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Berlin-based log-tech start-up InstaFreight successfully closes Series B financing of more than $ 40 million. Co-founder Philipp Ortwein graduated with a Master in Management from the University of Mannheim and did his executive education in Harvard and Stanford. He was a speaker in several MCEI events and courses. With the new investment, the company will make supply chains strained by…
The spring semester 2022 is almost here! We are very excited to see new faces and meet new people on campus or online! For this coming semester, we have a lot in store for you. We are offering our two course accelerator formats MAN 453 Thinking Beyond Boxes – Advance your Startup, and MAN 633 Entrepreneurial Spirit. MAN 453 encourages…
In accordance with the university policy to help fight the current COVID-19 pandemic, MCEI and the Chair of SME Research and Entrepreneurship conducted its teaching online for the spring and fall semester 2021. The sessions took place on Zoom. Unfortunatly, this meant that networking, which usually represents a major part of the entrepreneurship experience we offer, couldnt take place like…
As in previous years, the University of Mannheim was able to end up in one of the top positions in the German Startup Monitor 2021 ranking, which is published annually by the auditing firm PWC. The recently published German Startup Monitor 2021 shows a spirit of optimism in the national startup scene. After a pandemic year in 2020, startup activity…