Mobility

The combination of the following six elements - each one outstanding on a global level - define our uniqueness:

Research Excellence & Talents: The combination of top ranked research in the fields of AI, Electrical Engineering & Automation makes TUM the best university in mobility! Additionally, TUM is unique due to the spirit of being 'the entrepreneurial university' having more than 54,000 talents and over 7,000 researchers which are absolutely entrepreneurial and cutting edge. 18 Nobel prizes were won and 20 unicorn created. 

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center: Our key partner UnternehmerTUM has been awarded 'Europe’s best Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center' by the Financial Times - two years in a row. It provides perfect conditions for innovative minds to inform oneself, develop, refine, and launch their groundbreaking ideas across various programs.

Living Labs: Bringing ideas onto the road. The City of Munich is offering real-world environments where new mobility solutions may be tested and validated. Indeed, the City of Munich has its own department for mobility employing several hundres of employees pushing Munich to be a progressive city w.r.t. Mobility.

Regional Factors & Infrastructure: Munich is known as THE deeptech hub in Europe and as such, it provdes a vast investor’s base for deeptech ventures aside lots of other facilities and events. Not less important, Munich is often ranked among the most favoured metropolises in the world, thus attracting easily new talents and industries. Last but not least, we have one of the most progressive legislations w.r.t. autonomous driving, which fosters innovation in the area of mobility. 

Industry & Experts: Southern Germany provides the highest density of automotive companies in the world. Thus we have unique conditions to collaborate with leading experts to jointly develop cutting-edge technologies and solutions. No coincidence Munich hosts the IAA Mobility - the biggest mobility fair worldwide!

TUM Venture Labs: As non-for-profit organization we may provide our services without any compromises - whatever helps the startups most. This is globally unique. Despite our domain-specific mobility network we also maintain similar structures in 11 other domains such as Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Aerospace etc. This allows us to tackle any technical challenge in a short period of time. We are convinced such an organization like ours is the secret source to form Europe's next unicorns.

Doing so, we work individually with our Lab members exchanging regularly.

How we work together strongly depends on your skillset and maturity state.

It all starts with an 'Entry Pitch' where we evaluate this and set up an individual development plan, define a dedicated mentor for you and a frequency for jour fixes.

During the time in our lab you have full access to our experts and infrastructure.

Once you are investor-ready, we kindly provide you the contacts of our investor base.

After getting your first institutional funding round you (unfortunately) need to leave our lab.

Though - as good parents do with their beloved kids - we want to know you're in good hands.

Together with our Ecosystem Partner from Augsburg Business School we offer to set up the (scientifically) best possible advisory board for your specific needs.

This advisory board will support you scalig your business into new spheres - slowly transforming into a unicorn.

>> No, this is not required. We aim for the biggest possible impact! TUM is a great source but not the only one - and often we can even find synergies!

What does it cost to participate at TUM Venture Labs? Do you take any shares?

>> For students, scientits and startups it doesn't cost anything - we are not for profit! Still, we treat our members as paying customers - even though our support does not cost a single cent!