we empower students to take the next step in their entrepreneurial journey and be the seeding ground for new success stories.
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we empower students to take the next step in their entrepreneurial journey and be the seeding ground for new success stories.
START Munich brings together a new generation of entrepreneurs and offers direct access to the startup world. Since its foundation in 2003, over 450 members have been active in our community. In our ranks we count the founders of successful start-ups such as Freeletics, IDnow, and Trade Republic.
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We’re a part of the sprawling START Network. This interconnection multiplies our potential across the world, allowing us to draw inspiration from diverse cultures, share insights, and create an ecosystem that nurtures collective progress.
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Our annual pitching competition that brings the most innovative early stage startups on one stage. They pitch for a monetary prize and a chance to pitch in front of 6000+ people at the entrepreneurship conference START Summit.
join waiting listRoad to START Hack is your chance to get your hands dirty and participate in an entrepreneurial hackathon. Together with our carefully selected partners, we bring you multiple challenges where you can get creative and showcase your creativity.
join waiting listThe START Sprint is an exclusive event format for the new joiners to our community and what makes our onboarding experience unique. Through a serries of workshops our new STARTies get build their own startup, from idea to a functionable MVP.
join waiting listOur annual pitching competition that brings the most innovative early stage startups on one stage. They pitch for a monetary prize and a chance to pitch in front of 6000+ people at the entrepreneurship conference START Summit.
learn morejoin waiting list
Road to START Hack is your chance to get your hands dirty and participate in an entrepreneurial hackathon. Together with our carefully selected partners, we bring you multiple challenges where you can get creative and showcase your creativity.
learn morejoin waiting list
The START Sprint is an exclusive event format for the new joiners to our community and what makes our onboarding experience unique. Through a serries of workshops our new STARTies get build their own startup, from idea to a functionable MVP.
learn morejoin waiting list
Our annual pitching competition that brings the most innovative early stage startups on one stage. They pitch for a monetary prize and a chance to pitch in front of 6000+ people at the entrepreneurship conference START Summit.
learn morejoin waiting listRoad to START Hack is your chance to get your hands dirty and participate in an entrepreneurial hackathon. Together with our carefully selected partners, we bring you multiple challenges where you can get creative and showcase your creativity.
learn morejoin waiting listThe START Sprint is an exclusive event format for the new joiners to our community and what makes our onboarding experience unique. Through a serries of workshops our new STARTies get build their own startup, from idea to a functionable MVP.
learn morejoin waiting list
Join our community to bring your ideas to life with resources, mentorship, and a supportive network of like-minded people. Whether you're an aspiring founder or ready to embark on your journey, we offer the right environment to grow and succeed.
learn moreBe part of our dynamic ecosystem of ambitious students. Whether you're a corporation, organization, or individual passionate about empowering aspiring entrepreneurs. Collaborate with us and shape the future of entrepreneurship together.
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"At START Munich, I laid the foundation for my current network. From this starting point, I built several companies, invested in more than 80 start-ups and helped set up Bits & Pretzels."
"Before we founded Freeletics, START Munich - in addition to CDTM - gave my co-founder and me the ideal opportunity to make first contacts in the Munich startup scene."
"The insights and connections I made at START Munich are immeasurable. They led to the inception of finway, finding co-founders and meeting future investors."
Of course, our members come from a variety of fields, not just from business backgrounds.
No. You should have an intrinsic motivation towards entrepreneurship topics, a hands on mentality and willingness to learn.
No, to become a member, you need to be a student enrolled in one of the universities in Munich. You are, however, very welcome to join one of our public events or collaborate with us.
We prioritize an active and lively community by organizing over 40 events and community meetups, as well as working in smaller groups on various projects.
You will get immersed into the entrepreneurship ecosystem, and find a community of like-minded, highly motivated and inspiring students that quickly become good friends. We have frequent event formats where you will gain new skills and insights and tackle hands-on challenges. As an active member you will join one of our departments, where you have additional opportunities to gain new skills and carry out projects.
You will choose one of our departments to become an active member and take on different projects. By doing this, you will have a chance to practice proactive project management and execution, and develop new department specific hard skills like building automations, designing a marketing campaign, partner acquisition, event organization or recruiting of new members.
Every semester, we open up our community to 25 new members who through START Munich get access to Europe's entrepreneurship ecosystem and accelerate their entrepreneurial journey. Don't miss the next chance to join START Munich. Sign up to get notified when our application phase opens.
Apply NOWWe are happy to connect with students passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship of all backgrounds, as well as partners open to collaboration with driven students and looking for stellar talent in Munich’s ecosystem.
