2,000,000,000 reasons to believe in start-ups
We’re thrilled to announce a major milestone: Since 2017, start-ups from our XPRENEURS program by UnternehmerTUM have raised over €2 billion in funding - a huge testament to the vision, grit, and innovation of early-stage founders.
We're proud to have supported more than 300 teams as they turned big ideas into bold impact. From deep tech breakthroughs to sustainable ventures and digital health pioneers - the momentum is real.
Among our standout deep tech pioneers, these teams are leading the way to ensuring European competitiveness in the next century:
🚀 Isar Aerospace (Batch #3)
Ensuring Europe’s access to space, Isar Aerospace delivers flexible, cost-efficient satellite launches with its Spectrum rocket - empowering climate tech, connectivity, and global data from orbit.
🔋TWAICE (Batch #2)
Intelligence for the battery age, TWAICE extends battery life and performance through predictive software - fueling clean mobility and grid resilience.
🧠 Orbem (Batch #5)
AI that sees the invisible, Orbem revolutionizes imaging for food and agriculture - enabling zero-waste systems and ethical, high-speed decision-making.
⚡Reverion (Batch #10)
Twice the power, zero emissions, Reverion boosts biogas efficiency to 80% - turning Europe’s green gas into a clean energy backbone.
🌬️ Phlair (Batch #13)
Carbon removal, electrified, Phlair’s DAC tech captures CO₂ from air using renewables - scalable, affordable, and built to reverse climate change.
☀️ Proxima Fusion (Batch #13)
Energy from the stars, Proxima Fusion is building the world’s first stellarator fusion power plant - delivering clean, limitless energy for Europe and beyond.
Also check out our partner programs with even more brilliant teams cooking up the future: EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing, ESA Business Accelerator by German Aerospace Center (DLR), DeepTech Alliance, and WECONOMY.
This €2 billion milestone is a celebration of our entire community - founders, mentors, investors, and partners - who believe in building what’s next.
