The startup scene in Germany

Tübingen is part of the Tübingen–Stuttgart Cyber Valley innovation campus. Cyber Valley reported a network of more than 100 AI and robotics startups across Baden-Württemberg in September 2026; that figure describes the statewide network, not Tübingen alone. The broader BioRegion STERN includes Stuttgart, Neckar-Alb, Tübingen, and Reutlingen and reports approximately 240 life-sciences companies. [89969, 89970, 89977]

Tübingen’s research-to-startup links include Ontic Labs, an academic spinout drawing on local institutions that is developing a physical-context model, and Feyer, an AI spinout from local research focused on industrial hardware design. On July 17, 2026, the Tübingen AI Center reported that both qualified for initial support of €3 million each in the next stage of a SPRIND challenge. The University of Tübingen Startup Center describes a university-affiliated pathway supporting students, researchers, and staff from research ideas toward company formation and initial financing. [89971, 89972, 89973, 89974, 89975, 89979]

BioRegio STERN reports that it had supported 80 company formations and more than 3,000 jobs in the BioRegion through 2023; these are regional cumulative figures. In February 2026, SWR reported Epic Games’ takeover of Tübingen startup Meshcapade. SWR also reported on September 28, 2026, that BioNTech confirmed the planned closure of the former CureVac site in Tübingen at the end of 2027, affecting more than 700 employees. [89978, 89976, 89980, 89981]