CDTM | Singapore x India Innovation Tour 2027

About eLab

One week in Munich. Two weeks abroad.

eLab is the final CDTM core course: one intensive week in Munich, then two weeks inside another tech ecosystem. Why we do it: to raise the bar, to think innovation at system level and to build a network across continents.

Intensity

Raise the bar.

Two weeks at full speed with the founders, investors and operators who set the global standard. Seeing world class up close changes what you aim for. Every participant leaves with one BHAG (big hairy audacious goal).

Systemic Innovation

Think beyond the silo.

Most innovation optimizes one product, one company, one sector. We look at Bangalore and Singapore as complex systems where talent, capital, policy and culture interact, and learn to design innovation that moves the whole system, not just one corner of it.

International Network

Build relationships that last.

Direct access to founders, investors and institutions on site, and a cohort of hand-picked European technologists who keep building together long after the trip.

Why CDTM

Europe's #1 tech entrepreneurship program

A joint institution of TU Munich & LMU Munich, producing founders, researchers, and tech leaders since 1998.

CDTM in numbers

350+

Companies Founded

by CDTM alumni

€9B+

Total Funding

>10% of German VC in 2022

Unicorns

~25% of all German unicorns

1,200+

Alumni Network

lifetime membership

25,000+

Jobs Created

across alumni companies

220+

Corporate Partners

McKinsey, BCG, Google…

Notable alumni-founded companies

●Personio●Trade Republic●Cellares●TIER Mobility●Forto●eGym●Razor Group●Monzo●Foodora●Taktile●Langfuse●Demodesk●Personio●Trade Republic●Cellares●TIER Mobility●Forto●eGym●Razor Group●Monzo●Foodora●Taktile●Langfuse●Demodesk

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Alumni Pathways

Where Centerlings end up

Centerlings are what CDTM calls its students and alumni.

Alumni in numbers

167

Founders at Scale

A company with 50 or more people, €5m annual revenue, €10m raised, or 500k monthly users

183

Leaders

C-Level, VP or GM and above with 50 people in scope, or a P&L of €5m

In Public, Societal & Research Roles

Leading a public, societal or research initiative with a €1m budget or ten people, or a national or EU policy they authored

450+

Founders Overall

Unicorn Founders

15+

Partners at Top Consulting Firms

106

Researchers

Professors

Explore alumni career paths ↗

Get involved

Partnership opportunities

Connect with 30 ambitious European technologists visiting Bangalore & Singapore.

Sponsor the Tour

Gain visibility with Europe's tech elite.

Logo placement across all trip materials, co-branded social media content, access to the full participant directory, and speaking opportunities.

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Host a Visit

Welcome our delegation at your office.

Present your company, demo your technology, and network with 30 founders, researchers, and engineers from Europe's top institutions.

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Recruit Talent

Access a curated talent pipeline.

Host a networking dinner, share open positions with 30 high-caliber candidates, and build relationships with future founders and tech leaders.

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Access the Ecosystem

Access to top-tier stakeholders on site.

Meet the founders, investors, corporate leaders and institutions shaping the Bangalore and Singapore ecosystems, together with our delegation on the ground.

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The delegation

Meet previous participants

Founders. Researchers. Engineers. From Stanford, MIT, Caltech, Cambridge, TUM, LMU & beyond.

Katharina

Sophia

Jakob

Anne

Franz

Lucas

Fabian

Marina

Zaid

Jonas

Mridul

Paul

Muneeb

Mehmet

Thomas

Joel

Sebastian

Paul

Marcel

Annabell

Niklas

Katharina

Sophia

Jakob

Anne

Franz

Lucas

Fabian

Marina

Zaid

Jonas

Mridul

Paul

Muneeb

Mehmet

Thomas

Joel

Sebastian

Paul

Marcel

Annabell

Niklas

Linus

Victoria

Pedro

Niko

Denys

Khadim

Lena

Johannes

Maaz

Leon

Ria

Vera

Maximilian

Henri

Felix

Lizzy

Fynn

Andre

Gyri

Jan

Viet

Linus

Victoria

Pedro

Niko

Denys

Khadim

Lena

Johannes

Maaz

Leon

Ria

Vera

Maximilian

Henri

Felix

Lizzy

Fynn

Andre

Gyri

Jan

Viet

The route

2 cities. 2 weeks.

Company visits, cultural immersion, and world-class networking.

