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We congratulate our startup team KautionsKauz on receiving the exist start-up grant.

KautionsKauz is a digital solution at the interface of PropTech and FinTech that is rethinking the German rental market. The team is developing a completely digital all-in-one platform that bundles all common rental deposit solutions on one interface: classic deposit account, rental guarantee and the innovative KautionsKauz depot.

Congratulations to our alumnus startup DTOXIFY on receiving the exist start-up grant! After winning the Strascheg Award 2024, this is another major milestone for the team.

DTOXIFY is developing an AI-supported, context-sensitive solution for moderating comments, e.g. on social networks. The self-learning technology recognizes hate and toxic content with near-human accuracy and adapts to the individual rules and values of communities. The aim is to protect brands, people and freedom of expression in digital spaces. The idea is based on the HSDetector research project by Munich University of Applied Sciences and Ippen Digital.

Innovation meets entrepreneurial spirit: On 21 April 2026, the Food Startup Campus 2026 in Munich will bring together start-ups, established companies, experts, academics and investors from the food and beverage sector – and we’ll be there as co-organisers.

2025 was a year full of milestones, new impetus and strong partnerships for the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship. In this annual report, we take a look at the most important developments, programs and successes of the past year - from international rankings and new educational formats to significant investments in our start-up alumni.

Together with you, we were able to further strengthen entrepreneurial thinking, co-creation and responsible innovation. Thank you for your support, your commitment and the many joint projects that have made this year possible.

We hope you enjoy reading it!
You can find the SCE Annual Report 2025 as a PDF with direct links to the individual articles here.

Your SCE Team

The SCE would like to congratulate its alumni Felix Füssel, Lukas Ballweg and Nils Lißner on the successful financing round of their second start-up Silvernova. With its AI application for complex proceedings, the legal tech company is now one of the fastest growing providers on the market and is already used by over 170 law firms.

This is not the first entrepreneurial milestone for the founding team: Felix, Lukas and Nils were already part of SCE Incubation in 2022 with their previous startup Silberfluss. As part of the program, they successfully secured the exist start-up grant, laying the foundation for their further entrepreneurial development. They talk about their experiences:

"For us, SCE Incubation two years ago was the decisive springboard for all further start-up steps and the application for the EXIST start-up grant. [...] We can highly recommend the program!"

On January 23, 2026, the first edition of TEDxHM was the first official TEDx event to take place at Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences! Under the motto "Learning for a Responsible Life", students, lecturers and external guests came together in the Falk F. Strascheg Lecture Hall to discuss questions of responsible learning, personal development and social impact. The SCE was there for you live in front of and behind the scenes.

Do you have a start-up idea and want to develop it further? The Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE) at Munich University of Applied Sciences is looking for committed female founders for the funding line exist Women. The program by the Federal Ministry for Economy and Energy is aimed at women interested in founding a company who want to hone their idea before the actual founding of the company and further develop their entrepreneurial personality.

The Social Startup Hub Bavaria of the Social Entrepreneurship Academy is once again offering free advanced training to enable start-up consultants throughout Bavaria to provide teams with an impact orientation with the best possible support for their challenges. You can find more information, dates and registration here.

Are you thinking about doing a doctorate alongside your job? You are cordially invited to our DBI Day 2026 on March 20 from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. to find out more. On DBI-Day, those interested in the Doctor of Business Innovation (DBI ) will receive an overview of the content and procedure of the cooperative part-time doctoral program offered by the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship together with the University of Aveiro (UA) in Portugal. The event will take place virtually and is free of charge and without obligation. Registration at www.sce.de/events

On February 9, 2026, the SCE Friends & Fellows Community came together at the SCE Incubator in Munich for another community event. In a pleasant atmosphere, the evening offered a varied program of start-up pitches, an interactive workshop and networking afterwards.

Do you have an idea that does good? Or are you still looking for one? At the Happy Impact Hour of the Social Entrepreneurship Academy (SEA), you will receive useful tools, tips and tricks to successfully implement your project. The live webinar takes place monthly with changing topics from the field of social entrepreneurship. Register here

This time, Nicolas Schwaab, successful green tech founder and start-up consultant, shares his personal experiences on the topic of sales. He talks openly about the biggest mistakes and shares specific recommendations on what really works. Practical, honest and with a focus on shaping sales in a way that suits your own attitude and target group.

After the short impulse, you will have the opportunity to ask Nicolas and our experienced start-up consultants your questions and exchange ideas with like-minded participants.

The highlights for you:

• Participate in our free live webinar via Zoom from any location
• Exchange ideas with like-minded people and experts
• Ask your questions!

The format will take place via Zoom, you will receive a link by e-mail shortly before the event. Click here to register for free.

You can find more information and support at www.social-startup-hub.de

What began three years ago as a shared vision within the Start for Future Cooperative is now consistently evolving: the previous Start for Future Community Platform is now operating under a new name and with an expanded claim - OpenHubs.

Meet over 70 leading family businesses on July 10, 2026 at the 36th Family Business Career Day on the Schwarz Group campus in Neckarsulm. The deadline for applications is June 15, 2026, but the SCE community and alumni can once again look forward to exclusive wildcards this year, which will ensure participants can attend free of charge! However, places are limited.

A scientific lecture does not have to mean academic boredom. And an enthusiastically entertained audience is always better than one in a state of torpor. Do you agree? Then you should come to the next Applied Science Slam at Munich University of Applied Sciences. On the evening of the event, it's "Ring frei" again for science in entertainment format. Who can get the cauldron of the large lecture hall G 0.01 so excited with a ten-minute presentation that the needle of the sound pressure meter swirls into the red zone during the subsequent applause?

SCE Alumni Startup .oles successfully completed the Kickstarter campaign for their innovative, capsule-less coffee machine at the end of the year. The idea, which is now over 150% funded, promises to make fully automatic coffee machines and annoying capsules or pods superfluous, with a compact, robust design that takes just 10 seconds to prepare an espresso.

Are you looking for the perfect co-founder who shares your vision and complements your skills?
The SCE Innovation Café on Co-Founder Matching on February 3, 2026 is your chance to find him or her! In a relaxed but focused atmosphere, you can meet founders, startup enthusiasts and visionaries, exchange ideas and maybe even find your perfect partner to build and grow a startup together. Secure your ticket

We congratulate AddPower, our Kickstart@HM / SCE team, on receiving the EXIST start-up grant! The funding will enable the team to further develop their product in a targeted manner over the next 12 months - with the clear goal of launching in 2026.

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.