Partnership with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D)

Munich, December 9th 2025

The security tech company Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) will in future support start-ups and research teams from the ecosystem of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and UnternehmerTUM. As a platinum partner of TUM Venture Labs, G+D will accompany start-up teams in the fields of security technology, post-quantum cryptography, and artificial intelligence over a period of five years.

Together, the partners want to establish Munich as a leading global hub for security-related innovations of the future. As innovation incubators, TUM Venture Labs offer research and start-up teams in the deep tech sector intensive support in transforming scientific findings and ideas into marketable products. This includes direct access to TUM's cutting-edge research, specific technical infrastructure, tailor-made training programs, expertise in the respective market, and global networking with industry and investors.

Strengthening European tech sovereignty 

G+D CEO Ralf Wintergerst says: "The collaboration with the Technical University of Munich and UnternehmerTUM is a strong sign for the future, combining scientific excellence, entrepreneurial creativity, and industrial experience. TUM stands for technological leadership and a vibrant start-up culture that consistently produces groundbreaking ideas and successful start-up teams. Transformation and technological progress are also deeply rooted at G+D. That is precisely why we see this cooperation as an opportunity to create a space for innovation that will help shape the future while strengthening European tech sovereignty."

UnternehmerTUM CEO and TUM Vice President Prof. Helmut Schönenberger emphasizes the long-standing cooperation with G+D: "In the future, all digital security systems will have to face the new, gigantic possibilities of quantum computers. This is a major challenge, but at the same time a unique opportunity for European companies. We are very pleased to be working more closely with our long-standing partner G+D in this area."

G+D Chief Digital Officer Gabriel von Mitschke-Collande emphasizes: "Our DNA is geared toward innovation – that's why activities in the start-up culture are particularly valuable to us. They enable us to identify technological trends early on and actively shape them, especially in the areas of cyber security, artificial intelligence, and post-quantum cryptography. The transformation of G+D is a technological race, and every impulse that broadens and challenges our perspectives drives us forward. TUM is an ideal partner for this, and we are very much looking forward to the mutual exchange."
 

TUM Venture Labs CEO Philipp Gerbert adds: "With the exponential spread of agentic artificial intelligence, the topic of cybersecurity is gaining unprecedented importance. We are grateful and enthusiastic to have G+D, a local Munich-based company that operates on a global level, as a partner. This gives our deep tech innovation hub decisive impetus and a gain in expertise to significantly strengthen future European tech sovereignty in this field."

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is a global SecurityTech company headquartered in Munich, Germany. G+D makes the lives of billions of people more secure. The company shapes trust in the digital age, with built-in security technology in three segments: Digital Security, Financial Platforms and Currency Technology.

G+D was founded in 1852 and today has a workforce of more than 14,000 employees. In the fiscal year 2024, the company generated a turnover of 3.1 billion euros. G+D is represented by 118 subsidiaries and joint ventures in 41 countries. 

Further information: www.gi-de.com.

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