The Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS) is focused on world-class research and teaching in investment and finance, with a particular focus on those aspects related to entrepreneurial firms. 

The Center’s aim is to deliver theoretically well-founded research dealing with real world problems . As a part of Technical University of Munich (TUM), one of Europe´s leading universities, the Center sees itself as an institution that integrates technological know-how driven by cutting-edge research with financial management solutions for the industry. It aims to become one of the leading European research institutions in the field of entrepreneurship and finance located in one of the most dynamic high-tech areas in Europe.