Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)

Joint innovation institute of TU Munich and LMU Munich, connecting technology and entrepreneurship since 1998 — alumni have founded over 260 startups, including nine unicorns.

The CDTM is a joint teaching and research institute of TU Munich and LMU Munich, founded in 1998 after its founders visited MIT in Boston. It focuses on interdisciplinary education at the intersection of technology, management, and entrepreneurship. Since its founding, CDTM alumni have launched over 260 startups, including nine unicorns. The institute is considered one of the most important seedbeds of Munich's tech ecosystem. For anyone curious about where Germany's next generation of founders is taking shape, the CDTM offers a rare glimpse into a mini-Stanford atmosphere in the heart of Munich.