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.
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ITCS Munich
ITCS MUNICH – TECH CONFERENCE, CAREER FAIR & FESTIVAL ITCS Munich combines a tech conference, career fair, and festival into a single event. The focus is on the latest topics […]
Tutorial: How Can the Bank Support the Startup’s Internationalization?
Startups often acquire international customers very quickly. There are several considerations to keep in mind when processing payments, and it is advisable to work with a suitably competent bank. Katrin […]
The Moonwalker Night
Join us for the closing party of the inaugural ESA DACH Space Investor Forum where we celebrate the people, technologies, and ambition driving NewSpace forward. With drinks and DJ sets, […]
Webinar: Starting a Business Successfully
on a full-time and part-time basis
Bluebird Social Club: Founders and Senior Operators Gathering
Bluebird is an international recruitment and executive search agency that supports Seed-Series C companies across AI and B2B SaaS. What sets Bluebird apart: every consultant on our team is an […]
HOW TO Webinar: Biotech Ecosystems in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne & Munich
HOW TO Webinar: Biotech Ecosystems in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne & Munich The aim of the webinar is to present the biotech ecosystems of the four cities and provide insights into […]
One Startup One Europe: EU-Inc. Explained
Do you want to grow your startup beyond national borders, but every country comes with a new legal form, new administrative hurdles, and hesitant investors? That’s precisely where EU-Inc. comes […]
Digital Health Summit 2026
The Digital Health Summit is the meeting hub for people working towards better medicine by employing smart technology. Over two days, we look at what happens when AI – often […]
UnternehmerTUM Day 2026
On November 5, UnternehmerTUM invites prospective buyers, young entrepreneurs, and investors to explore the topic of business succession. “Take on the Future” – The UnternehmerTUM Day on External Business Succession […]
MATCHUP
MATCHUP is an internship hiring event that turns recruiting around: instead of students applying to companies, startups pitch to students. Founders present their company, their vision and their open internship […]
Startup Nation Germany
Together with you, we want to discuss the role of startups and scaleups in the modern working world. We are therefore delighted to welcome Bärbel Bas, Federal Minister of Labour […]
Webinar: Successfully Starting a Business
For full-time and part-time founders
Female Founders Circle x InnovationsCafé
Insights, Deals & Money – real talks with female founders and investors!
Female Founders Circle x InnovationsCafé
Together with the Female Founders Circle by Get Started, Bitkom’s startup initiative, the SCE is bringing the innovation scene together on November 10th! This evening is entirely dedicated to female […]
BIPoC Media Meet-up November 2026
► Nov 10, 2026 | 6:30 to 10:00 pm | Munich ► Media Lab Bayern ★ BIPoC community meetup with Amira Ismann ► Reserve your free spot now!
Tutorial: What Startup Founders Can Learn from Top Sports Coaches
Building a startup into a successful company shares many parallels with constantly delivering peak performance in elite sports. Julian Trahe, psychologist and expert at TÜV Rheinland, shares tips and insights […]
Mobility Experts Stammtisch – Lunch
We are pleased to invite you to the next Mobility Experts Stammtisch – Lunch at Munich Urban Colab!
Tutorial: Foreign Employees in Startups – What Founders Need to Know
Hiring international talent: How can you successfully employ foreign skilled professionals? This tutorial shows how startups can hire international employees with legal certainty and navigate bureaucratic hurdles. The focus is […]
SheStartup – Women Founders
Are you looking to found a company, in the early years of your self-employment, or considering starting your own business? Then SheStartup – Women Founders is just the thing for […]
Aller Anfang ist YEAH! – Food & Nutrition
Aller Anfang ist YEAH! brings people together to collaborate on solutions for specific challenges in their industry. The second edition is all about “Food & Nutrition.” Because hardly anything is […]
Successful Founding – What to Expect?
