Tech events for founders in Germany

Nebius Build Week Hackathon in partnership with NVIDIA

by {Tech: Europe}

Build something real with Nebius and NVIDIA before GTC Berlin begins. On Sunday, 18 October, Nebius is bringing together around 250 AI engineers, agent builders, startup teams and technical practitioners for a full day of hands-on building in Berlin. Teams will use Nebius AI Cloud, Serverless, Token Factory, Tavily and NVIDIA technologies to build practical AI applications, agents and workflows. T

Longevity Walk & Talk in Potsdam

by Longevity Cities

Join us on October 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM for our first Longevity Walk & Talk in Potsdam. Hosted by Stella Richter, this morning is all about connecting, moving, and having relaxed conversations around longevity, health, and wellbeing. We’ll meet at Bagels & Coffee in Potsdam and walk together towards Sanssouci Palace, with plenty of time to meet new people, exchange ideas, and enjoy a refreshing st

MEET START: 5K RUN

by START Berlin

Join us for a relaxed 5K run and get to know START Berlin along the way. 🏃‍♀️ START Berlin is Berlin’s largest student entrepreneurship communities and part of the global START network, with chapters around the world. Our members include founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, operators, and people building across Berlin’s startup ecosystem. We regularly work with leading companies, startups

Agentic Hackathon: From Research to Commerce

by AI Agents Berlin

From Research to Action: Agents That Discover, Verify & Transact Seven hours to build an agent that actually does something. Form a team, pick a track, ship a working demo by the evening — then carry the best builds through to AIB Demo Day in December. Monday 19 October, 14:00–21:00, at The Delta Campus, Berlin. Food and drinks throughout. Tracks Research Agents: Build agents that search, retrieve

Could your research be a startup? Coffee Exchange with Manuel Kaulich

by Futury - Startup Factory

Manuel Kaulich is a professor at Goethe University Frankfurt and co-founder of Vivlion, a university spin-off that turned a CRISPR method from his lab into CRISPR screening libraries and today partners with biotech companies. Over coffee, he'll share what he learned the hard way and what he would do differently today. On the table Do I have to leave academia to start a company? Who owns my researc

HTVD | HIGHTECH VENTURE DAYS

by HTVD

HTVD | HIGHTECH VENTURE DAYS 2026 | Dresden. Where the hardest in hardtech meet the smartest in capital. Join us October 20/21 in Dresden for two full days of intense, effective matchmaking between selected hightech startups and 200+ top-tier VCs, CVCs, and industry leaders.

3 Years of Agentic AI : Hype to Lessons Learned

by Women in AI and Digital (WAID) (Meetup)

**What have three years of Agentic AI actually taught us?** Official registration: [https://luma.com/9dtnjifz](https://luma.com/9dtnjifz) After years of pilots, prototypes, and growing expectations, it is time to look beyond the hype and ask what really works in practice. Join **[Women in AI and Digital (WAID)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninaianddigital/)**, **Alexander Thamm Group [at]

Start2 Connect: Max Planck Foundation Start-up Accelerator Graduation & New Cohort Launch

by Start2 Group

Welcome to the Start2 Connect: Deep Tech Mixer in Munich! We're kicking off October on the 19th with an evening built around deep tech innovation and the people behind it. Why you should join You might be a seasoned entrepreneur, a corporate innovator, or an investor in deep tech. Either way, you'll get real networking opportunities and a close look at Germany's deep tech startup ecosystem. Meet l

START Berlin Founders Talk

by START Berlin

🚀 START Berlin Founders Talk Join us on 19 October at 18:30 at EDGE Grand Central for an evening with three Berlin-based startup founders, including STARTies and alumni from the START Berlin community. Hear firsthand about their entrepreneurial journeys, the challenges of building a startup, and what it takes to turn an idea into a growing company. More details and speakers to be announced soon!

YC Stories - From SF To Munich

by Carolin Gerber

YC Stories - From SF to Munich In San Francisco, startup culture is defined by Y Combinator, high-growth teams and builders operating at extreme speed, making it one of the most intense and high-signal startup ecosystems in the world. With “YC Stories” we’re bringing the SF culture and mindset into Munich through first-hand experiences from people who have lived and built inside it. Get ready to h

BioRevolution #4 - Organoid Intelligence: AI to OI

by Damla Karakolcu

Meet the people shaping the future of biotech. After successful editions in Barcelona and Istanbul, BioRevolution arrives in Berlin. This edition reflects our vision of building bridges between biotech communities, connecting people, ideas, and opportunities across borders. Join us for an evening of conversations with founders, scientists, investors, entrepreneurs, and innovators from the biotech

Personalmesse Munich 2026

by Zukunft Personal

AHEAD Pitch Night

by AHEAD

Security Ninjas Germany 2026 – Munich's Microsoft Security Community Conference

by Security Ninja User Group Germany (Meetup)

On October 20, we're bringing Microsoft Security experts together at Microsoft Germany HQ in Munich to go deep on Identity, Endpoint, Cloud and AI. **One day, two parallel tracks, only 200 seats.** This is an intentionally small room, not a trade show. **A few highlights from the agenda:** 📎 Securing workload identities in Entra ID 📎 Threat hunting with Microsoft Sentinel Graph 📎 AI and modern g

Wayra Germany x Start2 Group Founder's Breakfast: Legal & Insurance Essentials for Startups

by Start2 Group

Join Wayra Germany and Start2 Group for a founder-focused breakfast bringing together practical expertise from Baker Tilly and ERGO. The session will explore the legal and insurance questions startups need to consider as they grow from protecting the business and managing risk to building the right legal foundations for the next stage of development. The specific focus will be shaped by questions

An Afternoon with Ed Lee on Building Pricing Systems for Growth

by Techspace

Founders and operators very often treat pricing as a maths equation that leads back to a cost-plus approach. The problem is that this approach often leads to underpricing and leaving value on the table. Having advised companies with a combined valuation of over $1.4 billion, Ed argues that pricing can instead be structured to signal your company's values, who you serve and what you're willing to p

Need for Speed(Networking)

by Impact Hub Berlin

Does anyone reeeally enjoy networking? It can be intimidating and awkward. That's why we came up with a fun, interactive, and speedy format to make sure you meet as many people you can in the room. Here's the deal: For the first 30 minutes, we will facilitate a lightning-fast guided speed networking rounds. These are set-up as a series of interactive icebreaker games that you do in partners as wel

How to Build AI Products for a Changing Market

by Grammarly Tech Talks (Meetup)

Every bet you make in AI has a shelf life measured in months, not years. What you’re right about today, you may have to rethink by next quarter. ​For our **first community meetup at [Superhuman](https://superhuman.com/)'s new Berlin hub at Das Center**, we’re excited to welcome Ailian Gan, Head of Agents at Superhuman, to share what she’s learned from building AI products in a market that keeps ch