The innovators building the next wave of european tech
Stories
Centerlings go on to found companies, lead research in academia, shape policy, build NGOs and run teams in industry.
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Class of Spring 2019
Gyri Reiersen. CDTM was and still is a unique community, unlike any other.
Co-founder & CPO of Tanso
It has always been important for me to be in an ecosystem where I can learn, grow, and challenge myself and surround myself with intelligent, ambitious, and brave people - from all disciplines and backgrounds. CDTM and the community gave me room to fail, honest feedback, and the courage to tackle our generation’s biggest challenges - the climate crisis, by founding the climate tech startup Tanso, together with my fellow CDTM co-founder, Till (Fall 18), and supported by CDTM alumni investors and mentors.
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- Monzo Bank
- Trade Republic
- TIER Mobility
- Personio
- Forto
- Razor Group
- Cellares
- eGym
- Tensordyne
- finn.auto
- RobCo
- Foodora
- Marvel Fusion
- AVI Medical
- Y42
- Demodesk
- Dryft
- Tacto
- Freeletics
- Limehome
- tanso
- Manex AI
- sitefire
- Orbem
- remberg
- Alasco
- Neru Health
- Konux
- IDnow
- Langfuse
- TeleClinic
- InsurMagic
- Emidat
- NavVis
- StashAway
- Kaia Health
- CAPMO
- Vantis
- Dropp
- Zavvy
- Pina
- DeskBird
- CoCrafter
- Luminovo
- ryd
- LeadGenius
- Plantura
Alumni Pathways
Where Centerlings end up
167
Founders at scale
a company with 50 or more people, €5m annual revenue, €10m raised, or 500k monthly users
183
Leaders
C-Level, VP or GM and above with 50 people in scope, or a P&L of €5m
34
In public, societal & research roles
leading a public, societal or research initiative with a €1m budget or ten people, or a national or EU policy they authored
- 450+
- founders overall
- 17
- unicorn founders
- 15+
- partners at top consulting firms
- 106
- researchers
- 14
- professors
Not just founders. Alumni with impact.
Many Centerlings found companies. Even more lead large teams and businesses inside them, and others run research groups, teach as professors and shape public and societal initiatives. An alumni-built explorer maps how fields of study, degrees and career decisions connect across 1,300+ Centerlings.
Where Centerlings went after CDTM
