Food Startup Incubator Weihenstephan

"We support founders who want to join us in making a contribution to a sustainable world"

- Dr. Eric Veulliet, President of the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Interested in founding a company?

We support you via digital Online offers, Certificate, bachelor and master programs in entrepreneurship & food, extensive infrastructure as well as financial support for the realization of your start-up idea.

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Food Startup?

In the FSIWS you have access to Production premisesa network of more than 20 food startups, as well as professional support, e.g. through free Online Courses, coaching or by support of students from the food sector in bachelor or master theses.

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Business Angel/Investor?

Within the framework of Accelerator Programs and Early-stage investments with our partner the SCE, we provide access to innovative food startups and develop a network for co-investment and best practice exchange.

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Sponsor, donor network partner?

We support food innovations in the field of sustainability and climate protection. Here we are looking for sponsors and donors as well as strategic partners for the further expansion of infrastructure and start-up support. You really want to make a difference? Then contact us at info@fsiws.com.

Use of the required infrastructure

For the development and production of your food, we offer you more than 1,000 square meters of laboratory and pilot plant space for the production of liquid, solid or powdered food.

Additionally, we give you access to coworking spaces and meeting rooms.

Founding students of the Weihenstephan University of Applied Sciences Triesdorf in Certificate, Bachelor's or Master's degree as well as all employees have free access to the entire infrastructure.

Food startups have the opportunity to gain access via a user agreement.

Imparting the required expertise

As a person interested in founding a company, you can acquire the necessary expertise in the field of Entrepreneurship & Food via Certificate , Bachelor's or Master's degree programs acquire.

We will coach you through the entire start-up process.

Those interested in setting up a business in agriculture, gastronomy or the trades are also very welcome.

We support food startups in accelerator programs together with the Strascheg Center at Munich University of Applied Sciences.

Free access to the basic knowledge needed for food development, production as well as marketing and sales is offered to all interested parties within the framework of the online courses on our Knowledge Hub.

Financial support

We support student start-up teams with in-kind scholarships for product development and the establishment of pilot production.

We support innovative start-up teams interested in applying for an Exist start-up grant. If the application is successful, we then also provide the founding teams with laboratories, technical center facilities and workplaces for the project phase.

As a food startup , you can get support through accelerator programs.

In addition, we also give you access to capital through our network of business angels and investors.