Networks

News, startup stories,  Munich based startups from A to Z, Data und Insights-Dashboard of the Munich startup ecosystem, event calendar, job offers, information on  premises in Munich and co-founders, incubators and accelerators in Munich. www.en.munich-startup.de

Support for founders with innovative and above all technology-based business ideas, experts for startup financing and business growth, Munich Business Plan competition, workshops, Startup Demo Night, investors’ conference VentureCon, industry cooperation. www.baystartup.de/en

This municipal service is the first point of contact for all creative and cultural practitioners in Munich. The team of #kreativmuenchen offers individual, free advice on all aspects of work in the creative sector, workshops, networking and internationalization, help finding premises as well as work spaces for limited periods. www.munich-business.eu

With support from the City of Munich, guide provides a specialised service to a growing population of female entrepreneurs. Launched in 2005, guide offers training, advice, counselling and networking opportunities to female entrepreneurs. Women can access consulting services and explore if entrepreneurship is the right option for them. www.guide-muenchen.de

WERK1 is backed by the City of Munich and  supports digital startups with offices, individual coaching and coworking while bringing together Munich’s most active startup community. Curated programs for start-ups in gaming, insuretech and digital health are available. WERK1 has set up the initiative ONE MISSION for female founders and is partner of STARTUP TEENS, a program for highschool students.  Starting in 2023, WERK1 offers fully equipped coliving apartments for employees and guests of startups.  www.en.werk1.com

UnternehmerTUM and the City of Munich are offering this place for new forms of cross-sector and interdisciplinary collaboration. At the Munich Urban Colab, start-ups, established companies, voices from science, fresh talent and the City of Munich are developing and testing innovative concepts together with citizens. www.munich-urban-colab.de/en

Focusing mainly on liberal professions the Institut für Freie Berufe (IFB) serves as a first contact point for freelancers in a liberal profession, who are seeking expert advice and support before and after starting their business. In addition to their individual start-up counselling, IFB offers specialized workshops and seminars, funded coaching for professionals and a wide range of start-up information. Furthermore, their research department offers valuable statistics and publications. www.ifb.uni-erlangen.de/en

Voluntary services for founders and companies offered by retired entrepreneurs, self-employed persons and managers. Also a competent authority for issuing certificates of approval for new business ideas, when applying for the start-up grant from the Federal Employment Agency. www.aktivsenioren.de

Workshops, coaching, mentoring and coworking space. RESTART for newcomers is a free start-up program for people with refugee and migration experience.
www.muenchen.socialimpactlab.eu

The Social Entrepreneurship Akademie (SEA) was established as a joint initiative by the entrepreneurship centers of the Munich universities. SEA are a central point of contact for all those who seek to reconcile entrepreneurial action with social thinking. SEA aims to equip others to create impact through their educational programs on a local, national and international level and through supporting students and entrepreneurs to start and scale their own projects and social enterprises. www.seakademie.org/en

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) for Munich and Upper Bavaria supports its (future) members in all areas of business. IHK helps companies at all phases of their development, from starting out, financing, and consolidation, to internationalization and company succession. www.ihk-muenchen.de

The Chamber of Skilled Crafts (HWK) for Munich and Upper Bavaria supports its members in all areas of business. www.hwk-muenchen.de

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy’s portal for entrepreneurs offers information in various languages and in simple language, as well as an expert forum, help with making plans, brochures, and checklists. www.existenzgruender.de/EN

Munich VHS is the largest Adult Education Center (VHS) in Germany and offers many courses on starting and running a business. www.mvhs.de

Founded in 2002 as an affiliated institute of the Technical University of Munich, UnternehmerTUM is now the largest center for innovation and start-ups in Europe. Many of their seminars are held in English, such as HACK’N’TALK, a community event for entrepreneurs and innovators. www.unternehmertum.de/en 

This initiative of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy is aimed at founders in all industries and at every stage of starting a business. www.gruenderland.bayern/en/

Competent authority for issuing certificates of approval for new business ideas, when applying for the start-up grant from the Federal Employment Agency, backer of various projects. www.gr-m.de