Strong start-up activity at the University of Mannheim

The University of Mannheim has already nurtured over 878 entrepreneurs, who have collectively raised more than $8 billion in venture capital.

Using Crustdata’s People Search API and Funding API, Dough Wbb identified several companies that were founded or co-founded by Mannheim alumni:

  • N26 Group – 2,28 Mrd. USD – Josef Vataman
  • AUTO1 Group – 1,7 Mrd. USD – Christian Bertermann
  • Aonic – 299 Mio. USD – Paul Schempp
  • Pliant – 225 Mio. USD – Fabian Terner
  • Formo – 151 Mio. USD – Roman Plewka
  • TIS (Treasury Intelligence Solutions) – 114 Mio. USD – Joerg Wiemer
  • Cotopaxi – 93,2 Mio. USD – Stephan Jacob
  • Homeday GmbH – 71 Mio. USD – Dmitri Uvarovski, Steffen Wicker
  • Protembis GmbH – 65,4 Mio. USD – Conrad Rasmus
  • Zasta – 65 Mio. USD – Jörg Südkamp
  • NewtonX – 47 Mio. USD – Sascha E.
  • CASAFARI – 41,8 Mio. USD – Nils Henning
  • Vytal Global – 35 Mio. USD – Sven Witthöft
  • foodspring – 34 Mio. USD – Tobias Schuele
  • Linearity GmbH – 32 Mio. USD – Vladimir Danila
  • everstox – 26 Mio. USD – Boris Bösch
  • Kyan Health – 18 Mio. USD – Konstantin Struck
  • Workist – 12 Mio. USD – Alexander Müller
  • Gain.pro – 10 Mio. USD – Nicola Ebmeyer
  • Recyda GmbH – 8,7 Mio. USD – Vivian Loftin
  • Keleya – 7,1 Mio. USD – Victoria Engelhardt

And that’s just scratching the surface… there are over 878 startups founded by Mannheim alumni who have either successfully raised venture capital or launched self-funded companies! So if you’re planning to start a business after graduation, the University of Mannheim is the perfect place for you. The university offers a strong network of founders and entrepreneurs who have already built successful companies across Europe.

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