Bits & Pretzels
Where founders build networks.
- Sep 28–30, 2026
- Munich, Germany
- In-person
About
Bits & Pretzels is Munich's founders festival with a format no other event dares to copy: two conference days at the ICM, then a finale inside an Oktoberfest tent, where industry experts host tables as captains and deals happen over pretzels. Capped at 7,500 attendees, it optimizes for real founder–investor contact — tens of thousands of curated meetings — rather than raw crowd size.
Who it's for: Founders, investors and enterprise decision makers
Organized by Bits & Pretzels
- Attendees
- 7,500 (capacity-limited)
- Founders
- 3,000+
- Investors
- 1,700+
- Corporate decision-makers
- 600+ (from €50m+ revenue companies)
Key facts
- AttendeesLimited to 7,500 founders, investors and industry leadersSource
- Meetings21,000 real founder–investor meetingsSource
- Oktoberfest finaleFinal day in an Oktoberfest tent with 250+ table captainsSource
- FoundedSeptember 2014 — 1,400 attendees at the first edition in the LöwenbräukellerSource
Facts on this page are verified against the linked sources.
Speakers
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Steven Bartlett
Entrepreneur, Investor & Podcast Host
The Diary Of A CEO
Speaker
Max Junestrand
Co-Founder & CEO
Legora
Speaker
Jan Oberhauser
Founder & CEO
n8n
Speaker
Jeannette zu Fürstenberg
President & Managing Director
General Catalyst
Speaker
Mirko Novakovic
Founder & CEO
Dash0
Speaker
Harry Nelis
Partner
Accel
Speaker
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
European Commission
Speaker
Klaus Hommels
Founder & Chairman
Lakestar
Speaker
Agenda
- Masterclasses45-minute curated sessions on focused, practical topics.
- Pitch Corner90-second startup pitches with live feedback from experts.
- Matchmaking Roundtables / Speed DatingStructured founder–investor and founder–corporate meetings, roughly two founders per investor.
- CIO AI Summit StageAn enterprise-focused track for CIOs navigating AI adoption.
- Table Captain NetworkingThe Oktoberfest-tent finale on day three, where 270+ table captains host small-group conversations.
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