Startup accelerators and incubators in Munich
- 10 organizations
- 4 cities
- Oct 2026 last checked
Munich Startup, a Munich startup news platform, counted 274 funding rounds for Munich companies in 2025. It names Helsing, Quantum Systems and Tubulis behind the largest rounds.
Sources: Munich Startup, That was 2025, year in review, 2025
At state level, Bavaria raised €3.3 billion in 2025 (up €969 million), ahead of Berlin's nearly €2.7 billion, per EY's Startup-Barometer. Berlin still recorded more financing rounds, 218 against 148 in Bavaria.
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AI NATION (Grant and Accelerator)
Joint Berlin-Munich program for AI founders with a six-month, equity-free pre-incorporation Grant (up to €45,000) followed by a six-month post-incorporation Accelerator track.
- Duration
- 6 months (Grant) + 6 months (Accelerator)
- Funding
- Up to €45,000 in founder scholarships (Grant track)
AI
ai-nation.de Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
BayStartUP
Bavaria's statewide startup network running the Bavarian Business Plan Competitions (Munich, Northern Bavaria, Ideenreich, Swabia), investor matchmaking and coaching for digital startup center tenants.
- Run by
- BayStartUP GmbH (partner of Gründerland Bayern / Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs)
All sectors
baystartup.de Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
German Accelerator
Federally funded, nationwide, equity-free program helping German startups expand into the US, Asia and other markets through short bootcamps and market-entry tracks.
- Run by
- Start2 Group
- Duration
- up to 4 months (Kickstart Scaling); shorter ~2-week Kickstart Focus sessions
- Equity
- 0% (fully funded, no equity taken)
AIFintechHealthtechClimate & energyDeep tech
germanaccelerator.com Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
LMU Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (IEC)
LMU's university-wide hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, running the LMU Innovation Incubator, founder events and the Munich Startup Pinboard job/talent marketplace.
- Run by
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
iec.lmu.de Latest activity: Jul 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Media Lab Bayern
A Bavarian state-funded media innovation program offering founders and media makers fellowships, coaching, funding and coworking space in Munich and Ansbach.
- Run by
- Medien.Bayern GmbH
- Duration
- 9 months (Media Scale-up Fellowship)
- Funding
- up to €50,000 (Media Scale-up Fellowship)
- Founded
- 2015
Media & creativeAI
media-lab.de Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE)
HM Munich's entrepreneurship center running founder education, a pre-accelerator/accelerator track, an incubator, an idea competition and an early-stage fund.
- Run by
- Hochschule München (HM)
AIProperty & constructionMedia & creativeFood & agricultureHealthtechSocial impactIndustry & manufacturingMobility
sce.de Upcoming: Nov 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
TUM Venture Labs
A network of sector-specific deep-tech and life-science incubator labs run jointly by TUM and UnternehmerTUM to turn university research into startups.
- Run by
- Technical University of Munich / UnternehmerTUM
Deep techLife sciencesAIMobilityClimate & energyIndustry & manufacturingQuantumSpace
tum-venture-labs.de Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
UnternehmerTUM Accelerator
A pre-seed/seed stage program at UnternehmerTUM that helps tech startups sharpen their business model, land first customers and meet investors ahead of fundraising.
- Run by
- UnternehmerTUM GmbH / Technical University of Munich
Deep techAIMobilityClimate & energySpace
accelerator.unternehmertum.de Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
UnternehmerTUM Incubator
UnternehmerTUM's earliest-stage program (formerly Xplore, and before that one strand folded in the former TechFounders brand) for technology-driven founder teams working from first idea toward a validated prototype.
- Run by
- UnternehmerTUM GmbH / Technical University of Munich
Deep tech
incubator.unternehmertum.de Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
WERK1
A publicly backed Munich startup center offering digital founders office space, coaching, mentoring, coliving and a network of partner "enabler" programs, without taking equity.
- Run by
- WERK1.Bayern GmbH
werk1.com Latest activity: Oct 2026 · Checked Oct 2026
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Opened on its own website
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Active in the last 18 months
A dated cohort, open call, demo day or news item is required. Its date is on the card; an announced one shows as Upcoming.
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Checked a second time
A separate review re-read every record. Anything it could not confirm was left out.
What gets listed
- Accelerator cohorts
- Incubation with coaching or lab access
- Startup studios
- University founder centers
- Public programs with an application process
What is left out
- Investment funds without a program
- Office or coworking space without a program
- Programs with no dated activity in 18 months
Only what they state
Sector focus, duration, equity and funding appear only where the organization states them itself. A blank means it does not say, not that the answer is none.
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