Ecosystem Partner | Bits & Pretzels 2026
Hit 15, and everyone gets 20% off their ticket
Only a handful of founder communities in Europe were hand-picked as ecosystem partners this year. Yours is one of them. That earns you a shot at a real group deal – 20% off Bits & Pretzels tickets for everyone in your community – but only if 15 of you stand up and say you're going. Not a lottery. Not a coupon. A deal your community unlocks for itself.
01 — Why you actually want to be there
Three days that
move your future
Munich, Sept 28–30, 2026. Around 7,500 founders, 1,700+ investors and 600+ enterprise decision-makers in one city, ending inside the tents of Oktoberfest. This is where European tech shows up in person – the conversations you've been chasing on email for six months happen at a table, over a beer, in the space of an afternoon.
Founders leave with term sheets moving, pilots opened, co-founders met, and a much clearer read on where the future is going. You'd want to be there anyway. The 20% is just the community's reward for making it happen together.
Founders leave with term sheets moving, pilots opened, co-founders met, and a much clearer read on where the future is going. You'd want to be there anyway. The 20% is just the community's reward for making it happen together.
02 — The deal
Think bigger, commit and get 20% off
Being part of a Local community got you the shot. The deal itself you unlock as a group. When 15 founders from the same community say they're going, we flip the switch and everyone in that community — not just the first 15 — gets 20% off tickets. This isn't a coupon for filling out a form. It's the deal your community decided to make happen.
Stand up
Add your name and pick your community. One minute, and you're publicly in for the trip.
Rally the room
You get a confirmation email — and a nudge to bring the rest of your community with you. 15 is a group decision.
Group unlocks
The moment your community hits 15, the 20% code lands in everyone's inbox. Earned, not given.
Go
Book your ticket, pack your pitch, meet us in Munich. This is the part the discount was for.
03 - This is Bits & Pretzels
Europe’s most unique
Founders Conference
DAY 1 + 2
Conference
Two days filled with networking, masterclasses and a highly curated speaker line-up, providing you the resources for growth.
Limited to 7,500 awesome attendees
Curated founder-investor ratio of 2 to 1
21,000 real founder-investor meetings
600+ enterprise decision makers with €50m+ revenue
DAY 3
Oktoberfest
Doing business at the Munich Oktoberfest sounds crazy? It is – but the most unique networking experience you’ll ever make!
The entire startup scene in one tent at the real Oktoberfest
250+ Table Captains: industry experts hosting a table
2 guaranteed meeting session for every attendee
1 experience we can't even describe
“When we showcased Parloa at Bits several years ago, we were still early in our journey. The team had many valuable conversations with partners and prospects, and it helped us build visibility.”
Malte Kosub
Co-Founder & CEO Parloa
Who's in the room
regularly attending funds.
A snapshot of the capital that shows up in Munich every year. This is the room you're walking into.
Non-exhaustive. Based on prior editions of Bits & Pretzels.
04 — Stand up for your community
Say you're going
One minute now. Confirmation email lands immediately. The second email –the one with the 20% code for your whole community – arrives the moment you cross 15. Then you go rally your people.