Paolo Oppelt

Sitegeist offers an autonomous and modular construction robot capable of addressing the skilled worker shortage, starting with concrete sanitation in the construction industry.

CertHub helps to bring medical products years faster and easier to patients by digitizing and automating regulatory processes of manufacturers like Technical Documentation and Quality Management System with our AI-fueled compliance software.

At Finches, we help agri-procurement teams secure crop supply in an age of climate disruption. Take tomatoes: no tomatoes, no ketchup. For food producers, crop failure isn’t a hiccup - it’s existential. Our AI-native platform delivers end-to-end sourcing intelligence, from field to boardroom. Intelligent agents fuse real-time climate, ESG, and market data to detect risks early - and trigger rapid, targeted responses. That might mean automated outreach to new vendors or smart suggestions for farmer collaboration. We don’t just show what’s happening. We show what to do next.

The useblocks toolchain brings AI-enhanced application lifecycle management (ALM) into the code. Based on our open-source core Sphinx-Needs - with over 300,000 monthly downloads - we enable engineers to build safety-critical software faster while providing the guardrails for agentic development in regulated industries (Automotive, Aerospace, Robotics, Medical). By making specifications and code fully traceable, we bring the context into the code - so engineers decide and agents deliver.

SE3 builds next-generation spatial AI for unmanned systems. SE3’s core technology combines advanced sensor fusion with semantic understanding to create a real-time 3D common operating picture. This foundation enables precise geolocation, target-grade coordinate generation for sensor-to-shooter chains, GNSS-denied swarming, and intuitive language-based interaction with complex spatial data. Advancing defence through spatial intelligence, SE3 strengthens Europe’s technological sovereignty.

Developing a all-in-one surgical system that makes minimally-invasive procedures more efficient.

Qkera is developing battery tech with no compromise on performance, manufacturability and cost - truly unlocking next-generation batteries for mass market applications. We are pioneering next-generation solid-state batteries with the development of advanced solid electrolytes. Our mission is to overcome the barriers to mass commercialization by providing innovative, cost-effective, and scalable solutions. Our proprietary ceramic-oxide solid electrolyte, coupled with a breakthrough processing method, is set to transform the battery industry.

Funding for Innovators is UnternehmerTUMs Pre-Seed Fund investing in exceptional B2B Deep Tech startups.

Cyclize defossilizes the chemical industry by recycling mixed waste and CO2. We produce non-fossil syngas, a gas mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. This syngas serves as the basic building block of advanced chemicals and is used to produce plastics, methanol, hydrogen, and e-fuels in the chemical industry. Currently, syngas is still obtained through the linear use of fossil resources such as natural gas. Our innovative plasma-based process allows us to replace fossil resources with waste materials, thus enabling the carbon circular economy and avoiding hundreds of megatons of CO2 annually by 2050.

Phlair is revolutionizing carbon removal. With its hydrolyzer-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, Phlair enables scalable and low-cost CO2 capture from ambient air. Phlair’s system employs a pH-swing mechanism for efficient CO₂ capture and release, allowing for permanent storage or use in CO2-negative chemicals. Founded in 2022 and based in Munich, Germany, Phlair serves prominent customers in carbon removal. The company is currently working on its first commercial plant, Dawn, in Canada. The 20,000 tCO2/year plant will deliver carbon removal credits to customers like Google, Stripe, JPMorganChase, Shopify, and H&M. Become a leader in carbon removal by offsetting your residual emissions with our high-quality DAC credits, or by purchasing our technology to develop your own project.

Atmen is a RegTech company providing the data infrastructure to certify green industrial products like hydrogen, e-fuels, and biomethane. We automate certification and enable large-scale, verifiable supply chain transparency for energy-intensive industries.

Sitegeist offers an autonomous and modular construction robot capable of addressing the skilled worker shortage, starting with concrete sanitation in the construction industry.

CertHub helps to bring medical products years faster and easier to patients by digitizing and automating regulatory processes of manufacturers like Technical Documentation and Quality Management System with our AI-fueled compliance software.

At UnternehmerTUM, visions turn into value. Our teams empower innovation enthusiasts to take entrepreneurial action. Together with startups and established companies, we drive tech ventures forward - from first idea to market leadership. In collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, we’ve been promoting future-forward startups such as Celonis, Konux, Lilium, inveox, and Isar Aerospace since 2002.

At Finches, we help agri-procurement teams secure crop supply in an age of climate disruption. Take tomatoes: no tomatoes, no ketchup. For food producers, crop failure isn’t a hiccup - it’s existential. Our AI-native platform delivers end-to-end sourcing intelligence, from field to boardroom. Intelligent agents fuse real-time climate, ESG, and market data to detect risks early - and trigger rapid, targeted responses. That might mean automated outreach to new vendors or smart suggestions for farmer collaboration. We don’t just show what’s happening. We show what to do next.

The useblocks toolchain brings AI-enhanced application lifecycle management (ALM) into the code. Based on our open-source core Sphinx-Needs - with over 300,000 monthly downloads - we enable engineers to build safety-critical software faster while providing the guardrails for agentic development in regulated industries (Automotive, Aerospace, Robotics, Medical). By making specifications and code fully traceable, we bring the context into the code - so engineers decide and agents deliver.