Bits & Pretzels hosts 7,500 founders, investors, and industry leaders for three days full of learning, networking, and doing business during Munich Oktoberfest.
In a world driven by AI and constant acceleration, at Bits & Pretzels 2026 we want to focus on what technology can’t replace: The Founder.
This year we’re going back to our roots and put founders front and center with the theme: Human After All. We will celebrate those who take risks, push through the hard moments, adapt under pressure and lead in uncertain times.
Why Human After All?
In 2026 we will explore how resilience, entrepreneurial judgment, and personal networks shape companies just as much as capital or technology. It’s ultimately the human potential that fuels the breakthroughs that change the world.
Where Humans Meet Humans
We definitely care about deals, growth, and opportunity. But Bits & Pretzels is designed to create authentic human-to-human connections, not purely transactional networking. We care just as much about open exchange around hard-earned lessons and the rare access to founders and peers who have been there before and can help you move forward.
