Abbreviation MCEI Type NGO | Formation 2012 Region served Europe, Germany | |
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Purpose Research
Business incubator Location Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | ||
The Mannheim Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MCEI) in Mannheim, Germany is a distinguished interdisciplinary and interdepartmental center for entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Mannheim, Germany. The institute is supported by the IfM – Small and Medium Sized Companies and Entrepreneurship and the Chair of SME Research & Entrepreneurship at the University of Mannheim. Under the leadership of the directors Michael Woywode and Robert Allen Isaak, MCEI currently employs a staff of about 10 researchers and Ph.D students. The MCEI was established in Mannheim in 2012 by Jessica Di Bella, former Head of Mannheim Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. MCEI provides a platform for students, young entrepreneurs, sponsors and investors, supports start-ups, and acts as an accelerator/incubator. The institute's mission is to foster networking, enhance knowledge exchange and entrepreneurship research.
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Research and teaching
Besides research the MCEI manages both bachelor and master thesis and offers several university courses such as "MAN 450: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Model Design", "MAN 630 Introduction to Entrepreneurship", "MAN 631 Creativity and Entrepreneurship in Practice", "MAN 632 Advanced Entrepreneurship", "MAN 635 Social Entrepreneurship: Targeting Social Capital through Ecopreneurship", "MAN 636 International Entrepreneurship and Managing Change" or "MAN 770 Research Seminar".
Entrepreneurship activities
Several successful startups have already been launched at the University of Mannheim or been initiated by former students, for instance, Payback (€500m exit to American Express), Delivery Hero (raised $1.4b funding), AUTO1 Group (raised $200m funding), StudiVZ (€85m exit to Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group), Simfy (raised €30m funding), Goodgame Studios (initiating IPO), SavingGlobal (raised $32m funding), Synchronite (sold to LivePerson), movilitas (sold to Peak-Ryzex), Amorelie (sold to ProSiebenSat.1 Media), AngelPad, TestHub (merged with uTest to form Applause), Lendico (raised >20m funding), PayMill (raised $18m funding), esome (raised €14m funding), Spreadshirt (raised $12.7m funding), number26 (raised €10m funding), TripDa (raised $11m funding), Stocard (raised €2.2m funding), MCube Incubator, Compass (raised $4.4m funding), Stocard (raised €2.2m funding), Trecker.com (raised $2.6m funding), Coffee Circle (raised €2.1m funding), Eating with the Chefs (raised undisclosed 6-figured sum from Peter Thiel and Holtzbrinck), Livecoding.tv (Y-Combinator class of 2015), CaterWings, 52masterworks, massagio, CreditShelf, Brickgate or Appinio.
Although its recent foundation the MCEI participated in the building of startups like CloudRail (raised €0.5m funding) or Von Jungfeld.
Selected events
The MCEI hosts weekly events that center on entrepreneurship, startups and digitalization.