Our 2-hour online seminar: “Successful Founding – What to Expect?” provides a compact overview of startup-relevant topics such as incorporation formalities, choosing a legal form and a tax overview, private […]
Webinar: Founding Successfully
as a full-time and part-time business
Strascheg Ideen Award Ceremony 2026
Experience an evening full of innovative startups, exciting pitches, and inspiring encounters, and celebrate with us the best startup ideas from the university and Munich startup ecosystem! 📅 November 17, […]
How to start a business in Munich
Attend our online information session for a brief overview of all key start-up topics. Topics include an overview of startup formalities, choice of legal form and tax overview, private and […]
AI4Biotech Session – Biotech AI Compass: Turn AI ambition into action
***Detailed agenda now online*** AI is moving fast. The real challenge is deciding where to start, what to prioritise and how to turn ambition into action. The AI4Biotech Session – […]
Webinar: Financing & Funding
Are you planning to start a business or expand your existing company? Then our webinar provides the ideal foundation of information. During the webinar, you will gain sound insights into […]
Women Startup Pitch Night & Award Ceremony 2026
Witness the Future of Female-Led Tech Startups at the Women Startup Award 2026 Pitch Night! Following an intensive phase of training and coaching, this year’s finalists of the Women Startup […]
IHK Walk`n Talk Munich
At the IHK Walk`n Talk Munich, we deliberately step outside the seminar room and conference table. Together, we’ll walk from the IHK for Munich and Upper Bavaria through the Hofgarten […]
Webinar: Successfully Starting a Business
full-time and part-time
VentureCon 2026
VentureCon Munich – Shaping Tomorrow: Innovative Power for European Competitiveness The classic VentureCon with a Ferris wheel ride high above the rooftops of the Werksviertel is back! Due to high […]
The Art of Assertive Negotiation for Female Founders
FEMALE FOUNDER Workshop The Art of Assertive Negotiation: How Female Founders Can Ask for More and Actually Get It A Workshop with Katharina Dalka, Founder of BIA by StellarOne Women […]
Startup Demo Night
Hands-on innovations to try out Discover a wide range of exciting startups from various industries Try out the ideas and products yourself Connect with founder teams, investors, and corporate representatives […]
#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 […]
Munich Impact Co-Founder Matching
Find Your Perfect Match at the Munich Impact Co-Founder Matching! Are you ready to turn your passion for impact entrepreneurship into reality? Do you have an innovative idea for ecological […]
Cash Question Settled: Bootstrapping or Venture Capital
Bootstrapping or bringing investors on board? This question decides early on the pace, control, and culture of your startup—and the wrong answer can prove costly. The good news: there is […]
Tutorial: Financing Innovative Companies – Fundamentals and Insights into Financing Options for Your Startup
Securing financing for your venture is a fundamental milestone. There is a lot to consider right from the outset. As one of the largest financing networks with years of experience, […]
BAND Deep Dive: Understanding Structures – Equity Stakes, Ticket Sizes, and Limits
BAND Deep Dive: Understanding Structures – Equity Stakes, Ticket Sizes, and Limits Anyone investing should understand the foundational structures. This session provides an overview of investment formats, ticket sizes, and […]
Key 2027 Tax Updates for Female Founders – powered by Lexware
In this free online session with Lexware, we will cover the most important summer updates from the latest tax amendment training, put them into practical perspective, and show you what impact the changes—especially with an eye toward 2027—could have on your business.
Tutorial: Pitching to Investors – Your Startup Story
Investors are interested in getting in touch with promising startups as early as possible. Alongside other materials such as executive summaries, two-pagers, read decks, or business plans, the pitch is […]
KI-Com Summit 2026
KI-Com Summit. The curated event for AI in e-commerce on December 10, 2026, in Munich. 12 sessions. Real cases. Deep insights. 1 clear focus: What works and why. Not a […]
Ultimate Demo Day 2026
The Ultimate Demo Day is our annual pitch event bringing together startups, influential industry leaders, and investors. This event is the best platform to take your investment to the next […]
Tutorial: Goodies or Employee Benefits in Startups
Company pension schemes, capital-forming benefits, company health and accident insurance, working time accounts, company bikes, free drinks, and much more – employee benefits increase employer attractiveness and boost employee retention. […]
Starting a Business Successfully – What to Expect?
Our 2-hour online seminar, “Starting a Business Successfully – What to Expect?”, provides a compact overview of startup-related topics such as founding formalities, choice of legal form and a tax […]
Tutorial: Trademark Infringement – How Should a Startup Respond?
You have registered your trademark and discover that another company is using the same or a confusingly similar brand – in the worst case, one of your direct competitors. Christoph […]
Starting a Business Successfully – What to Expect?
