Mannheim Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Information

What we do MCEI is the interdisciplinary center for entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Mannheim. With our three core pillars inspiration, entrepreneurial education and startup support, we help create a culture of learning, knowledge exchange, innovation and excitement for startup development. We offer entrepreneurial students and startups affiliated with MCEI lots of opportunities to network and support to challenge, test and develop their business models with a strong focus on a can- do mentality and scaling up. Our offerings rest on a “paying it forward mentality” of give-and-take: MCEI’s success builds on highly motivated students tackling challenges in new ventures and experienced entrepreneurs who serve as mentors, speakers, role models and facilitators. We at MCEI... -help the Startup Ecosystem around the University of Mannheim/ in the Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar to develop a striving startup culture characterized by openness and mutual support (Startup Lounges & Founder Talks) -encourage early stage ventures to pitch and to obtain essential feedback (Startup Lounges) -support the qualification of our students by providing opportunities to learn via dedicated teaching activities (Teaching) -enable students to experience the spirit of entrepreneurship in applied courses (Teaching, Inside the Venture Projects) -empower students to advance their own startups in course formats (Teaching) -provide a strong platform for young entrepreneurs, potential founders, students, and investors (Events & MCEI Network) -support startups with targeted support, advice and guidance (Inside the Venture Projects) -act as an accelerator and growth enabler for new ventures (Inside the Venture Projects) You want to feel the startup culture (a)live? Join us on MCEI.de and follow us on Facebook!