Attention students of all disciplines and young professionals! In the inter-university Certificate for Transformational Change, you will develop innovative ideas to effectively tackle the social, ecological and technological challenges of our time.

Want to get your startup off to a flying start? Then the SCE Incubation of the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship at Munich University of Applied Sciences is just right for you! Our funding program is aimed at innovative business ideas from all sectors in the pre-start-up or early start-up phase. What counts is your motivation, your commitment and your vision - whether alone or in a team, whether you are studying or working full-time.

The new annual report 2025 from Startupverband and startupdetector is here. The figures clearly show that Germany's startup ecosystem is regaining momentum.

• Record year 2025: 3,568 startups (+29% compared to 2024) mark new high.
• Strong regions: Bavaria (+46%), North Rhine-Westphalia (+33%) and Saxony (+56%) show particularly high momentum.
• Munich in first place: with 19.3 start-ups per 100,000 inhabitants, ahead of Berlin (16.8) and Düsseldorf (15.4) for the first time.
• Software as a driver: 853 software start-ups, followed by medicine (428), food (295) and eCommerce (184).
• AI as a game changer: 27% of start-ups base their business model centrally on AI - twice as many as in 2023.

The classification of our Managing Director Klaus Sailer:

"Entrepreneurship and startups are key drivers of innovation in turbulent times. This makes strong entrepreneurship centers and functioning ecosystems that enable, scale and sustainably anchor this dynamic all the more important."

The entire report with further exciting data can be viewed free of charge here.

© Image: Startupverband & startupdetector

As 2025 draws to a close, we would like to say one thing above all: thank you.
Thank you for your trust, your collaboration and all the bold ideas we have been able to explore and drive forward together this year.

We wish you a holiday season full of peace, joy and just the right mix of cookies, downtime and creative ideas. Hopefully 2026 will bring you new projects worth pursuing and opportunities just waiting to be unpacked!

We look forward to continuing to shape the future of entrepreneurship with you, one new insight and one step at a time.
 

Interested in AI? It's a good thing that we are offering an exciting webinar as part of the SCE Friends & Fellows program on 20 January on the topic of"AI: Regulation vs. innovation - myth or reality? A practical guide for SMEs". Register here

A great success for our alumni start-up Hebio: At the AI congress smartAI of the VDI Wissensforum | Künstliche Intelligenz in Heilbronn, CEO Julian Ernst was able to secure first place on the start-up stage with a convincing pitch and was awarded prize money of 5,000 euros sponsored by NEURA Robotics.

From March 2 to 7, 2026, the free APE International Bootcamp will once again take place at the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE) in Munich. The English-language innovation format brings students from all Munich universities together with international participants from Europe, North America and the Middle East, among others, to work on real-life challenges within a week. Go to registration

The focus is on learning by doing: in interdisciplinary teams, participants develop innovative solutions with social and entrepreneurial relevance using design thinking and lean startup methods. The program is complemented by pitch training, feedback from experienced entrepreneurs and experts and a wide range of networking opportunities.

With a fresh competition, the City of Munich and the start-up proband15 are inviting all data fans, creatives and tech-savvy Munich residents to reinterpret the city's open data in exciting new ways. Under the title "Munich data delicacies wanted", interested parties can submit their ideas from January 7 to February 11, 2026 and show the potential of open data.

What a great evening at the Midterm & Dynamic Innovation Booster Application Event in Batch #14 of SCE Incubation! The founders presented their ideas, previous successes and gave exciting insights into their development - an inspiring review of what has been created in recent months.

Attention students of all disciplines and young professionals! In the inter-university Certificate for Transformational Change, you will develop innovative ideas to effectively tackle the social, ecological and technological challenges of our time.

Want to get your startup off to a flying start? Then the SCE Incubation of the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship at Munich University of Applied Sciences is just right for you! Our funding program is aimed at innovative business ideas from all sectors in the pre-start-up or early start-up phase. What counts is your motivation, your commitment and your vision - whether alone or in a team, whether you are studying or working full-time.

The new annual report 2025 from Startupverband and startupdetector is here. The figures clearly show that Germany's startup ecosystem is regaining momentum.

• Record year 2025: 3,568 startups (+29% compared to 2024) mark new high.
• Strong regions: Bavaria (+46%), North Rhine-Westphalia (+33%) and Saxony (+56%) show particularly high momentum.
• Munich in first place: with 19.3 start-ups per 100,000 inhabitants, ahead of Berlin (16.8) and Düsseldorf (15.4) for the first time.
• Software as a driver: 853 software start-ups, followed by medicine (428), food (295) and eCommerce (184).
• AI as a game changer: 27% of start-ups base their business model centrally on AI - twice as many as in 2023.

The classification of our Managing Director Klaus Sailer:

"Entrepreneurship and startups are key drivers of innovation in turbulent times. This makes strong entrepreneurship centers and functioning ecosystems that enable, scale and sustainably anchor this dynamic all the more important."

The entire report with further exciting data can be viewed free of charge here.

© Image: Startupverband & startupdetector

As 2025 draws to a close, we would like to say one thing above all: thank you.
Thank you for your trust, your collaboration and all the bold ideas we have been able to explore and drive forward together this year.

We wish you a holiday season full of peace, joy and just the right mix of cookies, downtime and creative ideas. Hopefully 2026 will bring you new projects worth pursuing and opportunities just waiting to be unpacked!

We look forward to continuing to shape the future of entrepreneurship with you, one new insight and one step at a time.
 

Interested in AI? It's a good thing that we are offering an exciting webinar as part of the SCE Friends & Fellows program on 20 January on the topic of"AI: Regulation vs. innovation - myth or reality? A practical guide for SMEs". Register here

A great success for our alumni start-up Hebio: At the AI congress smartAI of the VDI Wissensforum | Künstliche Intelligenz in Heilbronn, CEO Julian Ernst was able to secure first place on the start-up stage with a convincing pitch and was awarded prize money of 5,000 euros sponsored by NEURA Robotics.

From March 2 to 7, 2026, the free APE International Bootcamp will once again take place at the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE) in Munich. The English-language innovation format brings students from all Munich universities together with international participants from Europe, North America and the Middle East, among others, to work on real-life challenges within a week. Go to registration

The focus is on learning by doing: in interdisciplinary teams, participants develop innovative solutions with social and entrepreneurial relevance using design thinking and lean startup methods. The program is complemented by pitch training, feedback from experienced entrepreneurs and experts and a wide range of networking opportunities.

With a fresh competition, the City of Munich and the start-up proband15 are inviting all data fans, creatives and tech-savvy Munich residents to reinterpret the city's open data in exciting new ways. Under the title "Munich data delicacies wanted", interested parties can submit their ideas from January 7 to February 11, 2026 and show the potential of open data.

What a great evening at the Midterm & Dynamic Innovation Booster Application Event in Batch #14 of SCE Incubation! The founders presented their ideas, previous successes and gave exciting insights into their development - an inspiring review of what has been created in recent months.