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Kicking off the Science Entrepreneurship Series at CDTM!✨ Kicking off the Science Entrepreneurship Series at CDTM! Last Wednesday, we launched the series with an inspiring evening featuring Jakob Lingg (Vsquared Ventures) and Alexander Schult (Peak Quantum), who shared their journeys building DeepTech ventures – from investing in world-changing ideas to designing error-protected quantum processors. Up next on June 25, we’re diving into the fundraising journey for DeepTech ventures, with: 💡 Alexandra Ntemourtsidou – Creator Fund 🧠 Jakob Mayer – OSM23 Jun 2025•1 min read
Big congratulations to Alago and Centerling Ann-Christin Gah (Co-Founder, CDTM…Big congratulations to Alago and Centerling Ann-Christin Gah (Co-Founder, CDTM Spring 2021) on raising a € 1 M+ pre-seed round led by Realyze Ventures and D11Z. Ventures, with strong support from the CDTM Venture Fund. 🚀 Alago is creating the data infrastructure for construction-project management—turning scattered protocols, e-mails, and site docs into instantly searchable, decision-ready knowledge. Let’s keep shaping the future together. 💙 #CDTM #Centerlings #CDTMVentureFund #alago #Construc18 Jun 2025•1 min read
Tomorrow: How to build successful teams and cultures in DeepTech Ventures?🚨 Tomorrow: How to build successful teams and cultures in DeepTech Ventures? 🧑🔬🤖 We’re thrilled to kick off our Science Entrepreneurship Series at CDTM – launched together with the Max Planck Society to support scientists on their journey from research to real-world impact. 🌍 Our first evening dives into the question:What makes high-performing, cross-disciplinary teams in DeepTech actually work? 🎙️ With lightning talks from:• Jakob Lingg – Vsquared Ventures: Investing in technologies th17 Jun 2025•1 min read
A heartfelt thank you to the very first CDTM Legend – Martin GieseA heartfelt thank you to the very first CDTM Legend – Martin Giese 🙌 For 25 years and across 50+ sessions, Martin has been a constant source of support, a trusted sparring partner, and an outstanding lecturer at the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM). Through his unwavering commitment and continuous engagement, he has played a vital role in shaping CDTM’s journey. His guidance has helped generations of Centerlings achieve the incredible success stories we see today. Together, C16 Jun 2025•1 min read
Big congratulations to Lemonflow.ai and Centerling Konstantin Huneke…🍋⚡Big congratulations to Lemonflow.ai and Centerling Konstantin Huneke (Co-Founder & CEO, CDTM Fall 2016) on closing their pre-seed round led by Speedinvest, with participation from mobility-sector angels and the CDTM Venture Fund. 🚀 Together with co-founder Dr. Lukas Fieber, Konstantin is building an AI-powered support agent that keeps EV charging stations up and running—minimising downtime for operators and frustration for drivers. With the fresh capital, the Munich-based team will grow13 Jun 2025•1 min read
Inspire & Dine is excited to welcome Dr📢 Inspire & Dine is excited to welcome Dr. Andreas Vetter, co-founder of MQI - Munich Quantum Instruments, to the stage! 🚀 🎟️ Grab your free ticket here: https://lu.ma/cpebis83 Andreas holds a PhD in physics and pairs a strong background in measurement science with extensive entrepreneurial experience. Before founding MQI, he guided young ventures as a start-up consultant. Today he applies that know-how to develop superconducting single-photon detectors that will power tomorrow’s quantum11 Jun 2025•1 min read
Inspire & Dine is delighted to welcome Dr📢 Inspire & Dine is delighted to welcome Dr. Sven Beyer, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at GlobalFoundries FAB 1, to the stage! 🚀 🎟️ Secure your free ticket here: https://lu.ma/cpebis83 Dr. Beyer earned his master’s and PhD in physics at the University of Hamburg. After starting in 2003 as a manufacturing engineer in Infineon’s etch department, he joined AMD’s integration team in 2005 and spent a year with the ASTA alliance developing the 45 nm node. Back in Dresden, he has held11 Jun 2025•1 min read
Inspire & Dine is thrilled to welcome today Lukas Rinder to the stage to…📢 Inspire & Dine is thrilled to welcome today Lukas Rinder to the stage to discuss “The Future of the Semiconductor Industry”! 🚀 🎟️ Save your spot and grab your free ticket here to join us today: https://lu.ma/cpebis83 Lukas Rinder is Director of AI at Recogni and leads a nine-person AI-engineering team. At Recogni, he and his colleagues turn research-grade neural networks into efficient code for the company’s AI accelerator and help shape its next-generation chips. A CDTM alumnus and one11 Jun 2025•1 min read
Inspire & Dine is thrilled to welcome Professor Ulf Schlichtmann to the stage…📢 Inspire & Dine is thrilled to welcome Professor Ulf Schlichtmann to the stage to explore “The Future of the Semiconductor Industry”! 🛠️🚀 🎟️ Save your spot and grab your free ticket here: https://lu.ma/cpebis83 Professor Schlichtmann heads the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) chair at Technische Universität München (TUM), where his research pushes computer-aided design methods that keep tomorrow’s chips reliable, robust, and ready for billion-device scale. Beyond Munich, he coordinate10 Jun 2025•1 min read
Inspire & Dine is thrilled to welcome Bayern Kapital investment managers…📢 Inspire & Dine is thrilled to welcome Bayern Kapital investment managers Franziska Pfeiffer and Ahmet Bayram to the stage! 🚀 🎟️ Save your spot and grab your free ticket here: https://lu.ma/cpebis83 Franziska Pfeiffer has spent the past three years as an Investment Manager at Bayern Kapital. Earlier, she advised domestic and international subsidiaries of a global corporation on corporate-law matters. Ahmet Bayram holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Technology & Management from T10 Jun 2025•2 min read