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Munich | 24–26 September 2023

Join Bits & Pretzels 2023 and meet 5,000 founders, investors, and startup enthusiasts for three days full of learning, networking & inspiration.

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Why Do Founders Come to Bits & Pretzels?

With only about 10% of startups making it past the five-year mark, it's clear that certain practices set the most successful founders apart.

At Bits & Pretzels Founders Festival, we're helping entrepreneurs thrive by fostering a strong network with potential investors, customers, and employees, as well as remaining vigilant across industries for unique opportunities.

With over a decade of experience behind our backs, we have successfully stimulated hundreds of businesses to achieve growth and success.

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Our Speakers 2023

Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-Founder & CSO
Airbnb
Daniel Dines
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
UiPath
Nicolas Julia
Co-Founder & CEO
Sorare
Ophelia Brown
Founder & Managing Partner
Blossom Capital
Zeynep Yavuz
Partner
General Catalyst
Hanno Renner
Co-Founder & CEO
Personio
Taavet Hinrikus
Founder
Plural
Miriam Wohlfarth
Founder
Banxware
Peter Carlsson
Founder & CEO
Northvolt
Simon Schmincke
General Partner
Creandum
Jonas Rieke
Co-Founder & COO
Personio
Dr. Steffen Greubel
CEO
METRO AG

Everybody
should know your startup.

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Grow as

A Founder

Bits & Pretzels is the only major startup event that limits its number of attendees. We make sure that you'll get the most out of the Festival: Learn from the experiences and mistakes of our handpicked speakers and improve your knowledge and skills at the Startup Masterclasses.

Share your

achievements

Bits & Pretzels is an event from founders for founders. At our Festival, it is easy to get your name out: Join our Startup Exhibition, pitch in front of hundreds of investors or promote your company by partnering with us.

Accelerate

Your Business

The leading decision-makers in the startup ecosystem join Bits & Pretzels. Use this chance to meet potential customers, partners or investors. Our Table Captain meetings make it easy to create meaningful connections that accelerate your business.

Join the

community

Our community wants to create real and sustainable impact through innovative ideas and technology. Imagine how inspiring it is to meet people who actually do stuff for three straight days. Be open and talk to each other – you'll make connections that last for a lifetime.

Face to Face with

Leading

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Hundreds of startups, investors and corporates are joining Bits & Pretzels every year. They know that a network cannot be built from your office.

Skip weeks of business lunches and investor meetings – and do all your networking over the course of just three days.

recap 2022

Where we come from.

2013

Andy and Bernd initiate the first Founders Breakfast. Eighty participants join them at the famous Hofbräuhaus.

2014

Felix joins the team and 1,400 attendees gather for the first edition that is called Bits & Pretzels.

2015

For the first time the Festival lasts for three days. The grand finale gathers 3,500 founders at the Oktoberfest.

2016

5,000 attendees come to see the founders of Virgin, Airbnb, and other inspiring personalities.

2017

Bits & Pretzels establishes its quality over size rule and limits the number of attendees to 5,000.

2018

Tarana Burke, founder of the #metoo movement, opens the Festival to underline the commitment to diversity.

2019

President Barack Obama joins Bits & Pretzels and leads an amazing speaker lineup.

2022

What a return after a two year break. Reuniting the European startup scene was so much fun.

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