Our 2-hour online seminar: “Starting a Business Successfully – What to Expect?” provides a compact overview of startup-related topics such as startup formalities, choice of legal structure and tax overview, […]
Tutorial: When and How to Found and What to Organize Afterward?
Taking the step from an idea to founding a company is one of the first major decisions founders make. When is the right time, in which legal form, and what […]
Tutorial: Financing Innovative Companies – Basics and Insights for Your Startup
Securing financing for your venture is a fundamental milestone. There is a lot to consider right from the start. As one of the largest financing networks with years of experience, […]
Tutorial: Shared Too Much? Your Startup’s IP Rights at Events and with NDAs
Pitch events, business plan competitions, panel discussions, startup fairs, social media – all of these events are helpful for feedback, contacts, and visibility. From an IP law perspective, however, it […]
Tutorial: Value-Based Pricing for Startups – Models that Win Customers & Scale
Pricing is one of the most critical growth levers for startups. For customers, price is a key factor in purchasing decisions. For providers, it determines how effectively customer value translates […]
Tutorial: Convertible Loans & SAFEs for Startups – Practical Use Cases
The convertible loan has established itself in the market among startups as well as investors as an alternative to classic business angel or venture capital investments, especially for early-stage financing. […]
Tutorial: Trademarks, Company Names, and Domains
Trademarks, company names, and domains represent indispensable means of communication and recognition in business that no company can do without. Attorney at law Dr. Udo W. Herberth, LL.M., partner at […]
Tutorial: How to… Early Stage B2B Sales?
Your product is good, yet no one is signing on the dotted line? Then it’s rarely about the technology, but rather how it’s being sold. In the early stage, B2B […]
How to Start Selling in B2B: A Simple Go2Market Playbook for Founders
Live gate-Academy with Marc-David Wagner
Tutorial: IP for Software and AI – What Is Possible Under Patent Law?
Inventions related to software or AI cannot be patented—or so goes a widespread assumption. However, there are opportunities under patent law for IT startups that should not be underestimated, which […]
Tutorial: Pitching to Investors – Your Startup Story
Investors are interested in connecting with high-potential startups as early as possible. Alongside other “documents” such as executive summaries, two-pagers, read decks, or business plans, the pitch is your ticket […]
Tutorial: Design Protection – What to Consider for “Look & Feel”?
The aesthetic appearance – shape, color, form – can be registered as an industrial property right. This right was previously referred to as registered design protection. Attorney Christoph Vischer, LL.M., […]
Tutorial: Survival Is No Coincidence – Why Too Many Companies Die Before Growing
It makes sense to take a closer look at the reasons why startups fail, identify cross-industry patterns, and check your own startup against these patterns. Maximilian Krä is a business […]
Tutorial: Finding the Right Financing
Financing is an essential topic for startups – from determining capital requirements based on projected business development and planning across different financial scenarios, to setting an appropriate valuation. Dr. Martin […]
Tutorial: Financing Innovative Companies – Basics and Insights into Funding Options for Your Startup
Securing financing for your venture is a fundamental milestone. There is a lot to consider early on. As one of the largest financing networks with years of experience, we provide […]
Tutorial: Patent Strategies for Startups – What Makes Sense?
