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Bits & Pretzels Founders Festival 2026

Bits & Pretzels Founders Festival is a three-day event bringing together 7,500 founders, investors, and industry leaders for networking, learning, and business development at the heart of the Munich startup and tech ecosystem. The festival combines masterclasses, matchmaking, startup exhibitions, and unique networking experiences at Oktoberfest. Renowned for…

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12Speakers
0Sponsors
0On the bill · sessions
11Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Bits, in alphabetical order.
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation · European Commission
George Robson
Partner · Sequoia Capital
Harry Nelis
Partner · Accel
Jan Oberhauser
Founder & CEO · n8n
Jeannette zu Fürstenberg
President & Managing Director · General Catalyst
Judith Dada
Co-CEO & Senior Partner · Langdock & Visionaries
Klaus Hommels
Founder & Chairman · Lakestar
Max Junestrand
Co-Founder & CEO · Legora
Mirko Novakovic
Founder & CEO · Dash0
Seema Amble
Partner · Andreessen Horowitz
Simon Schmincke
Partner · Creandum
Steven Bartlett
Entrepreneur, Investor & Podcast Host 'The Diary Of A CEO'
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 11 companies, parsed from the program.

Eleven companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
11Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

92% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite542%
  • Founder / Owner542%
  • Director / Head of18%
  • Research / Science18%

Of 12 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Accel1V
  2. 02Andreessen Horowitz1V
  3. 03Creandum1V
  4. 04Dash01V
  5. 05European Commission1V
  6. 06General Catalyst1V
  7. 07Lakestar1V
  8. 08Langdock & Visionaries1V
  9. 09Legora1V
  10. 10n8n1V
  11. 11Sequoia Capital1V
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.