Events & Opportunities
Discover the best networking events, workshops and opportunities in the Munich startup ecosystem. Connect with like-minded people, learn from experts and seize your chance for prize money and visibility.
🗓️ Events at a glance
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Summer festival by MTZ and BayStartUP
Celebrate with us on August 5 – summer, startups, and good vibes! Dear founders, investors, partners, and startup enthusiasts, we cordially invite you to the summer festival of Munich Technology Center (MTZ) together with BayStartUP – the highlight of the startup summer 2026! Look forward to an evening in a relaxed atmosphere, full of inspiring […]
Munich Co-Founder Matching / Find your Co-Founder
This is the place where entrepreneurs, visionaries, and makers meet to find the perfect co-founder to bring bold ideas to life. Whether you are: An aspiring founder with a game-changing idea, searching for the right person to help you build it, An early-stage startup looking for additional co-founders to complete your founding team, A talented […]
Monthly Meetup: Erfinder Verein / Inventors Association
At the monthly meetup of the Erfinderverein München e.V., people come together who enjoy tinkering, building, developing and turning ideas into practice. Scientists, tech enthusiasts, hobbyists, IT professionals, engineers, craftspeople and anyone who enjoys working creatively on projects are welcome. Whether you’re an employee, founder, retiree, student, apprentice or pupil, all generations meet here. Add […]
How to Turn Your Communication into a Strategic Asset
gate-Academy with Flo Akinbiyi: How to Turn Your Communication into a Strategic Asset As a founder, how you communicate can shape how investors read your conviction, how first customers buy into your vision, and how early hires decide whether to join you. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to communicate with more clarity, […]
5. AgriFood Demo Day
AgriFood Demo Day & Symposium – where innovation meets impact. On September 17, 2026, we cordially invite you to the Pinakothek der Moderne for the 5. AgriFood Demo Day – an event for groundbreaking innovations that shape the future of our food system. This year, solutions around new ingredients and other forward-looking topics are in […]
Online: Effective tax strategies for growing companies
gate-Academy “Effective tax strategies for growing companies” Taxes are rarely a topic that excites founders – but incorrect tax decisions can slow growth and lead to costly tax payments. In this workshop, Tanja Oswald and Philipp Schlotmann will show you some tax strategies to optimize your tax burden, secure liquidity, and build future-proof structures – […]
German Innovation & Venture Day 2026
At the heart of the German Innovation & Venture Day 2026 is a two-hour conference section with keynotes, panels, and editorial analysis of key developments in the VC market across the DACH region. Topics include: “The Billion-Euro Update: How the alliance of state and VCs is financing the transformation” “Sovereignty & Resilience: How AI, biotech, […]
Female Founders Breakfast
Meet entrepreneurs and female founders — in a facilitated networking format tailored to support female entrepreneurship. The Female Founders Breakfast is not a keynote event and not an information session. Instead, it offers a guided, founder-friendly networking program created specifically for busy female entrepreneurs who want meaningful exchange without added noise. The format facilitated by […]
MunichTech Expo
MunichTech EXPO 2026 – Europe’s Innovation Gateway Launching in Munich, September 2026 We are excited to share that we are officially preparing MunichTech EXPO 2026, a large-scale innovation and technology festival that will bring together leaders from AI, Mobility, Sustainability, HealthTech, FinTech, DefenceTech, GovTech, SportsTech, DeepTech, Research and more. Our vision is clear: Build Europe’s […]
Online: Holding structures: Implementation and benefits for startups
gate-Academy “Holding structures: Implementation and benefits for startups”: Workshop in collaboration with KPMG Wondering what benefits a holding structure can offer your startup and how to implement it? Then our next gate-Academy is exactly what you need. In the online presentation followed by a Q&A session, Christina Rester from KPMG will explain the following topics: […]
14th Bavarian CSR Day: What really counts now
Companies must increasingly strike a balance: between efficiency and resilience, cost pressure and future investments. The 14th Bavarian CSR Day on September 29, 2026 at the IHK for Munich and Upper Bavaria addresses these areas of tension and demonstrates in practical terms what matters now. The keynote will be delivered by Christina Puello (founder and […]
Healthcare Happy Hour goes M1 Munich Medicine Alliance
The traditional format HHH for doctors, entrepreneurs, founders, investors, scientists and technologists goes M1 Munich Medicine Alliance. We thank Dr. Jan Wöpking for hosting us. Join us for the next Healthcare Happy Hour – TUM, LMU, Helmholtz, Max Planck, CDTM, FAU Erlangen, Universität Augsburg, Universität Regensburg, Universität Würzburg, PMU – everyone is welcome. The Healthcare […]
Startup WORK 2026 – Job Fair & Open House Day at WERK1
On October 16, 2026, WERK1 will once again become the meeting place for the Munich startup scene: Startup WORK brings ambitious startups, top talent, and the startup ecosystem together in one place! Are you looking for new team members, want to make your startup more visible, or network with the community? Then you should definitely […]
herCAREER Expo 2026
On October 22 and 23, 2026, the herCAREER Expo will open its doors for the 11th time at MOC Munich: an event for all women and female-read individuals looking for a job, inspiration, or networking. As the leading trade fair for female* careers in the German-speaking region, herCAREER creates spaces for diverse encounters – not […]
Employee participation: current trends and new opportunities
gate-Academy “Employee participation: current trends and new opportunities” in collaboration with KPMG As a tech founder, you’re wondering how to foster innovation and growth with smart participation models? In this online expert talk with subsequent Q&A, Dr. Christian Hensel and Manuel Schirmer will give you insights into current topics around employee participation: New tax opportunities […]
Female Founders Breakfast
Meet entrepreneurs and female founders — in a facilitated networking format tailored to support female entrepreneurship. The Female Founders Breakfast is not a keynote event and not an information session. Instead, it offers a guided, founder-friendly networking program created specifically for busy female entrepreneurs who want meaningful exchange without added noise. The format facilitated by […]
Digital Health Summit 2026
The Digital Health Summit Munich (DHS) is a leading German conference dedicated to digital innovation in healthcare. It brings together clinicians, researchers, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, investors, and policymakers to foster collaboration and accelerate the translation of digital health innovations into clinical practice. By combining high-level scientific exchange with entrepreneurship and real-world implementation, DHS has become […]
#4 City Demo Day – Circular Economy
How can startups and city administration drive innovation together and save resources and costs through circular economy approaches? Following the motto “Creating practical pathways together,” the City Demo Day, initiated by the Referat für Arbeit und Wirtschaft der Landeshauptstadt München, offers the ideal platform for this exchange. This networking event brings Munich’s city administration together […]