Munich

Germany’s Industrial TechHub plus a vibrant Startup Ecosystem. Excellent quality of life, the industrial tech hub Germany‘s plus a fully loaded start-up ecosystem – the Bavarian Capital Munich has it all! Bavaria’s capital city Munich is one of Europe’s top science and technology hubs, boasting an active start-up community, industry-led cooperation, significant flows of venture capital, and multiple start-up accelerators.

Numerous global players and leading German technology companies have headquarters based in Munich, making it easier than ever for start-ups to partner and do business with a variety of technological industries. As a global industrial player, Munich Hub connects start-ups with multinationals like Microsoft, Google, and Intel, as well as 30% of DAX companies such as BMW, Siemens, Allianz, and Adidas.

Public and private investments in the knowledge-based entrepreneurship sector amount to € 375 million for R&D from private funds and € 77.3 million for cutting-edge research from public funds. This results in 15,000 patents a year and helps jumpstart around 580,000 small- and middle-sized enterprises.

On top of that, Munich is a “Top-5 Life Quality” city globally and Germany’s most livable city according to the Mercer Research 2016. The Munich metropolitan area is home to 5.8 million people and has the strongest economy of any German city. By following this link, you will find a few articles giving you a taste of what the Munich Ecosystem is all about.

In addition, you will find the Startup Ecosystem Canvas to be a handy tool for getting an image summarising all its players in one picture.

Finally, this article gives another good impression of the Munich Tech Map. You will find an overview of all the players in the startup ecosystem of Munich by following this link.