On July 16, 2025, it's that time again: Backstage Munich will once again become the center of Munich's startup scene! The Munich Startup Festival brings together startups, investors, students, networking enthusiasts and visionaries from all over the city - and we from the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE) will of course be there again!

Great news from the HealthTech sector: Two start-ups from the SCE alumni network have been nominated in this year's Health-i All-Star Voting!

Experience the spirit and depth of the 3E Conference 2025 in Munich through our official aftermovie! This year's conference (From 21 to 23 May 2025), co-hosted by the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE), HM Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences, and the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB), brought together over 200 educators, researchers, and ecosystem leaders from across Europe and beyond. 
Theme: “Responsible, Systemic, Democratic – New Trajectories in Entrepreneurship Education”

We congratulate our startup alumni BRAKEABLE on the successful approval of the second phase of EXIST research transfer funding by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE). The funding of 180,000 euros will support the team in further technological development and preparation for a scalable market launch.

The tourism start-up Holidu announces a further investment round of 46 million euros and the acquisition of the French provider Cybevasion. Both companies specialize in the rental of vacation homes. In an article by Munich Startup, co-founder and CEO Johannes Siebers explains what he plans to do with the investment.

What's the best way to sell my idea? This question was the focus of last night's INSIDE THE WORLD OF SALES panel - and it obviously hit a nerve: even in the best summer weather, over 70 students gathered in the SCE Creative Hall to gain valuable expert insights directly from the field.

The application phase for the SCE ideas competition at Munich University of Applied Sciences is open!

We are now looking for exciting ideas for the SCE Strascheg Award, which is endowed with prize money totaling 30,000 euros. All students, professors, employees and alumni of HM can apply online with their business ideas for the first two categories until August 11, 2025. For the first time, the award is also open to new external teams with initial market proof in a third category. APPLY NOW!

The survey for the German Startup Monitor 2025 (DSM) is underway - and the SCE is calling on all founders, innovators and startup enthusiasts in our network to take part!

SCE startup DRIK17 is launched. The young team has developed a product that should be of particular interest to cyclists - the DRIK 17 Carrier. What looks like a normal water bottle at first glance is actually a cleverly thought-out 2-in-1 system: liquid on top, storage space for tools and the like at the bottom.