Startup spirit meets summer festival: On July 16 at 4 p.m., Königsplatz becomes the stage for founders, visionaries and everyone who loves innovation. For the first time, Munich Startup is recording the podcast Pitch & People live in front of an audience. Our guest is Marlena Hien, co-founder of Bears with Benefits and one of Europe’s most successful founders. Look forward to honest insights into her day-to-day life as a founder, the story behind the company, and the challenges and successes on the way to becoming an international startup.
Right after that, the stage continues with an exciting pitch contest where five Munich startups present their business ideas. The audience and jury decide together who wins. The winning team not only gets the title but also advances to the finals of the Munich Startup Awards at the Munich Startup Festival on July 22. There, teams have a chance to win €10,000 in prize money and plenty of attention for their startup.
It’s also worth visiting beyond the stage: During the entire Kinoliebe Open Air Festival, Munich Startup will have its own booth on site. Additionally, two innovative startups will have the opportunity to present themselves and their products directly to festival visitors.
Inspiring founder stories, exciting startup pitches, festival atmosphere and the chance to get to know Munich’s next success stories today.
Join us and experience the Munich startup scene under the open sky. You can get tickets here, and find more information about the program here.



