The Founder Institute

The founder Friedrich Villhauer presented the ideas of become1.

Founder Institute

Your idea - your start-up:

Let the Start-up Institute at SRH University support you in one of the most exciting phases of your professional life.

In 2010, we at SRH University set ourselves the goal of taking a more active approach to the topic of business start-ups and promoting and supporting our students and graduates in this area. To this end, the Start-up Institute was established, which operates on these three levels: Teaching, mentoring and networking.

Our offer is aimed at students, graduates up to five years after graduation and employees of SRH University. If you would like to request our support as a team, at least one team member should have a relationship with SRH HUniversity (student, graduate, employee, lecturer).

We will be happy to advise you on how to turn your ideas into profitable and sustainable business concepts. We will also support you as needed, especially during the challenging start-up phase.

Students learn how entrepreneurship works at the Founder Institute.

We provide practical support and organise teaching for entre-, intra- and innopreneurs.

With us, you get quick feedback to validate your business idea.

Networking works! That's why we help you to build a network with companies, start-up organisations, mentors and coaches. We also bring you together with other companies, start-ups, students, investors and funding providers to help you get your start-up idea off to a successful start.

We offer co-working spaces for a pleasant working atmosphere as well as a functioning office and seminar infrastructure for creative events.

We introduce

Some of our founders

Algorithms for HR management

Fitness and healthy food

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Travelling with a backpack

A woman with long blonde hair is wearing a black T-shirt that says 'German.' She is pointing upwards with both hands and smiling.

Learning German made easy

Brewery for image production

Rehabilitation with virtual reality (VR)

Authentic application for school leavers

Portrait photo of the founders of Paicon

Health in the cloud

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No more bad decisions with the help of business AI

Social media advice and consulting

Market research via app

SEO strategies for Google

Individualised online shopping

Sustainable and private smart home solution

Social media support and consulting

Founding in Germany

Founding in Germany

What we do for you

We see ourselves as a contact point for students and founders in Germany as well as for companies that want to utilise and support the entrepreneurial spirit in a meaningful and sustainable way.

More about the Gründer-Institut

Do you have questions or need support?

We are here for you.

Sven Gunnar Peterson

Lecturer

Britta Carstens