your business and where concrete opportunities lie for your company.

Foresighting and Trend Radar

systematic monitoring of developments in your market and in relevant technology fields

Startup and Solution Scouting

startups and solutions that fit your specific challenges

Nightmare Competitor Workshop

look at your business model from the perspective of a disruptive competitor and identify fields of opportunity

AI and Innovation Strategy

translate insights into a roadmap with prioritized measures

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Develop and Test Solutions

We turn ideas into market-ready solutions, bilaterally or together with other partners.

Business Design Deep Dive

A team from Manage and More develops a new business area for you over four months, based on more than 50 interviews with potential customers and partners, all the way to a tested prototype.

Innovation Sprint

In five days, students from TUM develop business models and prototypes for your challenge. You gain new ideas and meet promising students along the way.

Exploration Projects

open up new fields together with startups, research, and other companies

Venture Clienting

test and integrate startup solutions in pilot projects, without lengthy procurement processes

AI & Digital Products

an interdisciplinary talent team works on your digital challenge for three months, from problem definition to a finished prototype

AI Implementation Projects

develop concrete AI applications for your products and processes

Venture Building

develop new business areas in a protected setting

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Embed Innovation

We support you in building your own innovation structures.

Building Innovation Management

processes and roles that help you steer innovation projects

Building a Venture Clienting Unit

establish startup collaborations firmly within your company

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Industry and Technology Fields

Whether it’s an AI application, a new business model, or a startup solution, we bring expertise from these fields directly into your projects, with our own experts and the right startups from our ecosystem.

How a Collaboration Works

  • 1. Initial Conversation

    We get to know you and your challenge and build a shared understanding of where you stand today.

  • 2. Finding the Right Format

    We build on your existing strategy and jointly define the goal, scope, and outcome of the project.

  • 3. Implementing Together

    In joint working loops, we analyze, explore, and design solutions. You stay in the lead. We bring methodology, an outside perspective, and access to startups and research.

  • 4. Securing Impact

    The result is a decision-ready outcome, such as a prepared proof of concept with the right partner. So that innovation doesn’t end with the pilot, we help you embed it in your organization.

Examples From Our Work

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Bosch: A Cloud-Based Service for Building Analytics

In four months, a team from Manage and More developed use cases and two prototypes for a cloud-based building analytics service for Bosch.

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BSH: New Business Models for Fermentation at Home

In a five-day Innovation Sprint, twelve TUM students developed three business models around fermentation at home for BSH, including prototypes.

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OroraTech: A New Business Area for a Proprietary Technology

In a Business Design Deep Dive, students identified 13 opportunity areas for OroraTech and developed a tested use case in carbon forestry.

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JAEGGI: Circular Economy From Concept to Prototype

In three workshops and one week of prototyping, JAEGGI teams developed circular products and the business model to match: three strategies, four prototypes, and a four-year roadmap.

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HP Tech Ventures: A Biodegradable Shoe With Simplifyber

With UnternehmerTUM, HP Tech Ventures found the startup Simplifyber. Together, they developed a fully biodegradable shoe made from natural fibers in a pilot project.

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Wacker: AI-Powered Quality Control With ANTICIPATE

With UnternehmerTUM, Wacker found the startup ANTICIPATE. In the proof of concept, its AI solution achieved an error detection rate of at least 95%.

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Truma: Building the Innovation Unit Next

UnternehmerTUM supported Truma in building its digital innovation unit Next, from vision to the incubation of its first use cases.

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Cremer: New Business Opportunities in Animal Nutrition

Through interviews and an open innovation workshop, UnternehmerTUM and Cremer developed two new business concepts in animal nutrition and carried out an initial validation.

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AGCO Fendt: A Business Model for Xaver

Together with AGCO Fendt, UnternehmerTUM developed a business model and a calculated business case for the agricultural robot Xaver.

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Würth: Product Search for Sales Representatives

An interdisciplinary team developed a semantic search for more than 100,000 items for Würth’s field sales app. A new feature went live at Würth after the program.

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The Manage and More team truly impressed us with their performance, independent way of working, and professional methodology!

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Let’s Talk About Your Challenge

Tell us what you’re working on. We’ll show you how we can develop new business models and improve processes together.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a project take?

It depends on the format. Three examples: A project from exploration and scouting to a prepared proof of concept can take about five to six weeks. In AI & Digital Products, a talent team works on your digital challenge for three months. A co-innovation project with several companies runs for six months.

What is the difference between venture clienting and venture building?

In venture clienting, you use an existing startup’s solution for a specific challenge in your company and test it in a pilot project. In venture building, you develop a new business area in a protected setting with our support. Venture clienting solves an existing problem faster, venture building creates new business.

Do we work alone or together with other companies?

Both are possible. In bilateral projects, we work only with you on your challenge. In multi-stakeholder projects, several companies tackle a shared problem together with startups and research. At UnternehmerTUM Energy, for example, four to six corporate partners develop a shared vision and a prototype in a six-month sprint, with project management on our side.

Who from our company should be involved?

We work in a joint project team made up of your people and our experts. You stay in the lead. Depending on the question, we involve other stakeholders from your company, for example through interviews.