Startup Success Stories
We highlight students and graduates who have had the courage to turn their ideas into reality.
Startups from Mannheim
Payback, Amorelie, SAP, Fuchs—the stories of all these companies begin at and around the University of Mannheim.
Successful startups, market leaders, and DAX-listed corporations
Start-up Factory: University of Mannheim
The university magazine FORUM profiles four young startups and their founders. While still students or after graduating from Mannheim University, they took the plunge and started their own companies.
Change-makers
The video series Changemakers – Impact Entrepreneurship Stories is a project of the Institute for Research on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (IFM) in collaboration with TransforMA. It profiles entrepreneurs who, with their startups, aim not only to achieve economic success but, above all, to drive social, environmental, or societal change. They offer insights into their motivations, challenges, and visions.
ICODOS
ICODOS is a technology company that relies on e-methanol technology instead of fossil fuels. The team converts harmful exhaust gases into liquid methanol, thereby helping to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
The Oater
The Oater® is a company founded by a team of coffee and oat milk enthusiasts. Designed specifically for the foodservice industry, The Oater® barista machine produces fresh oat milk right on the spot.
Pacific Straws
Pacific Straws manufactures high-quality glass straws entirely in Germany, in collaboration with a traditional glass manufacturer. The goal is to make glass straws accessible to everyone and reduce plastic waste.
ABSOLVENTUM Startups
In an interview with ABSOLVENTUM, entrepreneurs from Mannheim share insights into their startup journeys and offer advice to students interested in starting their own businesses.
Podcasts about entrepreneurship
Contact
Dr. Nora Zybura
MCEI/
Schloss, Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 271
68161 Mannheim
This text was translated from German by DeepL.