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Munich Urban Colab: start-up centre for smart city solutions
City of Munich and venture capital firm Unternehmertum have unveiled an innovation and start-up centre for smart city solutions, Munich Urban Colab, which got designed to attract start-ups, innovative companies and scientific research projects from all around the world and bring them together to find solutions to urban challenges.
Mayor of Munich Dieter Reiter said: “With its special university and corporate landscape, Munich is ideally suited to an innovation location such as the Munich Urban Colab. Munich is a technology-oriented city with a lively start-up scene and offers an urban charm that’s second to none. We’re creating the very best conditions here for developing sustainable solutions for the city of the future – and to the benefit of our citizens”.
The company Unternehmertum said the building’s users will benefit from its many years of experience in initiating start-ups along with providing access to the city administration, direct exchange with technology and business experts, venture capital firms and dialogue with citizens., reports Smart Cities World.
The Colab building spreads over more than 11,000 square metres of usable space comprising offices, co-working spaces, event and seminar rooms and a high-tech prototype workshop, MakerSpace, intended for interdisciplinary collaboration.
The Munich Urban Colab aims to open up to universities, colleges and stakeholders working on smart city solutions.The first partner companies on site include BMW, Infineon, SAP and Siemens.
Topics such as construction, climate protection, sustainability and mobility, are being addressed in the Colab through programmes and collaborative initiatives by Unternehmertum, the state capital and the Technical University of Munich.
Photo credit: UnternehmerTUM
