13 domain-focused incubators turning TUM research into world-class ventures. From quantum computing to climate tech — we build the companies Europe needs next.
Founders, scientists, mentors, investors and operators across our 13 labs talk every day. Open channels for general chat, private rooms for cohorts and theses. Pick your home base.
Live chat, voice rooms, weekly office hours. Where founders ask quick questions and find their next collaborator.
Join the serverCohort & lab-specific workspaces for active programs. Direct lines to your program manager and peers.
Request inviteFollow for venture announcements, hiring rounds, demo days, and thought leadership from our domain operators.
Follow pagePer-lab channels for fast updates: open positions in portfolio companies, last-minute event invites, demo day reminders.
Pick your channelsCommunity broadcast for the international and CEE founder network. Light-touch, Munich timezone.
SubscribeOpen-source ventures, lab tooling, research code, and hardware reference designs from across the network.
Browse orgIn-person Munich, Heilbronn, Berlin, Zürich groups. Monthly founder dinners and lab-specific salons.
See upcomingTalks, masterclasses, and the founder fireside series. Watch demo days and IP strategy sessions on demand.
SubscribeDiscord, LinkedIn, Telegram, YouTube — open to anyone curious about deep tech in Munich. No application needed.
Slack workspaces by lab and cohort. Auto-invited when you join a Builder, Founder, or Visionary track.
Meetup chapters, founder dinners, and lab tours. Munich every month, Heilbronn / Berlin / Zürich quarterly.
Partner with TUM Venture Labs to access deep tech ventures before anyone else, run real pilots inside your business unit, and shape the research agenda of Europe's #1 entrepreneurial university.
Multi-year partnership with one of 13 Venture Labs. Naming, dealflow, IP rights, and a seat at the table on the lab's research roadmap.
Match your business-unit problems with vetted ventures and run scoped 8-week pilots. We handle the matching, the legal, and the project office.
Direct access to 180+ active ventures and our pipeline of 1,200+ deep tech projects. Join syndicates we lead, or scout for acquisition.
No deck, no procurement — just a conversation about your innovation thesis and which of our 13 labs maps to it. We'll come back within 5 working days with a tailored partnership scope and a list of 6–10 relevant ventures already in our pipeline.
Two career paths: roles on the central Venture Labs team (program managers, lab directors, ops), and roles at our 180+ portfolio ventures. New positions every week.
Drop us a CV and which of the 13 labs interests you. We'll route to the right portfolio companies as roles open.
Apply to a Venture Lab, join as a mentor, or partner with us to turn world-class science into real-world impact. We run three intake cycles per year.