Activities & Side Events 2026 - München

Munich

Bits & Pretzels is Europe's most unique founders conference, offering two days of networking, masterclasses, and curated speaker line-ups followed by a traditional business networking day at the Munich Oktoberfest. The event brings together 3,000+ founders, 1,700+ investors, and 600+ corporate decision-makers for high-efficiency networking and growth resources.

Organizer: Bits & Pretzels

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At a glance

Format
Two days of conference and masterclasses, plus a third day at the Munich Oktoberfest featuring pre-booked table meetings of 8-10 attendees and matchmakers.
Theme
Hu
Attendance
3,000+ Founders, 1,700+ Investors, 600+ Corporate Decision-Makers · 1,700 investors attending
Sectors
Agnostic
Ticket options
  • Student — 138.00 EUR
  • Startup — 270.00 EUR
  • Ecosystem — 670.00 EUR
  • Investor — 938.00 EUR
  • VIP — 4,370.00 EUR

Speakers, judges and hosts

  • Andreas Klinger — General Partner, PROTOTYPE (Speaker)
  • André Schürrle — Co-Founder, DRYLL (Speaker)
  • Arthur Mensch — Co-Founder & CEO, Mistral (Speaker)
  • Bar Winkler — Co-founder & CEO, Wonderful (Speaker)
  • Ben Fletcher — Partner, Accel (Speaker)
  • Carsten Maschmeyer — CEO, Maschmeyer Group (Speaker)
  • Christian Bock — Fleet Admiral & Head of the Innovation Center, German Armed Forces (Speaker)
  • Daniel Metzler — CEO, Isar Aerospace (Speaker)
  • Dara Khosrowshahi — CEO, Uber (Speaker)
  • Dr. Jan Goetz — Co-Founder & CEO, IQM Quantum Computers (Speaker)
  • Dr. Jeannette zu Fürstenberg — President & Managing Director, General Catalyst (Speaker)
  • Dr. Karsten Wildberger — Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation Germany (Speaker)
  • Dr. Volker Pötzsch — Major General (Speaker)
  • Ekaterina Zaharieva — Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, European Commission (Speaker)
  • Eric Schmidt — Former CEO & Chairman (Speaker)
  • Florian Seibel — Co-Founder & CEO, Quantum-Systems (Speaker)
  • Gabriel Vasquez — Investment Partner, a16z (Speaker)
  • George Robson — Partner, Sequoia Capital (Speaker)
  • Harry Nelis — Partner, Accel (Speaker)
  • Jan Oberhauser — Founder & CEO, n8n (Speaker)
  • Joko Winterscheidt — Entertainer & Entrepreneur (Speaker)
  • Judith Dada — Co-CEO & Senior Partner, Langdock & Visionaries (Speaker)
  • Kathi Wilhelm — Partner, Creandum (Speaker)
  • Klaus Hommels — Founder & Chairman, Lakestar (Speaker)
  • Maex Ament — Co-Founder & CEO, Causa Prima (Speaker)
  • Matthias Niessner — Co-Founder & CEO, SpAItial AI (Speaker)
  • Matthias Schranner — CEO, Schranner Negotiation Institute AG (Speaker)
  • Max Junestrand — Co-Founder & CEO, Legora (Speaker)
  • Mirko Novakovic — Founder & CEO, Dash0 (Speaker)
  • Noah Hollmann — Co-Founder & CTO, Prior Labs (Speaker)
  • Ritika Pai — Partner, ICONIQ (Speaker)
  • Robin Rombach — Co-Founder & CEO, Black Forest Labs (Speaker)
  • Sahir Azam — Partner, Index Ventures (Speaker)
  • Seema Amble — Partner, Andreessen Horowitz (Speaker)
  • Steven Bartlett — Entrepreneur & Investor (Speaker)
  • Sven Weizenegger — Head and CEO, Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub (Speaker)
  • Tim Rocktäschel — Co-Founder, Recursive (Speaker)
  • Torsten Reil — Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Helsing (Speaker)
  • Trevor Noah — Comedian & Bestselling Author (Speaker)
  • Zhenya Loginov — Partner, Accel (Speaker)

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