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Gate Garching: Startup incubator with workshop spaces and deeptech focus
Interviews

Gate Garching: Startup incubator with workshop spaces and deeptech focus

Gate Garching startup incubator, located right next to the campus of TU München, brings deeptech, entrepreneurship and community together. Over 300 teams have already founded companies here – many of them are now scale-ups or international tech players. An interview with Christian Heckemann, head of the incubator.

Helen Duran
H. Duran
14.10.25
4 Min.
CDTM: From education to its own fund
ecosystem

CDTM: From education to its own fund

What role does CDTM play in Munich’s innovation ecosystem – today and tomorrow? What future topics are driving the center right now? And how does a new fund help to support founding talent in the long term? A conversation about impact, change, and vision. The interview is the third part of an article series on CDTM.

Helen Duran
H. Duran
18.06.25
4 Min.
CDTM: Success factors of an extraordinary community
ecosystem

CDTM: Success factors of an extraordinary community

Why do so many CDTM alumni go on to found companies, shape research, or build networks? A conversation about what really matters: community, interdisciplinarity, and the freedom to experiment. This interview is the second part of a series of articles about CDTM.

Helen Duran
H. Duran
04.06.25
4 Min.
CDTM: How Munich trains Europe’s innovation leaders
ecosystem

CDTM: How Munich trains Europe’s innovation leaders

How do you become an innovation leader of tomorrow? At Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM), innovative minds meet excellent teaching, real-world projects, and an international network. Numerous successful startups have emerged from this Munich innovation center. How are students trained? Bottom-up, practice-oriented, and interdisciplinary. Samuel Valenzuela, part of CDTM’s management team, provides insights into education at CDTM. This interview marks the beginning of a series of articles on CDTM.

Helen Duran
H. Duran
22.05.25
6 Min.