IHK Startup Unit

Women Entrepreneurs Alliance (WE Alliance)

The Women Entrepreneurs Alliance (WE Alliance) connects 17 institutions across Munich’s innovation ecosystem. Its goal is to make existing offerings for female founders more visible and easily accessible. To this end, the members link programs, coaching, networks, and investor contacts, connecting female founders with the right resources at every stage of their startup journey. Munich Startup is one of the founding members of the alliance. The initiative is supported by Gründerland Bayern. Learn more about the Women Entrepreneurs Alliance

Make Health Digital

To connect and link all active players in the digital health sector: Medical professionals, Entrepreneurs, Pharma, MedTech, Scientists, Investors Revolving around the quarterly Healthcare Happy Hour – HHH and The Annual Digital Health Summit – DHS The central goal is to link all relevant players, to cooperate and connect all relevant organizations and hubs and to foster exchange, communication and collaboration within the medical world, hospitals, labs, accelerators and startup hubs.

Deutsch-Schwedische Handelskammer (AHK Schweden)

Our mission is to strengthen trade between Germany and Sweden. To this end, we support companies from both countries in finding business partners, establishing new business relationships, setting up successfully, and continuing to support them throughout ongoing operations. For nearly 75 years, we have been building an extensive network of decision-makers across business, politics, and associations in Germany and Sweden. Our primary advice: Get everything right from the start. For further recommendations, contact us for a free telephone consultation or arrange a personal meeting.

JETRO Munich

The Japanese government trade promotion organization JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) is a public institution under Japanese law headquartered in Tokyo. It was founded in 1958 to promote foreign trade and is now represented in Japan with 49 offices and worldwide in 56 countries with a further 76 offices. JETRO supports innovative startups and companies looking to invest in Japan, collaborate with Japanese companies, or source products from Japan. With information on various industries and market developments as well as individual consulting through our free support programs “Invest Japan” and “J-Bridge”, we pave the way to Japan. In addition, JETRO offers targeted support for companies and startups by organizing events, trade fair participation, and invitation programs to Japan, among other things. As the Munich office, our focus is on supporting startups and companies from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg with their plans for Japan. If you are interested in our free support programs, we would be happy to arrange a brief meeting – whether online or on-site. Simply contact us by email: mun(at)jetro.go.jp

Social Entrepreneurship Akademie

Under the motto “Education for Societal Change”, the Social Entrepreneurship Akademie (SEA) empowers people to develop and implement innovative solutions that are economically viable, socially impactful, and ecologically sustainable. Established as a network organization of Munich universities, SEA builds competencies in social entrepreneurship and social innovation to achieve the greatest possible societal impact through entrepreneurial means. SEA offers students and young professionals the certificate program “Certificate for Transformational Change” (SEA:certificate), the two-day introductory workshop “SEA:start”, the international “Global Entrepreneurship Summer School”, and free online courses (MOOCs). In 2022, we initiated the “Social-Startup-Hub Bayern” on behalf of the Free State of Bavaria. As part of this project, we serve as a central point of contact for aspiring founders and social startups throughout Bavaria. We provide free consulting to everyone with an idea that addresses a social or ecological problem. Thanks to our extensive network, we can bring our teams together with investors, experts, and support offerings from all regions of Bavaria and regularly organize events where our community can exchange ideas.

Münchner Gründungsbüro

Munich’s startup consulting supports you with your first steps into self-employment on the following topics: Startup formalitiesBusiness planLegal structure and tax overviewPersonal and business insuranceFunding offers and financing assistanceSeminars and eventsOffice space and startup centers We offer free and cross-industry information and consulting for everyone who wants to become self-employed or is looking for support in the startup process (with the exception of trades). We would like to point out that we do not provide insurance, tax, or legal advice. Visit our online seminar for a compact overview of all startup topics. Registration at: https://gruenden-muenchen.de/

Social-Startup-Hub Bayern

The Social-Startup-Hub Bayern (SSHB) of the Social Entrepreneurship Akademie serves as the central point of contact for social startups and entrepreneurs-to-be, providing free consultation to all individuals and teams in Bavaria who pursue social or ecological goals with their startup – from the early idea phase onwards. The SSHB offers open startup consulting – from the idea phase through implementation to the development of sustainable business models. Tailored to your needs, we connect entrepreneurs-to-be and startups with investors, experts, and support services across Bavaria. Additionally, we organize events and further education programs to build knowledge and competencies in social entrepreneurship.

TUM Venture Lab Food Agro Biotech

TUM Venture Lab Food / Agro / Biotech (FAB) is a founder and innovation center of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and UnternehmerTUM. It supports students, researchers, and startup teams in converting innovative business ideas in the areas of agriculture, food, biotechnology, and life sciences into successful companies.

UnternehmerTUM GmbH

At UnternehmerTUM, visions become value. Our teams empower innovation-driven people to take entrepreneurial action. Together with startups and established companies, we advance solutions and build innovation clusters to strengthen competitiveness and master deindustrialization, digitalization, and the transition to regenerative business models. Since 2002, we have supported forward-thinking startups with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, such as Celonis, Proxima Fusion, Quantum Diamonds, and Isar Aerospace.

Founder State Bavaria is the initiative of the Bavarian Ministry of Economics to strengthen Bavaria as a startup location. The initiative networks over 350 partners from across the Free State – including founder centers, universities, chambers of commerce, financial institutions, and economic development agencies – and supports founders with information, networks, funding programs, and infrastructure throughout all phases of business establishment.

gate Garching Technology and Founder Center GmbH

gate Garching is the founder center for tech startups at the Forschungscampus Garching. As a founder, you’ll get affordable, flexibly expandable offices, coaching, and a strong community of other deep-tech gate startups—directly within the TUM ecosystem. This gives you everything in one place to turn your research into a scalable company.

Advantage Austria

As the official representative of Austrian business in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, we are your first point of contact for all questions regarding products and services “made in Austria”. We are part of a global network of over 100 offices worldwide that supports our Austrian member companies on international markets through access to knowledge, platforms, and partners. Here in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, our competent and motivated team helps you find Austrian products and business partners and informs you about innovations and market developments. Whether at one of our group stands at leading trade fairs, specialist events, or our networking meetings – we look forward to seeing you and are happy to answer any questions you may have.