Bangalore

Week 1 · 01.–07.02.2027

Five days in India's innovation capital: company visits, startups, deep tech and world-class networking.

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Transfer

Weekend

Weekend transfer from Bangalore to Singapore.

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Singapore

Week 2 · 08.–14.02.2027

Five days across Singapore's tech ecosystem: company visits, VCs and cultural immersion.

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Munich

Weekend

Weekend return journey to Munich.

What to expect

Where past tours have taken us.

Every CDTM delegation is built around the people and companies shaping their ecosystem. Past visits and speakers include:

OpenAINew York · Munich

Google DeepMindLondon · Silicon Valley

NVIDIASilicon Valley

AnthropicSilicon Valley · New York · Munich

TencentChina

XiaomiChina

Stanford UniversitySilicon Valley

Y CombinatorSilicon Valley

DeepSeekChina

European CommissionMunich

Christian LindnerFormer German Finance Minister · Munich

10+ Unicorn FoundersPersonio · Razor Group · EGYM and more

SpotifyNew York

PalantirNew York

McKinsey & CompanyMunich

LightspeedSilicon Valley · London · China · Munich

Index VenturesBoston Consulting GroupAccelGeneral CatalystKonstantin Guericke, LinkedIn co-founderHarry Stebbings, 20VCDatadogTsinghua X-labColumbia Business SchoolUnitreeCelonisBaldertonEntrepreneurs FirstAxel SpringerDeepLGame SciencePersonioBlueYard CapitalBrainCo

Bangalore and Singapore are next, 01.–14.02.2027. Same standard, new ecosystems.

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Past innovation tours

A track record of impact

Our tours generate lasting partnerships and significant engagement across the European tech community.

Silicon Valley 2025

Lightspeed × CDTM Silicon Valley Learning Journey

A curated week connecting CDTM students & alumni with leading innovators. Highlights included Stanford with LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin Guericke, an NVIDIA campus tour, a Lightspeed fireside chat, a Y Combinator meetup, and a session at Anthropic.

StanfordNVIDIALightspeedY CombinatorAnthropicGoogle HQ

London 2025

CDTM London Ecosystem Trip

50 Centerlings spent four days inside London's tech & VC ecosystem. Visits included Entrepreneurs First, Index Ventures, Google DeepMind, Accel, Lightspeed, Balderton, General Catalyst, and Project Europe with Harry Stebbings.

Entrepreneurs FirstIndex VenturesGoogle DeepMindAccelLightspeedBaldertonGeneral Catalyst

New York City 2026★ Featured on LinkedIn

Index Ventures × CDTM NYC Trip

28 Centerlings spent a week in Manhattan, hosted by Index Ventures. The trip featured visits to Celonis, Palantir, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepL, Spotify, Columbia Business School, and more — with 18 company visits in total.

Index VenturesCelonisPalantirOpenAIAnthropicDeepLSpotifyPersonioColumbia Business School

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China 2026★ Featured on LinkedIn

CDTM China Innovation Tour

40 Centerlings spent two weeks across Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong — company visits, cultural immersion and world-class networking across China's tech ecosystem, from frontier AI to robotics.

XiaomiDeepSeekUnitreeTencentTsinghua X-labGame ScienceLightspeed ChinaBrainCo

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San Francisco 2026→ Applications open

CDTM × Lightspeed Lab Residency

Five days in San Francisco & Palo Alto for a hand-picked cohort of ~20 CDTM students and alumni, fully sponsored by Lightspeed. Immersive sessions with world-class founders, operators, investors and researchers across the Bay Area — November 15–21, 2026.

LightspeedSan FranciscoPalo Alto~20 participantsFully sponsored

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One week in Munich. Two weeks abroad.

Intensity

Systemic Innovation

International Network

Europe's #1 tech entrepreneurship program

CDTM in numbers

Where Centerlings end up

Alumni in numbers

Partnership opportunities

Sponsor the Tour

Host a Visit

Recruit Talent

Access the Ecosystem

Meet previous participants

2 cities. 2 weeks.

Bangalore

Transfer

Singapore

Munich

Where past tours have taken us.

A track record of impact

Lightspeed × CDTM Silicon Valley Learning Journey

CDTM London Ecosystem Trip

Index Ventures × CDTM NYC Trip

CDTM China Innovation Tour

CDTM × Lightspeed Lab Residency

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