Filing a patent or publishing – often a question where the available budget as well as cost-benefit considerations play a crucial role. In view of the typically scarce resources in […]
How to Get Your Startup Ready for Its Next Funding Round
A successful funding round doesn’t happen by chance. It starts with smart preparation. From legal essentials to investor selection and due diligence, our expert Jonas Lörwald will help you understand […]
Tutorial: Naming Your Venture – Tips for Trademark Research
In a startup, the question of a name arises at the latest when registering the company. The first product also needs a name. Before registering a trademark, however, conducting a […]
Tutorial: Financing Innovative Companies – Basics and Insights for Your Startup
Securing financing for your project is a fundamental milestone. There is a lot to consider right from the start. As one of the largest financing networks with years of experience, […]
How Your Pitch Deck Becomes a Gamechanger – Key Levers
Live gate-Academy with Bayern Kapital
Tutorial: Freedom to Operate – Avoiding Third-Party IP Infringements
Even if you decided against patenting, design protection, or trademark searches, your startup can still infringe upon other companies’ intellectual property rights. This can cost you time and money and, […]
Tutorial: Pitching to Investors – Your Startup Story
Investors are interested in getting in touch with high-potential startups as early as possible. Alongside other “documents” such as an executive summary, 2-pager, read deck, or business plan, the pitch […]
Tutorial: Protecting Inventions, Creating an Advantage – Patent Strategies for Startups
Founding a successful company always starts with a good idea. Technical aspects of this idea can be protected through patents and utility models, turning them into valuable competitive advantages. Patent […]
Tutorial: Typical Clauses in Investment Agreements
Carrying out a financing round and the ongoing cooperation between investor and company are legally governed by a complex investment agreement along with various annexes and accompanying documents. It is […]
Tutorial: Hiring Employees, Structuring Employment Relationships
As your company grows, you usually need additional employees very quickly – whether on a marginal, part-time, or full-time basis. Personnel costs are often the largest cost item for startups. […]
Tutorial: Trademark Registration – Strategy for International Business
Trademark protection is an indispensable communication and recognition tool in commercial business that no company can do without. When targeting international markets, different filing strategies are recommended. Christoph Vischer, LL.M., […]
CIRCULAR REPUBLIC FESTIVAL 2027
The CIRCULAR REPUBLIC FESTIVAL is Europe’s premier gathering for circular economy visionaries, industry leaders, and innovators. In a world where resource efficiency and sustainable business models are no longer optional […]
Tutorial: IP in Software & AI – What Is Legally Possible?
Inventions related to software or AI cannot be patented—or so goes a widespread assumption. However, there are significant patent law opportunities for IT startups that shouldn’t be underestimated, which will […]
Tutorial: Financing Innovative Companies – Basics & Insights for Your Startup
Securing funding for your venture is a fundamental milestone. There is a lot to consider early on. As one of the largest financing networks with years of experience, we provide […]
Tutorial: Pitching to Investors – Your Startup Story
Investors are keen to connect with high-potential startups as early as possible. Alongside other “materials” such as the executive summary, one-pager, read deck, or business plan, the pitch is your […]
Tutorial: Sales – How Do I Solve the Legal Challenges?
Whether dealing with direct sales or indirect sales channels via commercial agents or authorized dealers, it is crucial to understand your legal options and take a strategic approach. Dr. Thomas […]
BayOConnect 2027 – Forum for Biotech & LifeScience
BayOConnect – the turntable for Bavarian Biotechnology As a central platform, BayOConnect brings together visionary thinkers, innovative companies, and life science enthusiasts from the Bavarian biotech landscape and around the […]
Tutorial: Shared Too Much? Startup IP at Events and in Corporate NDAs
Pitch events, business plan competitions, panel discussions, startup expos, social media – all of these are great for feedback, contacts, and visibility. From an IP law perspective, however, it makes […]
Tutorial: When Your Startup Is More Zebra Than Unicorn – When Does Bank Financing Make Sense?
“Zebra” and “camel” instead of “unicorn”? If your startup is already generating revenue and “healthy” growth is possible, bank financing could be helpful. Banks typically grant loans against collateral and […]
Tutorial: Financials – How to Generate Liquidity in Your Startup
From the liquidity planning for your business concept, you can see at what point in time how much money should be in the company account and what financing gaps you […]
Tutorial: Financing Innovative Companies – Basics and Insights into Funding Options for Your Startup
Securing funding for your venture is a fundamental milestone. There is a lot to consider early on. As one of the largest financing networks with years of experience, we will […]
Tutorial: When Your Startup Is More Zebra Than Unicorn – When Does Bank Financing Make Sense?
“Zebra” and “camel” instead of “unicorn”? – If your startup is already generating revenue and “healthy” growth is possible, bank financing could be helpful. Banks typically grant loans against collateral […]
Tutorial: Typical Clauses in Investment Agreements
Executing a financing round and structuring the ongoing collaboration between investor and company is legally governed by a complex investment agreement, along with various annexes and accompanying documents. It is […]
Tutorial: Beyond Founder-Led Sales
Tutorial: Beyond Founder-Led Sales: How to scale after your first million € in revenue! A practical guide with personal experiences Winning your first customers is a major challenge for many […]
Employee Equity: How to Attract, Reward and Retain Top Talent
As a startup founder you want to attract top talent, keep your team motivated, and fuel your startup’s growth? Smart employee equity models can be a game-changer, giving your team […]