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We at MCEI will help you with your startup idea. We offer a broad offering spanning from advice and consultation to general and specific information from the startup scene, that we feature on our website for you.
Thomas Mehlkopf Director Business Model Innovation IT Mannheim Thomas Mehlkopf holds a B.Sc. (2008) in International Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences in Ludwigshafen am Rhein and an Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Mannheim Business School (University of Mannheim). In his current role Thomas supports internal startups at SAP with the design and incubation of their Business…
Sophie Horstmann Management Start-Up Investor Stuttgart Sophie Horstmann is Managing Director of LAFAM Holding GmbH, a private investment company. Her academic background is in industrial engeneering with an emphasis on mechanical engeneering. After working für an international operating mechanical engeneering company, she started working for LAFAM Holding in 2015, where she’s responsible for the selection and support of associated companies.…
Join us in the grand opening of our new creative space as part of the Gründerwoche Deutschland! The MCEI DesignLAB is opening its doors for students of the University of Mannheim to work on their startups. We want to celebrate with all of you and you are dearly invited to join us. Come to the second floor of L9, 1-2…
Carrus Cultus GmbH strives for sustainable growth and market penetration with its flagship brand Herrenfahrt. Business development and sales were a core part of Christoph's Inside the Venture support project in the context of his M.Sc. thesis. In the practical project, Christoph has developed a branding strategy including all the fudamental due diligence: Major parts of his work include conceptualization…