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TUM scientists win innovation award

Award for TU Munich project The BioRegions Innovation Prize annually recognizes three outstanding scientific ideas from universities and…

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ICT start-up of the year comes from Munich

The Munich-based startup Zertisa took first place as "ICT Startup of the Year." At the "Young ICT Industry" startup conference in Berlin, the company won…

Entrepreneurship Center Garching

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TUM and UnternehmerTUM open Entrepreneurship Center

New building in Garching: Unique infrastructure for founders The Munich metropolitan region is getting a Europe-wide Entrepreneurship Center in Garching, which will provide technology-oriented company founders with…

Inside Stories

Men start businesses more often than women

Starting your own business remains a male endeavor. 6.5% of men and only 4% of women in…

Deals

Crowdfunding as a financing alternative

Younger founders, whose social circles provide co-financing, particularly benefit from crowdfunding. This initial funding from friends and family connects them to other investors…

Competition

Hidden Movers Award strengthens social entrepreneurship

This year, the Deloitte Foundation's "Hidden Movers" competition is aimed at social entrepreneurs. Until May 17, (prospective)…

Competition

Startup competition – ICT Innovative: Final spurt for the 10th round

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) supports innovative and young founders from the information and communications technology (ICT) sector with the “Start-up Competition…

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Founder Coaching Germany continues

The advisory support program Gründercoaching Deutschland (GCD) will continue. The goal of the program is to increase the prospects of success for young companies by providing early-stage advice to founders…

Windeln.de founders Konstantin Urban and Alexander Brand (from left), Photo: Windeln.de

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Windeln.de plans IPO

The Munich-based startup Windeln.de will go public in Germany and Luxembourg this year. This was announced by Alexander Brand, Managing Director…

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HOCHSPRUNG Conference 2015: Successful start of the new format

The first HOCHSPRUNG conference took place at LMU Munich on February 3. Over 70 representatives from universities, institutions, companies, and…