Strong start-up activity at the University of Mannheim

The University of Mannheim has already nurtured over 1000 entrepreneurs, who have collectively raised more than $9 billion in venture capital and private equity in recent years.

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. Many successful companies have been founded by Mannheim alumni, with or without venture capital or private equity. The Mannheim Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MCEI) offers strong support and a wide range of contacts at the university.

The list shows some of the best-known Mannheim startups that were financed by venture capital or private equity and operate in a wide variety of industries. The data comes from LinkedIn and various funding platforms.

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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

These startups come from a wide variety of sectors, including FinTech, Software as a Service, gaming, food ingredients, data science, tax services, real estate services, consulting, sustainability, and many others. Of course, the list does not include all companies that are highly successful even without venture capital or private equity, whether they finance themselves through cash flow or traditional loans. All of these startups are driving change in industries and markets and contributing to Germany’s competitiveness as a business location.

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