Germany’s leading AI student initiative.
We are 150+ students from 30+ universities who publish research, build AI products with industry and found startups. In Munich since 2020.
We close the gap between AI research and the things people build.
TUM.ai is a non-profit student initiative at the Technical University of Munich. Our members run research projects with universities and labs, build AI products with industry partners, incubate startups, and host hackathons, talks and workshops.
- Founded
- 2020
- Members
- 1,000+
- Nationalities
- 35+
- Raised by ELAB startups
- €8M+
- Makeathon
- 500+
- Publications
- 5+
What we do
Every program is organized by members, together with partners from research and industry.
Research
Research projects with universities and labs, papers at ICML, ECCV, NeurIPS, and ICLR, and exchanges with Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Cambridge, Berkeley and Inria.
Entrepreneurship
ELAB, our equity-free incubator. Its startups have raised €8M+ so far.
Hackathons and events
Talks with OpenAI and NVIDIA, hands-on workshops, and a Makeathon that draws 500+ participants.
Projects
Task forces on medical AI, quantum computing and generative models, and Women@TUM.ai.
Community
150+ active members in seven departments, who run all of the above themselves.
In the room
Talks in packed auditoriums, hackathons that run through the night, and first pitches in front of investors.
Partners who build with us
Research labs, scale-ups and global technology companies work with TUM.ai to meet talent, set real challenges and back new ventures.
The density of real builders at the ELAB Final Pitch is exactly what Tier-1 venture funds look for at the pre-seed stage
Alexandra Reinert
- QuantCo
- 75%
- BMW
- 48h
- Osapiens
- 20+
Mutagent
Build the future of AI with us.
We recruit new members every semester, from every major. Join 150+ students who run research, startups and hackathons themselves.
Apply
September 28th - October 25th
Interview
November 1st - November 8th
Onboarding
November 13th - November 15th
“The breadth of responsibilities and leadership opportunities here is truly unmatched.”
Sami Haddouti